East Clare Memorial Committee to hold annual Easter commemoration
*Chairman of the East Clare Memorial Committee, Pat Hayes. ANNUAL EASTER commemorations will be held by the East Clare Memorial Committee in Tuamgraney and Scariff this Sunday.
Kilkishen
Inamona & Bridge send out statements as Clare Cup commences
*Conner Hegarty was in fine scoring form for Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA and Sixmilebridge laid down markers in the first round of the Clare Cup with notable wins also amassed by St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield, Corofin, Wolfe Tones, Crusheen and Clooney/Quin.
Appeal lodged over rejection of 61 houses in Kilkishen
*Kilkishen village. AN APPEAL has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála against the decision to deny planning for 61 houses in Kilkishen.
Top speaker award for Kilkishen’s Liam at The Irish Times Debate
*Liam Boyce. KILKISHEN’s Liam Boyce claimed the individual speaker award at the country’s longest-running third-level debating competition.
Kilkishen’s Gallagher takes on new role in Government
*Páraic Gallagher. KILKISHEN native Páraic Gallagher has assumed a new role as a Government adviser.
Cooney’s ‘Talk to Joe’ campaign gathering momentum
*Cllr Joe Cooney (FG). Photograph: John Mangan HAVING DELIVERED poll-topping performances in the local elections, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) is playing ‘senior hurling’ now as he prepares for his first General Election.
Taoiseach welcomes ‘healthy competition’ as disappointment voiced by Cooney & Nolan
*Cllr Joe Cooney, Pat Breen, Cllr Mary Howard, Dr Tom Nolan and Madeline Taylor-Quinn. Photograph: John Mangan COMPETITION among Fine Gael candidates in Clare has been welcomed by the Taoiseach with frustration bubbling beneath the surface over a map that is keeping certain parts of the county out of bounds.
Amount of Local Link bus passengers increase in Clare
A MORE THAN five fold increase in users of the TFI Local Link Bus passengers has been recorded in the space of two years.
Truagh/Clonlara, Inagh/Kilnamona, Scariff/Ogonnelloe and Kilmaley still standing as camogie reaches semi-final stage
*Becky Foley was among Truagh/Clonlara’s goal scorers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE way is clear for the semi-finals of the Clare senior camogie championship and the games will go ahead on Saturday and Sunday week (October 6/7th).
Big wins for Inagh/Kilnamona, Truagh/Clonlara & Scariff/Ogonnelloe
*Clare Hehir battles a flying hurley as she brings the sliotar out of defence for Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRUAGH/CLONLARA, Scariff/Ogonnelloe and Inagh/Kilnamona were among the winners in the fourth round of the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship.
