*Cllr Joe Cooney. Photograph: Ruth Griffin AN EAST CLARE councillor has encouraged National Broadband Ireland (NBI) not to omit nursing homes in the rollout of the National Broadband Plan (NPB).
*Criticism of the pace of the NBP’s delivery in Clare was voiced by county councillors. DELAYS with the roll-out of broadband as part of the €2.9bn National Broadband Plan have been criticised by Clare councillors with NBI officials admitting they are eleven months off where they had intended to be at the start of the …
*Surveys are continuing in parts of East Clare for the National Broadband Plan roll-out. A THIRD of premises’ in Clare do not have access to high-speed broadband.
*Aidan Fawl and Shane McGrath, co-founders of East Clare Fitness. Photograph: Natasha Barton EAST CLARE FITNESS continues to go from strength to strength, fresh from celebrating its fourth birthday.
*Jason McCarthy in action on Sunday before sustaining a serious injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AMBULANCE DELAYS impacted on sporting contests in the county over the weekend with lengthy waits experienced by the injured players.
*Clarecastle manager, Brian Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR TEAMS will battle to retain their status in the Clare SHC this coming weekend.
*Damien O’Loughlin goes down low to try sidestep Mike White. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN and Newmarket-on-Fergus joined the quarter-final line-ups of the Clare IHC with their weekend victories seeing them advance to the knockout stages.
*Cormac Murphy’s haul of 1-03 was key for the Mills. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It had all the hallmarks of a dead rubber final round tie as a high-scoring shoot-out was eventually edged by O’Callaghan’s Mills in O’Garney Park Sixmilebridge on Sunday evening.
*Sean Withycombe is choked up by Éanna Doyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Action continued in the Clare intermediate hurling championship (IHC) over the weekend with six of the quarter-finalists vying to win the Paddy Browne Cup now known.
*Colin Crehan (left) scored the all-important goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Decisive derby drama at the death as Colin Crehan’s 65th minute volleyed goal snatched an unlikely first victory for O’Callaghan’s Mills over heartbroken neighbours Broadford in O’Garney Park, Sixmilebridge on Saturday evening.
