All-Ireland junior glory for Philpott
Chloe Philpott from Kilkishen was crowned All-Ireland junior B ladies handball champion at the weekend. In the final she defeated Tyrone’s Clare Conway in straight sets, 21-7 and 21-9.
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‘Stressed, sleepless & in a state of trauma’ Clare councillors hit out at ‘the ethnic minority’ over new illegal encampment
*Clancy Park is now home of an illegal encampment. ENNIS RESIDENTS are “stressed and sleepless in a state of trauma” following the emergence of a new illegal encampment.
Inamona make it four from four at halfway stage of Clare Cup with wins for Feakle, Crusheen, Scariff & Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Kevin Hehir returned to action after a spell out injured and travelling. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HIGH scoring was the order of the day as round four in the FutureTicketing Clare Cup took place at the weekend with all but one of the games going ahead on Friday evening.
The Electoral Chair: Will East Clare back same reps for third term in a row or opt for change
*Garry Miley, Fiona McGarry, Barry O’Donovan, Páraic McMahon. EAST CLARE could elect the same five representatives in the Killaloe Municipal District for the third Council term in the row.
Tiebreak heartache for Nash & Crehan while Minogue & Nolan claim All-Ireland title
*Leah Minoge and Amber Nolan. Favourites Diarmaid Nash and Colin Crehan were pipped in a tie breaker in the All-Ireland senior doubles handball final in Croke Park on Saturday evening.
Winning Clare Cup starts for Feakle, Bridge, Blues, Inamona & Scariff
*Enda Noonan is tackled by Shane McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLUB action has commenced in the local GAA scene in Clare with first round ties played in the FutureTicketing Clare Cup.
Clooney/Quin’s Considine wins a place on Team Ireland
*Sean Considine. Irish titles and places on Team Ireland for the World Championships were up for grabs at the weekend when the Irish Junior Nationals were played at the National Handball Centre at Corke Park.
New managers for ten Clare senior hurling clubs
*Ex Clare manager, Gerry O’Connor is back for a second stint as Éire Óg manager. Photograph: Martin Connolly AS the new domestic GAA season approaches, clubs across the county have been busy putting plans in place while many have commenced training for what they hope will lead to title winning performances.
2023 Clare news year in review
*Protests in Inch garnered national attention. Photograph: John Mangan WITH the year’s end upon us, The Clare Echo goes through the archives to look at the good, the bad and the ugly from 2023.
Avenue regain top spot of Premier Division for festive break
*Avenue Utd’s Mossy Hehir. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AVENUE UTD will celebrate Christmas and ring in the New Year at top of the table in the Maloney Hardware CDSL Premier Division.