Butler handed Munster start & Killaloe’s Quinn listed among substitutes
GRAHAM ROWNTREE has included Clare men in his Munster squad for Saturday’s URC third round tie against the Dragons.
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East Clare community trying to clamp down on rising burglaries
*Killaloe. ATTEMPTED burglaries are becoming more common in East Clare in recent months.
Axel Foley remembered in Ireland’s clash with All Blacks
IRELAND’s rugby team remembered the late Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley prior to their loss to New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup.
‘Potential of serious flooding’ in O’Briensbridge flagged
*Photograph: John Mangan O’BRIENSBRIDGE is facing “a serious issue of potential flooding” according to a local councillor.
Need for policing to protect East Clare’s tourism reputation flagged
*Killaloe. ATTEMPTS to increase the amount of Gardaí patrolling busy tourist spots in East Clare will be examined.
‘Contacting local Gardaí now like dealing with Eir’ – O’Callaghan
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). Photograph: John Mangan RINGING AN Garda Síochána is ‘like ringing Eir’ with the lack of urgency to calls, an East Clare representative has claimed.
Tulla thump Whitegate as Corofin & Bridge also book Clare IHC semi-final places
*Jamie Malone bursts through the Smith O’Briens defence. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. A heavy defeat for Whitegate, a narrow loss for Bodyke and an expected if hard earned, win for Corofin were the big talking points after the weekend’s intermediate hurling championship quarter finals, two of which were played in very difficult conditions on Sunday.
Herbicide & weedkiller policies ‘driving the county backwards’ claims Burke
*Cllr Pat Burke. Photograph: Gary Collins ADHERING to biodiversity is pushing the promotion of the county “backwards” in certain areas, an elected representative has said.
Door not closed to fixing the ‘O’Donnell Directive’ insist Clare’s Oireachtas members
*Limerick TD, Kieran O’Donnell (FG). CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has told a special meeting of Clare County Council that the “door is not shut” on overturning a directive issued by a Junior Minister to dezone lands in the county.