*Scariff Bay presenter Paul Bugler with Cllr Pat Hayes, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan and Cllr Tony O’Brien. TENSIONS ARE BEGINNING to simmer among the Fianna Fáil faithful in East Clare.
*Photograph: RTÉ A YOUNG MAN has died in Killaloe following an incident with a jet ski.
LACK OF ATTENTION to the Killaloe Market is a lost opportunity, a Clare TD has said while also describing the move to complete remedial works of the pedestrian bridge in the summer season as “ill-judged”.
*Clonlara’s Mícheál O’Loughlin surrounded by O’Callaghans Mills players. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Heading into the last three rounds in the race for this season’s Future Ticketing Clare Cup senior hurling league title, it remains very tight at the top with just one point separating the top five teams.
CRAGGAUNOWEN will be transformed into a Viking village this weekend as the sights and sounds of the ‘Norsemen’ descend on the popular Clare visitor attraction.
*Works are ongoing for the Killaloe Bypass. INCREASED costs for the Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Upgrade will not see it mirror a replica to the National Children’s Hospital.
*The first time offender was before Killaloe District Court. A 24 year old silage contractor told Gardaí that the €2,480 in cash, which was the proceeds of criminal conduct found in his car, was won on a horse.
*Photograph: John Mangan A FORMAL COMPLAINT has been issued to the Minister for Local Government by a Shannon councillor who claims that the Corporate Policy Group (CPG) of Clare County Council have made attempts to “muzzle democrats”.
*Eoin Hayes leads the celebrations at Newmarket Celtic’s homecoming in the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Joe Buckley CAPTAIN AND MAN OF THE MATCH for the first club from Clare to win the FAI Junior Cup, Eoin Hayes almost had to pinch himself when trying to absorb the magnitude of Newmarket Celtic’s greatest day.
*Shane Kavanagh goaled from long range for the winners. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Scariff remain unbeaten and have moved into second place in Division 1B of the FutureTicketing Clare Cup thanks to this comfortable win over Smith O’Briens in round 4 of the Clare cup on Wednesday evening.