Donal Cahir, newly appointed Principal of St. Flannan’s College pictured with Bishop of Killaloe and Patron of St. Flannan’s College, Fintan Monahan and Chair of the Board of St. Flannan’s College, Leonard Cleary. Photograph: Eamon Ward. ST FLANNAN’S COLLEGE have confirmed the appointment of Donal Cahir as the new principal of the Ennis secondary school.
*Kevin Hehir. KEVIN HEHIR has the distinction of becoming the first Inagh/Kilnamona to captain and manage the club to glory in the U21A hurling championship.
*Shane Woods, Noel Hehir and Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DRIVEN by the hurt of a premature exit from the Clare SHC, Inagh/Kilnamona U21 joint captain Shane Woods was inspired to taste championship glory in 2025.
*Inagh/Kilnamona joint captains Shane Woods and Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA went ahead for the first time on fifty seven minutes to go on to become U21A hurling champions for the fourth time beating Éire Óg.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Fred Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG will look to win a first U21A hurling title since 2010 and Inagh/Kilnamona are striving to bridge a seven year gap when the clubs meet in Sunday’s county final.
*Ricky Wynne and Shane Woods keep the sliotar from Marc O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FAVOURITES Inagh/Kilnamona qualified for the Berwick Callinan Murphy Solicitors U21A hurling final with a powerful finish to the first half seeing them on their way to overcome Cratloe.
*The N85 in Kilnamona. A GATEWAY to North Clare is “an embarrassing piece of road” with top officials in Clare County Council failing to follow up on intent from six years ago, one councillor has said.
*Eoin O’Regan loses his hurley on the attack for Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE, Éire Óg, Inagh/Kilnamona and Sixmilebridge have qualified for the semi-finals of the U21A hurling championship.
*Clare Hehir accepts her prize from Lending Manager with St Francis Credit Union, Dave Noble, St Francis Credit Union staff member Amy O’Donoghue a Ruan camogie player. LEADERSHIP and quality came to the fore when Clare Hehir produced a storming display for Inagh/Kilnamona to be named the Clare Credit Unions/The Clare Echo player of the …
*Damien O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ALL-IRELAND winning coach Damien O’Halloran is moving from the Clare minors to the U20 hurlers for 2026.