Six Clare GAA clubs preparing to install EV charging points
*Shannon Gaels GAA Club. SIX GAA clubs in Clare have been included among the 227 nationally deemed eligible to apply for funding for electric vehicle charge points.
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Intermediate championship heats up with seven quarter-final places filled
*Cillian Gavin claims the ball in the air for Clondegad. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN of the eight quarter final places in the TUS Clare intermediate football championship have been filled with the remaining spot resting between O’Currys and Coolmeen who will meet on September 14/15.
‘I wouldn’t put a tricycle out on it’ – West Clare reps share sympathy with cyclists on condition of parts of EuroVelo route
*Loop Head. PART of a European cycling route in West Clare is not fit for a tricycle never mind a bike, a county councillor has quipped.
Wolfe Tones, Naomh Eoin & Kilrush Shamrocks secure quarter-final spots in Clare IFC
*Wolfe Tones captain Dean Devanney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WOLFE TONES, Naomh Eoin and Kilrush Shamrocks have qualified for the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare intermediate football championship.
Opportunity beckons as race for promotion begins in Clare IFC – teams profiled
*Darragh Bolton of Kilrush gets away from Wolfe Tones’ Dean Devanney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRIDAY evening will see the first ball kicked in the TUS Clare intermediate football championship as the door to secure promotion to the top tier swings ajar.
‘They are like children to me’ – Kilrush man holds protest after Council impound five of his horses
*Danny O’Brien. A KILRUSH MAN has said the impounding of five of his animals was like having his children taken from him.
Ennistymon, Killaloe, Querrin & Labasheeda projects to share €1.1m funding
FOUR CLARE projects have been allocated a combined €1.1m in funding under the 2023 Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
New book reveals Clare connection to Spike island
*Spike Island. A NEW book on the history of Spike Island has revealed its connection to the Banner county including the infamous murder of Meelick’s Patrick White, who was killed while playing hurling in the prison yard.
Labasheeda’s Tony Malone – ‘I saw Our Lady on pilgrimage to Međugorje & she was beautiful’
*Tony Malone praying at his home in Labasheeda. Photograph: John Mangan A LABASHEEDA man has spoken publicly for the first time about seeing Our Lady while on a trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Shannon Gaels secure intermediate status at Kilfenora’s expense
*Fergal Kenny. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Shannon Gaels secured their intermediate status for 2024 when they accounted for Kilfenora at Coolmeen on Sunday but they were made fight all the way by their North Clare opponents.