*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. INVESTMENT will be needed in West Clare to give the country a strong international impression when The Irish Open takes place in Doonbeg next September, the Minister for Sport has said.
Jonathan Keane celebrates winning the South of Ireland Men’s Amateur Open Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady AS the 2025 sporting seasons draws to a close, the keenly contested and eagerly awaited Clare Echo sporting awards return.
*Áine Donegan. ENNIS’ Áine Donegan has secured her European Tour card for 2026 following a joint fifth place finish in the Lalla Aicha Q-School in Morocco.
*Jonathan Keane. Photograph: John Sheridan LAHINCH Golf Club members Aideen Walsh and Jonathan Keane have been selected on to Golf Ireland’s Women’s and Men’s High Performance panels for 2026.
ENNIS GOLF Club held its Annual General Meeting where the ladies committee was put in place for 2026.
*John O’Dea. THREE PROMINENT Ennis business people have died this week, ending respective eras across different industries.
LAHINCH ladies senor cup team will take on Kilkenny in the All-Ireland competition at Douglas in Cork on this Saturday. The team is managed by Valerie Shannon and Aedin McCarthy.
Aideen Walsh. Photograph: INPHO/Tom Maher ENNIS’ Aideen Walsh bids to make history this weekend when attempting to secure her third consecutive Irish Mid-Amateur Women’s title when she tees off at Rosslare Golf Links on Friday afternoon.
*Seán Crowe, winner of the Kerry Boys Plate Championship at Ballybunion Golf Club pictured with Captain Vincent Moloney. Photograph: Francis Bennett. WOODSTOCK JUNIOR Captain Seán Crowe reigned supreme in the Kerry Boys Plate Championship.
*Aideen Walsh. Photograph: Inpho ENNIS’ Aideen Walsh has been crowned the 2025 Bridgestone Women’s Order of Merit champion.