Downes back to drive Ennistymon forward for second season
*Declan Downes. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography FORMER Clare senior football selector Declan Downes has committed to a second season in charge of the Ennistymon footballers.
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Irish Open at Doonbeg ‘really important’ to set international tone as West Clare awaits funding package
*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.
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20 additions to largest ever Clare football panel before Madden & management set squad
*Morgan Garry has linked up with the Clare squad after representing New York. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE senior football manager, Paul Madden has drafted the largest ever panel with over fifty footballers vying to keep their place on the county squad.
Donegan ‘over the moon’ to secure European Tour card for 2026
*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.
Plans to tackle Blake’s Corner traffic finally turn a corner
ATTEMPTS to solve traffic congestion at Blake’s Corner have finally turned a corner with judicial review proceedings on the proposed scheme for the Ennistymon inner relief road concluding in the High Court.
Banner Standouts: Clare’s top performers in Galway challenge
*Fionn Kelleher. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WITH SUCH a large provisional panel in place, Clare’s footballers were eager to impress when they took to the field against Galway on Thursday night.
Swim shelters to be installed in Lahinch & White Strand Miltown Malbay
*Photograph: John Mangan SWIM shelters are to be installed in Lahinch and White Strand Miltown Malbay.
Case for Quilty to become leading overnight camping home in Clare put forward
*Quilty. Photograph: Ann O’Connell. QUILTY’s has been labelled as an “ideal location” for the potential development of overnight camping facilities while attempts for such a proposal led to a “pile on” in Lisdoonvarna.