*Cllr Joe Garrihy, Bill Slattery, Madeline Taylor-Quinn and Ciaran Cannon TD. FINE GAEL have opted to keep the same ticket in North Clare for the local elections which saw them lose a sitting councillor and elect a first-time candidate in 2019.
A COMMEMORATION to mark the fiftieth anniversary of veteran Republic, Martin Whyte takes place at his graveside in Lisdoonvarna this Sunday.
*Cllr Pat Burke pictured on his land where ash dieback has destroyed 17 hectares. CRITICISM has been hurled in the direction at the Junior Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity over the delays in removing dead ash trees from plantations.
*Lisdoonvarna. AN INFLUX of Ukrainian students in Lisdoonvarna has made a larger secondary school a necessity.
A MONTH-LONG schedule of wellness events will be held in the Burren next month.
*Photograph: John Sims A NORTH CLARE school was one of two secondary schools in the country chosen to partake in a recent science event.
*Ciaran Russell points the way for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Let the good times roll, Clare’s senior footballers have recorded back to back provincial wins to book their spot in the Munster final and also the All-Ireland SFC series and it’s all analysed in the latest episode of The Water Break.
*More holiday homes in Kilkee are now occupied earlier in the year. HOLIDAY SEASON in Co Clare is now beginning much earlier than in the past, a Kilkee councillor has said.
ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY BUS has been suggested to tackle ongoing issues with transport in North Clare.
*Jack Sheedy and Martin McMahon battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Three rounds into this season’s Cusack Cup, Clondegad remain unbeaten and top the table following their third successive win but last year’s winners St Breckan’s recorded their first win over the campaign.
