*Dromoland Castle. FIVE STAR Dromoland Castle in Newmarket-on-Fergus “only has a few rooms left” for the duration of the Ryder Cup being staged at Adare Manor in September 2027.
*The M18. 25 road collisions have occurred on the M18 and N18 over the past two months.
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS Jockey Jessica O’Gorman has been nominated for the Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) Ride of the Year Award 2025. This is a massive achievement for a young Female Apprentice jockey to be nominated amongst five of the biggest names in Irish Racing. Jessica has featured previously in The Clare Echo’s sports section alongside trainer Aengus …
KILKEE OWNERS Brendan Browne and David McNamara tasted big wins in Galway and Clonmel.
*Conor Whelan scored twice for Bridge Utd. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET Celtic and Bridge Utd have qualified for the last sixteen of the Munster Junior Cup while Fair Green Celtic have been eliminated on penalties.
*Cathal Kilmartin will be elected as the new Treasurer of Clare GAA. AT LEAST three new officers will join the Executive of Clare GAA for 2026.
IPB Chairman John Hogan presents representatives of Obair Newmarket on Fergus CLG, Eimear Murphy and Orla Meaney with the award for winning the Creative Communities category at the IPB Pride of Place Awards, joined by staff and elected members of Clare County Council. OBAIR Newmarket-on-Fergus beat off competition from across Ireland to claim success at …
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*Robert Loftus of Éire Óg battles with Kilmaley’s Mikey O’Malley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurling championship will remain under the same format for 2026 after a proposal to introduce preliminary quarter-finals was rejected.
*President Michael D. Higgins with his wife Sabina at his alma mater, St Flannan’s College. Photograph: John O’Neill AS HIS term as President of Ireland comes to an end, Michael D. Higgins (LAB) has been hailed as “a great ambassador” for Co Clare.
Lee Devitt. Photograph: Michael Ryan / Sportsfile NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS’ Lee Devitt has been named in the PFA Ireland Men’s First Division Team of the Year.