Council seek further information on plans for Clare’s first padel facility at old abattoir
*The old Ennis abattoir. Photograph: Páraic McMahon PLANS TO turn the Ennis abattoir into Clare’s first padel facility are on hold.
Quin
Double doubles for Donie Duggan
DONIE DUGGAN had a weekend to remember on the greyhound front in Galway.
Clare reps lead call for introduction of lung cancer screening programme
*Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward AN ELECTED representative from Ennis has led the call for the introduction of a screening programme to help detect lung cancer.
Taoiseach welcomes ‘healthy competition’ as disappointment voiced by Cooney & Nolan
*Cllr Joe Cooney, Pat Breen, Cllr Mary Howard, Dr Tom Nolan and Madeline Taylor-Quinn. Photograph: John Mangan COMPETITION among Fine Gael candidates in Clare has been welcomed by the Taoiseach with frustration bubbling beneath the surface over a map that is keeping certain parts of the county out of bounds.
Amount of Local Link bus passengers increase in Clare
A MORE THAN five fold increase in users of the TFI Local Link Bus passengers has been recorded in the space of two years.
Gusts of 106km/h in Clare as Storm Ashley causes power outages & road blockages
*A fallen tree in Shannon. Photograph: Donna McGettigan GUSTS OF 106 km/h have been recorded in Co Clare since the arrival of Storm Ashley along with power outages and road blockages.
Clooney/Quin claim second Minor A hurling title in three years
*Patrick Finnernan leads the celebrations for Clooney/Quin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLOONEY/QUIN captured their second Clare Minor A title in three years when they proved too strong for neighbours St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.
Quin staircase ‘a general nuisance’ as fresh calls made for its removal
*It is not possible to access the staircase via the local primary school in Quin. A QUIN staircase has been labelled as “a general nuisance” amid calls for its removal.
‘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.
Double delight for Sixmilebridge’s Murray in Galway
SIXMILEBRIDGE trainer Stephen Murray had a double success in Galway over the weekend.