Scariff’s velvet revolution is tested by its evolution
*Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SCARIFF’s continuous upward development graph has been a prime example of the benefits of a strong underage conveyor belt.
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The Water Break: Every club believes they are capable of lifting the Canon Hamilton
*Ballyea and Kilmaley face off in one of the ties of the round. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIXTEEN teams enter the championship arena this weekend as the sliotar gets thrown in for the eagerly awaited TUS Clare senior and premier intermediate hurling championships.
Tuamgraney based Wilde Irish Chocolates looking to become more streamlined
*Patricia Farrell. FOR more than a quarter of a century, Wilde Irish Chocolates has been crafting delicious, hand-made confectionary in Tuamgraney.
Country Girl Edna to be remembered on first anniversary
ON THE first anniversary of her death, Edna O’Brien will be remembered during Scariff Harbour Festival. Blue Road, a film documentary on her life and completed shortly before her death, will be screened twice in her home place over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Cultural change & lack of young customers a big factor in closure of rural Clare pubs – O’Brien
*Pat O’Brien. Photograph: John Mangan CULTURAL CHANGE and a lack of young customers are the biggest challenges facing Clare publicans according to the former owner of The Blacksticks Pub, Pat O’Brien.
Ronan Collins recalls Clare show band scene ahead of Scariff Harbour Festival performance
A golden voice of national broadcasting and showband aficionado and performer will get this year’s Scariff Harbour Festival under way on the lead up to the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Irish Seed Savers contributed €115k to local economy in 2024
Joe Cooney TD with Minister of State Jerry Buttimer and Orlaigh Thompson. AN INJECTION of €115,000 to the local economy was given by the Irish Seed Savers Association in 2024.
Emigration of Scariff famine orphan girls to be remembered during Harbour Festival
*Genealogist, Dr Jane Hall0ran-Ryan. FAMINE ORPHAN girls from Scariff are among the gripping stories of people and place that will be told at the upcoming Scariff Harbour Festival.
GAA President Burns to maintain Scariff Harbour Festival’s links with Northern Ireland & GAA
LONG-held links between the Scariff Harbour Festival and Northern Ireland plus Scariff’s strong GAA roots will be showcased through the presence of GAA President, Jarlath Burns at the popular East Clare festival.
AI offers generational opportunity for Mid-West to become Ireland’s digital home – McNamara
A GENERATIONAL opportunity offered by artificial intelligence will be squandered unless the review of the National Development Plan (NDP) delivers a major rebalancing of infrastructure investment across Ireland, MEP Michael McNamara (IND) has said.