Donnellan & Corry to take charge of senior & intermediate finals
*Jarlath Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JARLATH DONNELLAN is to take charge of his first Clare SHC final this weekend.
Sixmilebridge
U21 knockout championship is no more with draws held for opening round
*Mark Rodgers will be one of the top players in action in the U21 championship. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S famed knockout U21 championship is no more with County Board officers opting to introduce a ‘second chance’ format for 2022.
Sport has & always will be part of the daily diet for Sixmilebridge’s Marie Crowe
*Pictured is well-known broadcaster Marie Crowe at Aviva Ireland’s new community garden which officially opened to the public. MARIE CROWE IS ONE OF the top voices and faces when it comes to sports broadcasting in Ireland presently but its her upbringing in Sixmilebridge that she credits for instilling her passion and love of the games.
Public have lost confidence in An Bord Pleanála as replacement authority sought
*An Bord Pleanála have come under the spotlight in recent months. CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN lost in An Bord Pleanála, Clare councillors have stated while calling for it to be replaced by “a competent authority”.
Éire Óg finally dismiss Millenium bug & beat The Bridge again
David Reidy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Éire Óg will contest a first Clare Senior Hurling Final since 2000 after powering to an extra-time victory over Sixmilebridge in Cusack Park on Sunday afternoon.
Tulla come up trumps over The Bridge to book final place
*Sean Withycombe excelled for Tulla. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TULLA HAVE ADVANCED to their first intermediate final since suffering relegation from the senior ranks in 2019.
Brennan returns to boost Ballyea
*Gary Brennan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA HAVE been boosted in their efforts to retain the Canon Hamilton with the return of two time Clare SHC winner, Gary Brennan to their panel.
Double win for Donal Cooney in Limerick
*Donal Cooney. Photograph: Ruth Griffin O’CALLAGHANS MILLS’ Donal Cooney recorded a double win with John Boy Dylan and Dardis Whitepaws heading home from Limerick Greyhound Stadium in first position over the weekend.
Council insist €4.5m of €5.9m Active Travel allocation will be spent by end of 2022
*Safe Routes to Schools are among the eligible criteria for Active Travel funding. €4.5M OF A €5.9M of an allocation for Active Travel will be spent in Clare by the end of this year, local authority officials have insisted.
‘There has been certain delays but also extreme delays’ – false dawns broadband rollout voiced
*Criticism of the pace of the NBP’s delivery in Clare was voiced by county councillors. DELAYS with the roll-out of broadband as part of the €2.9bn National Broadband Plan have been criticised by Clare councillors with NBI officials admitting they are eleven months off where they had intended to be at the start of the …