Clare owners cheerful in Galway
Clare greyhound owners were smiling in Galway over the weekend.
Sixmilebridge
Two men injured in Sixmilebridge shooting
Photograph: Joe Buckley Two men have been shot following an overnight attack in Sixmilebridge.
‘Social housing residents should not be pulled from rural areas’
*Social housing in Feakle. Up to 150 dwellings in six different parts of Clare are being investigated for ownership to determine future uses.
Future of Shannon Community Office ‘up in the air’
Uncertainty still surrounds the future of the Community Office in Shannon.
Renaming Mid-West as the Shannon region would benefit Airport & tourism
To bring more promotional benefits to the area the Mid-West region needs to be renamed the Shannon region, one councillor has stated.
Munster League was about experimenting – Lohan
*Niall Deasy has been handed extra responsibility during Lohan’s tenure. Photograph: Mark Hayes With two games under his belt as Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan has tasted both success and defeat.
Penalties will no longer determine results in knockout club games
*Donal Tuohy saves a Seamus Callanan penalty during the National Hurling League. Photograph: Martin Connolly No knockout club game in Clare will be decided by penalties after a motion from Sixmilebridge received unanimous support at the County Convention, provided it is not a replay.
Clare’s All-Ireland & Munster winners set to gain free entry to GAA games
*Members of the 2013 panel. Photograph: Joe Buckley Clare’s All-Ireland hurling winners from 1995, 1997 and 2013 along with provincial victors from 95, 97, 98 and the Munster football champions of 1992 are set to be allowed free entry to all GAA games within the county from next year onwards.
Senior hurlers ‘flattered to deceive’ in 2019 – Fitzgerald
*Clare GAA Secretary, Pat Fitzgerald. Photograph: John Mangan Clare’s senior hurlers run in 2019 has been labelled as “inconsistent and chequered” by the secretary of the County Board.
Make All-Ireland minor campaign knockout say Sixmilebridge
*Clare full-back Adam Hogan under pressure from Tony Cahill. Photograph: Martin Connolly In order to facilitate the thousands of underage games within the country, Sixmilebridge have proposed making the All-Ireland minor series a knockout competition.
