Clare teenagers inspire as winners of eight annual Garda Youth awards are named
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. INSPIRING teenagers from Co Clare were honoured at the eight Clare Garda Youth Awards.
St Caimins Community School
One third of Clare secondary schools have introduced controversial phone pouches
*Phone pouches at St Flannan’s College. ONE THIRD of secondary schools in Clare have introduced magnetic phone pouches, preventing students from using their mobile phones during the school day.
Shannon musician JJ to release new songs in 2025
*JJ Vrse. JJ VRSE, second year student in St. Caimin’s Community School, Shannon decided to follow his dream of becoming a musician and released his first original track to the public earlier this year.
Captain Coughlan in race against time to play leading role for Kilmurry Ibrickane
*Kilmurry Ibrickane captain, Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IT’S a race against time for Kilmurry Ibrickane captain Dermot Coughlan who is doing all he can to line out in Sunday’s Clare SFC final.
Clare schools discover Munster opponents
*Michael Collins will be among the Clare hurlers lining out in the Dr Harty Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE schools have discovered their opponents for the TUS Munster Under 19 A, B and C Hurling competitions and the Under 19 A Football competition.
Changes to school bus system for Shannon students prompt concern
*Bus Éireann. A CLARE TD has said the wrong part of the county has been chosen for inclusion in a pilot school bus transport scheme while the manner of communication from Bus Éireann has been slammed as “very poor”.
Shannon Free Zone was the precursor to changing Ireland’s economic model – Minister McGrath
Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Finance pictured at Shannon Chamber President’s lunch in Dromoland Castle Hotel with (l-r): Kevin Thompstone, director, Shannon Chamber; Senator Timmy Dooley; Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber; Barry O’Sullivan, chair, Shannon Estuary Economic Task Force; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; and Cathal Crowe TD. Photo by Eamon Ward. SHANNON’s Free Zone …
Duddy joins Galway U20 management & Lynch departs
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON teacher Padraic Duddy has joined the management of the Galway U20 hurling team while Clooney/Quin’s Fergal Lynch will not be involved with the side next year.
Sadness descends over Shannon with sudden death of sixteen year old Aoife Johnston
*The late Aoife Johnston. SHANNON TOWN HAS BEEN PLUNGED INTO sadness with the sudden death of sixteen year old Aoife Johnston.
Clare GAA goes ahead of the pack with creation of Youth Committee
FUTURE LEADERS IN Clare GAA are to come to the fore following the establishment of a new youth committee.