*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FORMER HURLER of the Year, Tony Kelly and two other All-Ireland senior hurling winners with Clare are opposing plans for a €25m HSE community hospital for a green field site at St Flannan’s College in Ennis.
COUNTY JUNIOR CAMOGIE titles were claimed by Coláiste Muire and St Joseph’s Tulla.
*Bishop Fintan Monahan. Photograph: John O’Neill THE BISHOP of Killaloe, Fintan Monahan is remaining tight-lipped on the intervention of a school Board of Management in the ‘holy row’ over diocesan plans to sell off school green space for a €25m HSE community hospital.
*Bishop Fintan Monahan and Fr Ignatius McCormack. Photograph: John O’Neill The ‘holy row’ between a Catholic diocese and St Flannan’s College in Ennis over plans by the diocese to sell off green space at the secondary school for a €25m HSE community hospital has intensified.
BISHOP of Killaloe, Fintan Monahan has confirmed that the diocese intends to press ahead with the sale of a greenfield site at St Flannan’s College in Ennis in spite of the opposition by staff at the college to the move.
FORMER CLARE ECHO REPORTER, Cian O Broin has joined The Irish Mirror.
FUTURE LEADERS IN Clare GAA are to come to the fore following the establishment of a new youth committee.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WEATHER WARNINGS impacted on post-primary GAA competitions involving Clare schools today (Wednesday).
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill There was mixed luck for two Clare colleges in the Munster colleges junior A(under 16.5) hurling championship (Dean Ryan cup) this past week.
*St Flannan’s College. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL has expressed “serious concerns” that a HSE €25m plan for an elderly care unit on Church owned lands at St Flannan’s College in Ennis may prejudice the future expansion of the secondary school.
