*Photo by Gerard O’Neill While all Clare followers will be disappointed with the result of this division 1 A Allianz hurling league game at Cusack Park this Sunday afternoon, the majority in the attendance of over 5.500 left the Clare venue happy with the display they had just witnessed. Kilkenny 0-23 Clare 0-21 Indeed Clare …
THE Clare footballers will begin their 2025 league campaign by making the long journey up to Corrigan park to play Antrim this Sunday at 1pm. This will be new manager Peter Keane’s first season in charge of the Banner as he looks to return the side to division 2 status and steady the ship after …
Clare handball successfully hosted a weekend of ladies’ competitions at clubs across the county. The largest number of entries to the She’s Ace tournament resulted in top-class fare. Over 100 players participated, with Clare having 60 entrants. The event featured an U11 fun competition as well as a Mothers and Daughters doubles competition. Martina McMahon …
All-Ireland hurling champion Mark Rodgers swapped the sliotar for the scroll this week as he celebrated his graduation from the University of Limerick (UL). The 23-year-old Clare man was conferred with an MSc in Business Analytics from Kemmy Business School on Monday, January 20, joining 1,705 others graduating as part of UL’s Winter Conferrings. …
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CLARE will begin the defence of their 2024 Allianz League title this Sunday at 2pm in Cusack Park as they take on Kilkenny, last year’s opponent in the final. The Banner go into the fixture in high spirits after an exceptional double-winning campaign last year and will no doubt look to maintain their title as …
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Following two false starts due to the inclement weather, the racing year finally got under way at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday last where the final of the Merry Christmas From All At Galway A3 525 was the top graded contest on the ten race card. As the traps rose for the €1200-to-the winner final, …
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By Mike Fitzgerald IT’S NOT looking likely that newly-elected US President Donald Trump will visit County Clare during his first 100 days in office. Bookmakers Boylesports have set out odds of 8/1 for 45th president of the United States and West Clare hotelier to visit Ireland during his first one hundred days in office. …
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The Shannon Airport Group is proud to announce that its staff charity committee has successfully raised €100,000 through various fundraising initiatives during 2024. This remarkable achievement brings the total sum raised for charities to €500,000 since the programme commenced 10 years ago. This year’s fund recipients are The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland and Milford …
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CLARE is bracing itself for a ‘historic’ storm, with experts warning of an ‘unprecedented and life-threatening’ event tonight and tomorrow. The Clare Echo is providing readers with live updates on the status of Storm Éowyn. Fri Jan 24, 17:45: ESB Networks restore power to 143,000 homes, farms and businesses this afternoon: 625,000 remain without electricity supply …
Gardaí in the Clare Tipperary Division, in cooperation with National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the County Clare Dog Warden Service, are carrying out an operation protecting wildlife and livestock and targeting illegal hunting. Checkpoints are being carried out across County Clare and in cooperation with National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the …
