*Paul Dillon speaking to Seamus Hayes. Photograph: John Mangan THE DILLON name is well known in Doonbeg football and Paul is one of three brothers currently promoting the game in schools across the county.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley COUNTY COUNCILS must return to building houses in order to tackle what is acknowledged as a housing crisis, a Clare TD has said.
*David Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EX CLARE footballer, David Russell has joined the management of the Doonbeg senior side.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly A 63 year old ‘blind drunk’ Polish man said “I am from Ukraine. I will fight ye all” after assaulting an off-duty Garda Sergeant outside a Doonbeg pub in West Clare last August.
*David Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DOONBEG’s David Tubridy has landed a new role subsequent to his retirement from inter-county football.
Doonbeg’s David Tubridy, a key member of the Clare senior football team for the past fifteen years will not be part of the team in 2023. It is understood that the top scorer in national football league history, informed Colm Collins and his management team this week of his decision to retire from inter county …
*Pictured at Obair, Newmarket on Fergus Kate Tierney (Volunteer), Eimear Murphy (Meals on Wheels Co-Ordinator), Alice Delaney (Volunteer), Vincent Delaney (Volunteer), Eileen McGrath (Volunteer), Siobhan O’Driscoll (Operations Manager, Obair CLG) and Conor Mulqueen (Kitchen Assistant) OBAIR’S MEALS ON WHEELS service is to expand into parts of North, West and East Clare.
A RENOWNED Clare healer believes technology should come with a warning label, as screen time among children has sky-rocketed since the pandemic.
*Mary Hanley points to the damage caused by pyrite to her home in Drumline to Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien. Photograph: Joe Buckley AN ENHANCED grant scheme for defective concrete blocks is to open to affected homeowners in the first quarter of next year.
*Corofin’s Cillian McGroary. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Corofin’s dream of winning the under 21 A hurling and football titles remains very much alive after their footballers handed out a heavy defeat to Wolfe Tones in the quarter final at Corofin on Saturday.
