Animated exchanges took place at the reconvened May meeting of the Clare County Board with the Treasurer of Clare GAA refusing multiple requests to withdraw remarks passed in the heat of the moment.
*David Tubridy. Photograph: Martin Connolly David Tubridy returns to the Clare senior football team in the only change from the side which began their Division 2 Allianz National Football League campaign last weekend.
*Renata Brulinska ladies captain and David Eastham men’s captain at their recent drive in Trump Doonbeg Golf course. The return of competitions at golf clubs last week resulted in big entries all round.
Between €10,000 to €15,000 per week is projected to be spent by Clare County Council in providing additional resources to coastal amenities to cope with a forecasted staycation surge.
Doonbeg’s wastewater treatment plant has been selected for upgrade as part of the Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme.
Present infrastructure at Whitestrand Beach in Doonbeg is not serving the area well, a West Clare representative has maintained.
*Clíodhna Blake. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Life as an elite sportsperson means it’s rare that you take to the field or court without carrying a knock of some variety, but imagine what it’s like to try and play inter-county football while suffering with a chronic illness.
*Limerick Voice Editor Christine Costelloe and UL journalism lecturer Kathryn Hayes. Photograph: Alan Place Two Clare journalism students formed part of the team behind a multi-media news project in Limerick.
*Killaloe is a personal favourite of our columnist, Rebecca O’Neill. Now that we have the luxury of being able to travel beyond our 5km, we have so much to see and do.
*Lissycasey’s Conor Finucane will be hoping to collect another O’Gorman Cup medal this year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Fifteen teams will compete for the 2021 O’Gorman cup, a senior football competition organised annually by Doonbeg GAA in memory of John O’Gorman who served Doonbeg and Clare GAA in a variety of positions over many year.
