*Fr Harry Bohan. Photograph: Eamon Ward PROMINENT CLARE priest, Fr Harry Bohan has expressed fears for local retailers in Sixmilebridge in response to plans by German discount giant, Lidl to construct a new store there.
*Jennifer Smyth, Roisin Quiligan, sister of goalkeeper Eibhear, Aedamar Smyth sister to Conn with the dog Phobe. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FEAKLE is at fever pitch with excitement for the All-Ireland senior hurling final.
*Fr Harry Bohan standing before a statue unveiled to Brendan O’Regan in Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Eamon Ward FEAKLE native, Fr Harry Bohan will release his latest book ‘Building Dreams’ next week.
*Brendan O’Regan’s youngest Great Grandchild Theodore O’Regan and his Mother Aoibhinn O’Regan with family members at the unveiling of the Bronze Sculpture of Dr Brendan O’Regan by Shannon Chamber of Commerce President Eoin Gavin at Sixmilebridge Town Square on Monday afternoon. Photograph by Eamon Ward. BRENDAN O’REGAN’s legacy will never die with a life-size statue …
*Cathal Crowe TD (FF). Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has apologised to members of the public that have taken offence with him calling University Hospital Limerick (UHL) as a centre of death while he has said the reopening of an accident and emergency unit in either Ennis or Nenagh is key to …
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*The late Bridget Loughnane with her family, husband Barry and three children, Harry, Neila and Aaron. SIXMILEBRDGE and surrounding areas of the county came to a standstill this week for the funeral of Bridget Loughnane (neé O’Halloran).
Widespread sadness has been expressed following the death of Dun Purcell, a larger than life figure from Feakle.
*Justin McCarthy & Fr Harry Bohan An October trip to New York City billed as a fundraiser would also turn out to a journey that inspired Clare’s senior hurlers to step up to the County Board and demand Fr. Harry Bohan continue as bainisteoir.
All confirmation and first communion ceremonies in the Diocese of Killaloe due to take place between Thursday and the Easter Holidays have been postponed.
A new face but one with experience of being in national politics is the line Senator Martin Conway (FG) is using to try entice the Clare electorate to vote for a new Fine Gael candidate.
