First All-Ireland winning Flannans camogie team hold reunion
St Flannans College remembered their first ever All-Ireland camogie success earlier this month.
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‘Unbelievable’ damage at Doonbeg following Storm Brendan
“Unbelievable” damage affected sand dunes in Doonbeg with several flights cancelled at Shannon Airport and power outages this week all as a result of Storm Brendan.
Kilrush Garda looking for €75k to launch app that will empower young people online
A Clare Garda is bidding to raise €75,000 so that he can launch an app that will ‘empower young people to make better decisions online’.
Motion to limit tenure of County Board delegates defeated
*Clonbony delegates at the Clare GAA Convention. Photograph: John Mangan GAA club delegates in Clare will not be subject to a maximum five year tenure, as a Tulla motion was overwhelmingly defeated.
Clubs reject motion for Clare GAA to sell Clareabbey & move to Caherlohan
*Delegates at the 2019 Clare GAA Convention. Photograph: John Mangan A request for Clare GAA to sell its offices at Clareabbey and establish Caherlohan as its base has been rejected by club delegates.
Clare GAA contact Gardaí over online abuse & are considering banning media from future meetings
An Garda Síochána have been asked by Clare GAA to investigate continuous abuse of Board Officers and are said to be considering excluding members of the media from attending future meetings alongside club delegates.
‘One of a kind’ tributes paid to the late Kieran Harvey
*Kieran Harvey. Photograph: Willie O’Reilly (Burren Eye Photography) Personnel involved with Ladies Football and Community Games in Clare and further afield have been plunged into mourning following the death of Kieran Harvey after a short illness.
Clare SHC Final tough to call as Cratloe prepare to cross The Bridge
For the first time, Sixmilebridge and Cratloe will meet in the final of the Clare SHC at 3:15pm today, The Clare Echo sought the opinions of five well-known figures to assess how the game will go.
Tim minding the enemy within the Crowe’s nest
*Tim Crowe with his Cratloe supporting grand-children Iarla & Maeve Hawes. Photograph: Joe Buckley
Ex inter-county whistler praises Clare GAA for giving younger refs their chance
*Ambrose Heagney dishes out a yellow card to Clarecastle’s Adam Healy. Photograph: John Meyler An ex inter-county referee has praised Clare GAA for the handling of fixtures in the club championship by awarding younger men in the middle high profile senior games.
