*Lissycasey. WEST CLARE “will be wiped out” if a directive issued to Clare County Council over its County Development Plan proceeds, an elected representative has claimed.
*Kilrush Rangers captain, Norbert Knucki. Photograph: Natasha Barton KILRUSH RANGERS are quietly confident of “surprising a few people” in their second season back in the Premier Division of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL).
*Mark Fitzgerald. MARK FITZGERALD has been appointed as Clare senior football manager on a two year term.
*Cllr Ian Lynch. Photograph: John Mangan A KILRUSH representative has labelled the Department of Integration “disingenuous” ahead of the arrival of 23 male asylum seekers to the West Clare town.
*Liam Cotter in action against Robin Mounsey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A NORTH CLARE derby awaits in the first relegation play-off of the TUS Clare senior football championship while quarter-final pairings have also been made in the Clare intermediate football championship.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CORLISS HOUSE IN Kilrush is to be used for accommodating international protection applicants.
*Stan Lineen gets past Eoghan Casey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Following the final round of group games in the intermediate football championship they eight quarter finalists have been confirmed as have the three teams who will battle it out to avoid dropping down to junior A level for next season.
*Gardaí on duty in Clare. KILLALOE AND SCARIFF are to move from the Clare Garda Division as part of new nationwide changes to be rolled out to the operating model of An Garda Síochána.
*Aaron Brennan tries to get out of the Wolfe Tones defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE quarter-finalists have been confirmed following the weekend action in the Clare intermediate football championship (IFC).
*Cllr PJ Kelly. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARE’S LONGEST-SERVING politician has warned that a directive issued by the Junior Minister for Local Government and Planning has signalled “the end of rural Clare”.
