West Clare not adequately resourced in Garda numbers for summer influx
*Photograph: John Mangan WEST CLARE’s shortage of Garda resources continues to be a concern.
Kilrush
Kilrush Juniors advance to Munster semi-finals
*Donncadh Nagle (Coach), Tom Browne (12), Ruairi Young (13), Jack Foley (16), Sean Nagle (13), Brian Conway (12), Darragh Coleman (13), Tom Clancy (17) and Jim Young Jnr (Coach). KILRUSH GOLF CLUB’s junior section have advanced to the Munster semi-finals.
Eight Clare beaches retain Blue Flag but Cappa loses out
EIGHT CLARE BEACHES have retained Blue Flags for the 2023 bathing season while Cappa has lost its status.
Council will build only two homes in 2023
*Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, walking through the Cnoc na Scoile social housing development, Ashline, Ennis, with (L-R) Anne Haugh, Director of Social Development, Clare County Council, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Tony O’Brien, and Pat Dowling, Chief Executive, Clare County Council. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL WILL …
Scattery Island & Vandeleur Walled Gardens to be showcased on RTÉ
A SPOTLIGHT will be shined on Co Clare when RTÉ’s Today Show broadcasts from Vandeleur Walled Garden & Visitor Centre and Scattery Island on Wednesday (May 24th).
‘Accept them & welcome them’ – Kilrush teenager holds counter-protest in Inch to show support to asylum seekers
*Brendan Ryan outside Magowna House with his father. Photograph: John Mangan A KILRUSH TEENAGER mounted a counter-protest at Inch on Thursday evening to show asylum seekers in Magowna House that they were welcome to the area.
Kilkee owned Glasheen Tiger maintains unbeaten career record
Friday night’s Galway card featured some semi-finals of various graded stakes on a ten race programme which saw the local Castlegar kennel of Thomas Connor record a double curtesy of Rockandrollmarty and Bonzo Bourke.
Double victories for McMahon & Murray
DOUBLE VICTORIES were recorded for Cooraclare owner James McMahon and Sixmilebridge trainer Stephen Murray in Galway over the weekend while Ollie Hester bowed out after twenty years at the helm.
Maintaining run of clean sheets top of the agenda for Stephen Ryan & Clare
*Clare goalkeeper, Stephen Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN CLARE’S two championship games of this year, Stephen Ryan has managed to keep a clean sheet but he’s well aware Sunday’s Munster final will be his stiffest test to date.
Holiday season now starting much earlier in Co Clare
*More holiday homes in Kilkee are now occupied earlier in the year. HOLIDAY SEASON in Co Clare is now beginning much earlier than in the past, a Kilkee councillor has said.
