*John Guilfoyle and Cian O’Rourke celebrate in Cusack Park. Photograph: Ruth Griffin HAVING put in the hard yards, Cian O’Rourke was among the most satisfied men in Cusack Park after Wolfe Tones secured their return to the senior championship at the first attempt.
*Barry Keane celebrates at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin WOLFE TONES showed steel and resolve to win the Clare IHC but their manager Barry Keane admitted it was a heartbreaking way for Tubber to lose out.
SHANNON AIRPORT will welcome over 42,000 passengers this October Bank Holiday weekend.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane captain, Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IT’S a race against time for Kilmurry Ibrickane captain Dermot Coughlan who is doing all he can to line out in Sunday’s Clare SFC final.
*Photograph: Alan Place. SHANNON’s rich history is celebrated in a new photographic archive showcasing the town’s birth and growth through the lens of history.
*Darren O’Neill prepares to take on Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHOWPIECE events in the Clare football calendar take pride of place this Saturday and Sunday with silverware to be claimed in the senior and intermediate football championships.
*Shannon Airport. A NINETEEN old man has appeared in court concerning an alleged third assault on board a Tenerife bound flight that was forced to divert to Shannon Airport last June.
SHANNON AIRPORT had thirteen flight diversions during Storm Ashley.
*A fallen tree in Shannon. Photograph: Donna McGettigan GUSTS OF 106 km/h have been recorded in Co Clare since the arrival of Storm Ashley along with power outages and road blockages.
*Wolfe Tones captain John Guilfoyle lifts the Paddy Browne Cup. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WOLFE TONES have bounced back to the Clare senior hurling championship after edging out Tubber by the smallest of margins in dramatic circumstances.
