*JJ Vrse. JJ VRSE, second year student in St. Caimin’s Community School, Shannon decided to follow his dream of becoming a musician and released his first original track to the public earlier this year.
*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.
*Michael Collins will be among the Clare hurlers lining out in the Dr Harty Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE schools have discovered their opponents for the TUS Munster Under 19 A, B and C Hurling competitions and the Under 19 A Football competition.
*Bus Éireann. A CLARE TD has said the wrong part of the county has been chosen for inclusion in a pilot school bus transport scheme while the manner of communication from Bus Éireann has been slammed as “very poor”.
Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Finance pictured at Shannon Chamber President’s lunch in Dromoland Castle Hotel with (l-r): Kevin Thompstone, director, Shannon Chamber; Senator Timmy Dooley; Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber; Barry O’Sullivan, chair, Shannon Estuary Economic Task Force; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; and Cathal Crowe TD. Photo by Eamon Ward. SHANNON’s Free Zone …
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON teacher Padraic Duddy has joined the management of the Galway U20 hurling team while Clooney/Quin’s Fergal Lynch will not be involved with the side next year.
*The late Aoife Johnston. SHANNON TOWN HAS BEEN PLUNGED INTO sadness with the sudden death of sixteen year old Aoife Johnston.
FUTURE LEADERS IN Clare GAA are to come to the fore following the establishment of a new youth committee.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WEATHER WARNINGS impacted on post-primary GAA competitions involving Clare schools today (Wednesday).
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill There was mixed luck for two Clare colleges in the Munster colleges junior A(under 16.5) hurling championship (Dean Ryan cup) this past week.
