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make disclosure about not just the recommended treatment options, but also the reasonable alternative or variant options. Hospitals and hyperbaric centres in different parts of the world are reporting lifesaving improvements and studies have been published in peer-reviewed medical journals supporting their findings for hyperbaric oxygenation. This is based on the best existing evidence available at the time. BBC and CNN have also reported on these studies. Mr Lynch said: “It’s a good news story of a treatment that is used in hospitals and private clinics like ours to reverse tissue injury, inflammation and sepsis. Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham made hyperbaric oxygenation famous by using it. The world saw their rapid recovery from sport injuries. Hyperbaric oxygenation has the same powerful therapeutic effect on hypoxic tissue injury at a cellular level as cells injured by
Hyperbaric oxygenation in hospitals has saved lives. It’s used to prevent neurological dysfunction caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, gas embolism, decompression sickness (the bends) and in brain injury in emergency medicine. In the USA, hyperbaric oxygenation for concussion from sports injury has become part of the NFL recommendations. According to Professor Philip James the author of Oxygen and the Brain: “Tissues are collections of cells each surrounded by watery interstitial fluid and the watery content can increase because the damaged walls of blood vessels leak.” This leakage is the inflammation. Cells can drown and die”
COVID-19.” Former Clare hurling captain, Patrick O’Connor from personal experience has praised its use for sports injury. Other supporters and advocates include IRFU and GAA players, medics and team managers. There is also a chamber at University Hospital Galway. “West of Ireland GPs and consultants who were familiar with success using hyperbaric oxygenation were nonetheless ahead of medical leaders in Dublin. However, the Beacon Hospital’s Post Covid Clinic consultants are now recommending hyperbaric oxygenation.” Mr Lynch, has personally used 57 sessions of hyperbaric oxygenation in Dublin for trauma induced injury and surgery recovery in 2015 so was inspired to set up OxyGeneration in the west in 2018.
The cell healing demonstrates hyperbaric oxygenation working. Hyperbaric oxygenation works on a cellular level to help the underlying injury heal and so reduces inflammation during each session, relieves pain and accelerates recovery. Hyperbaric oxygenation helps the body’s own immune system and is a well-established treatment option for pain management as it helps reverse the cause of pain. It is becoming the preferred treatment option for many people as it can reduce the amount of time on pain medication and other drugs.
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BYRNE, BABY BYRNE Clare TD hits out
at Ukraine visit by An Taoiseach by PÁRAIC McMAHON
A St Breckans’ footballer Maccon Byrne with his partner Fiona Loughman and their son Ollie after the North Clare outfit were crowned Cusack Cup champions on Sunday
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CLARE TD has criticised the Taoiseach for visiting Kyiv before sorting matters of national interest prior to the Dáil recess. In light of consultant doctors at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) flagging that confidence in management was at “an all-time low”, Deputy Michael McNamara (IND) said healthcare in the Mid-West was not receiving the necessary attention from the Government. Speaking to The Clare Echo, Deputy McNamara voiced his annoyance with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF). According to the Scariff TD, “The Taoiseach should
be here to deal with the many issues to be considered before the Dáil recess next week and could easily have postponed this visit until after that unless the Ukrainian government is looking for urgent advice on a smoking ban.” “The late Frank Cluskey once [sought out] Michael D Higgins [at a meeting] and he was in Niagara. He said if it was a choice between saving the world and the Labour Party, Michael D would save the world because it was the easier option. It reminds me of this and the Taoiseach going to Ukraine where he is going to have little if any influence. He can actually do something for healthcare here.”
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l LET THERE BE LIGHT: Pictured at the official opening of Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience were (l-r): Kitty Garvey, whose late husband Brendan was the Loop Head’s final lightkeeper before the lighthouse was automated by the Commissioner of Irish Lights (CIL) in 1991; Cllr Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Leonard Cleary, Director of Rural Development, Clare County Council; Deirdre O’Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council; and Colette Costello, Head of Operations, Loop Head Lighthouse & Vandeleur Walled Garden
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OOP Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience has opened its doors to visitors for the first time since 2019 following a significant upgrade of the historic and popular West Clare visitor attraction. Located at the mouth of the Shannon Estuary with its origins dating back to the 1670s, the lighthouse was first opened to visitors in 2011 and has since become one of West Clare’s most popular attractions. The lighthouse also is one of the Great Lighthouses of Ireland and is one of two Signature Discovery Points in Clare on the Wild Atlantic Way route. Among those invited to the official opening on Friday was Kitty Garvey, whose late husband Brendan was the Loop Head’s final lightkeeper before the lighthouse was automated by the Commissioner of Irish Lights (CIL) in 1991. A series of upgrade and renovation works have been completed at the Loop Head Visitor Experience as a result of two rounds of funding received from the Department of Rural and Community De-
velopment through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) with match funding from Clare County Council, a €1.2m investment in total. Clare Co Council, which manages the facility, has also submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála to further develop an environmental sustainability plan which will enhance the visitor management facilities on the headland. The designed investment at the site will include the provision of a Loop Head looped trail, waste-water treatment upgrade and new parking facilities. Deirdre O’Shea, Head of Tourism at Clare County Council, also revealed that the local authority has submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála to further develop the facility which includes provision for a looped walking trail network, the construction of a single storey building extension, providing additional and enhanced new visitor facilities such as a reception, café and seating area, toilets, and a covered walkway leading to the walking trail network.
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‘People of Kilrush think Alleged con saw councillors incompetent’ attack on busy pub
COUNCILLORS in West Clare have been accused of not being able to figure out how to get crass cut, writes Páraic McMahon. On Friday, a new grass cutting contract commenced in Kilrush. It is the first year that a contractor has been required for the West Clare town. Prior to this, constituents had lowered the blade on elected representatives. Speaking at the annual General Meeting of the West
Clare Municipal District, Cllr Ian Lynch (IND) flagged that grass cutting was proving to be a challenge in the area. “The people in Kilrush think we’re incompetent, the grass grows every year and we can’t figure out how to cut it,” he remarked. He acknowledged that issues persisted with the CE scheme “but surely to God the scheme should cut some of the areas. A common sense decision is needed.
How are we expected to run a county when we can’t even cut the grass,” the frustrated Kilrush native remarked. Acting senior executive officer, John O’Malley noted that traffic and safety management plus individuals retiring were issues relating to the CE scheme. Lynch called for funding to be set aside to ensure the matter is not a problem in 2023. Director of Services, Leonard Cleary confirmed
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very useful tool if used appropriately.” Sgt Moloney said that Mr Ryan is a stone mason by trade and would have been used to using such an instrument. Sgt Moloney stated that the State will further allege that “there was a previous altercation or run in between the parties that led to this incident”. In response, Judge Gabbett asked: “Is there something in the water around here? Is it to do with something more about being put out? Or being refused a pint? It is very strange the whole thing.” After hearing an outline of the State case against Mr Ryan, Judge Gabbett said that the case can be heard in the district court. In the case, Mr Ryan is charged with producing an article, a con saw, capable of inflicting serious injury in the course of a dispute outside O’Rian’s pub, Main Street, Ballina on November 1st last under Section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act. Mr Ryan is also charged with criminal damage of O’Rian’s pub on the same date and Judge Gabbett ordered that disclosure in the case be provided to solicitor, Stiofan Fitzpatrick for the accused. Judge Gabbett adjourned the case to October 4th for Mr Ryan to either confirm he is to contest the case or enter a plea of guilt.
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1947 Dodge car once owned by Eamon de Valera has been moved from Harmony Row to the newly refurbished exhibition area at Clare Museum. The car, which was used by Eamon de Valera during his years as President of Ireland, was often to be seen on the roads of Clare in the 1960s and is fondly remembered by the Clare public. It was manufactured in Detroit, Michigan, US, in 1947 and was originally the property of President Sean T O’Kelly. Although de Valera continued to use a Rolls Royce for State occasions while President of Ireland, he purchased the Dodge from Sean T O’Kelly, the outgoing President, and had it resprayed from its original maroon to black for his personal use in the late 1950s. Many older Clare people associate the vehicle with the annual Clare Agricultural Show during the
1960s, when President de Valera would attend to present prizes. But it was also a familiar sight in north Clare as President de Valera would
often visit his old friend and former TD and Senator, Peter O’Loghlen in Ballyvaughan, where the arrival of the
car always caused a stir. De Valera’s connection to Clare dates back to the East Clare by-election of 1917, and he continued to
represent the county as TD for the next half century. Because of this intimate connection, the car was donated to Clare County Council by his daughter Maureen in 1988. In 1992 it was placed on display in a purpose-built building behind the Local Studies Centre in Ennis constructed by M. Fitzgibbon Builders. In the same year, Sean Rutherford of Clare County Council drove the car to Bunratty to mark the opening of the Bunratty bypass, while Sean and John Murphy drove the car in the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Ennis for a number of years. Works in preparing the new space in the museum were undertaken in the summer of 2021 and, in an unusual turn of events, the re-development of the space was managed by Michael Fitzgibbon, the son of Martin Fitzgibbon, the contractors on the original building for the car. The reconfiguration of the tourist office, together with new windows, allow the car to be viewed from outside the building. Admission to Clare Museum is free.
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Shannon Group chair vows to see out full term by PÁRAIC McMAHON SHANNON Group’s new Chairperson expects to serve the full five years of his term, writes Páraic McMahon. At the end of March, Conal Henry founder of telecommunications provider, Firbrus was appointed as the Chairperson of Shannon Group. He formerly served as CEO of Enet helping it win the €2bn for the Irish National Broadband Plan and also as Commercial Director of Ryanair. Addressing a meeting of Clare Co Counci, the Derry native outlined that he was “well aware of issues around doing business in the Mid-West” having “been present here for near enough to 20 years”. His initial inspection of Shannon Group was positive, Conal admitted. “It is a business in rude health, there are challenges associated with Airport but very well ran business that is financially resilient, it has one of the best managements in aviation which has the potential to drive Shannon and its tourism product forward.” Aviation in Ireland’s biggest challenge is to tackle the “very imbalanced aviation sector” with 87 percent of traffic travelling through Dublin Airport and the remaining 13 percent split between four airports. “This is not suitable for any State and it needs to be addressed,” he maintained and suggested a readdressing the national aviation policy to implement “a more competitive aviation package”. Decarbonisation presents “a massive opportunity within Shannon Airport and Shannon Group to maximise growth for the Mid-West and Clare,” Conal affirmed. He pointed to the Shannon Estuary as a big enabler of this and felt it could be used as “a primary engine”. Existing plans will not be written during Conal’s time as Chairman, he flagged while describing himself as “a straight shooter, I’m not going to talk around the issue, I say what I see”. Since the establishment of Shannon Group a decade ago, there have been three Chairpersons prior to Henry, New Quay native Rose Hynes, Aaron Forde whose appointment was revoked within a matter of hours in February of last year and Pádraig Ó Céidigh who resigned from the role after less than six months. Regarding his timeframe in the post, Conal was confident he’d be sticking around, “I do expect to serve for a five year term”.
l TIGER ON THE PROWL: Shannon Airport Police Fire Service staff Declan Lynch and Eugene Fawl pictured with Tiger Woods, on his way to the JP McManus Pro-Am tournament which took place at Adare Manor on Monday and Tuesday
Shannon Greenway to link ‘Bridge & Bunratty PÁRAIC MCMAHON
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PEDESTRIAN route between Bunratty and Sixmilebridge will be incorporated in plans for the Shannon Gre-
enway. Following engagements between Clare County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), a commitment of €100,000 was issued to progress the Shannon Greenway project, senior executive engineer in the Shannon Municipal District, Tom Mellett confirmed.
Mellett advised that this deal includes “a pedestrian route from Sixmilebridge to Bunratty. At recent meetings, the necessity to incorporate pedestrian infrastructure to facilitate the Low Road has been highlighted and will form part of the project feasibility study”. His comments came in response to a proposal from Cllr PJ Ryan (IND) seeking the design and installation of a footpath and lighting at Bunratty Folk Park (Low Road) and the Ministers Cross (L3040). Citing the number of guesthouses located on the road, Cllr Ryan said visitors opt to walk to the local restaurants, bars and attractions “and when they are
coming home, it is very dark, the people staying are used to staying in major cities with lights and footpaths, they’re walking up at night in dark clothing and it is an accident waiting to happen”. He added, “The majority of B&Bs are in this area, they are going to be in quite a lot of demand this year and next year”. Little progress has been evident on safety requests, Cllr John Crowe (FG) maintained. “Most of us have had similar motions down through the years on this, it’s going on and on”. He welcomed the commitment of €100,000 and remarked, “facilitating pedestrian access is the best way response we’ve got to this”.
Such confidence of a future link was not espoused by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND). “I wouldn’t be too optimistic about the outcome, we got written responses from senior figures in Clare County Council which showed it wasn’t possible. If more funding can be got happy days”. B&Bs are experiencing “a resurgence” across Ireland, Cllr Pat McMahon (FF) stated. “Cost factor is one reason and also the difficulties in getting staff, for many years they had been on downward trend for bookings”. Support was also voiced by Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF), “there is definitely enough people walking on this road, it can be dangerous enough”.
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Derinn wins Miss Clare, after 3 spinal surgeries PÁRAIC MCMAHON
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EN weeks on from recovering from her third spinal surgery, Derinn Finnerty was selected as the winner of Miss Clare 2022. Twenty year old Derinn will now represent the county in Miss Ireland next month, she took the crown at Friday’s Miss Munster Finals held at the Talbot Hotel in Clonmel. A global commerce student at NUIG, Derinn decided to run for Miss Clare on the day of her third spinal surgery. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis which forced her to give up sports such as camogie but also led to taking up mindfulness
which she has credited with shaping a very positive outlook on life. Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine, it affects not only the spine but can also cause major pain and breathing problems in severe cases. Over the course of 20 months, the Ennis native has undergone three major spinal fusion surgeries to fix her spine. She has also created a fundraiser for Straight Ahead Ireland to raise funds to help children with scoliosis by providing them with life-changing surgeries and removing them from lengthy waiting lists. Her outlook on life has changed as a result, “I’ve come out much stronger from this because it has completely changed my perspective on life, I’m now much more grateful for everything in my life, I can wake up, hop out of
l BEAUTY QUEEN: Derinn Finnerty from Ennis bed and go for a walk, you appreciate these things a lot more when they are taken away from you”. For the last seven
months, Derinn has worked at Adrianos Pizza & Pasta Bar on the Gort Rd in Ennis. Since last Friday, she has been inundat-
ed with well-wishes from customers. “This all feels so surreal, I’m beyond proud and honoured. “I’m going to continue to raise awareness on scoliosis and work hard to raise money for charity,” Derinn outlined. “Ten weeks ago I could of never imagined representing Clare in the All-Ireland finals when I was recovering from my third spinal surgery. It really goes to show to never give up hope when the going gets tough and to keep chasing your dreams.” Now almost pain-free and looking forward to the August 19-20 competition, she added. “I’m the best I’ve felt in years.” Derinn succeeds Shannon’s Rebecca O’Neill as Miss Clare, previous winners include Emma Austin, Hazel McMahon, Esther Woods, Elaine Galvin and Lauren Guilfoyle.
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Councillors prepare to ‘battle’ for zoned land
DEPARTMENT officials are “dictating to planners” in Clare County Council, a councillor has claimed while calling for more land to be zoned specifically for housing across the Ennis Municipal District, writes Páraic McMahon. Barefield, Clarecastle, Doora, Ennis, Kilnamona and Spancilhill form the Municipal District and efforts to zone more land for housing must intensify, councillors have stressed. In a proposal before Tuesday’s meeting of the Ennis MD, Cllr Pat Daly (FF) cited “the severe shortage of houses both social and private” in the MD. “I believe it is important that all seven councillors with the planners work together in securing as much zoned land as possible to service the population of the Ennis MD.” Cllr Daly told The Clare Echo, “We really need to make efforts to put more social and particularly more private housing in place...The Department are dictating to planners and we need to stand up to them”. Cllr Paul Murphy (FG) said councillors “need to prepare for a battle with the planners”. He referenced the future development of Clarecastle village and noted that an eight-acre site opposite the primary school was touted for housing which he believes is not suitable “for any developer”.
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40 people at illegal ‘prisoner release party’ by GORDON DEEGAN
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HIRTY to 40 people were present in a marquee for a late night ‘prisoner release party’ going at ‘full throttle’ that took place during a Covid-19 Level 5 lockdown, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court, Sgt Claire Heneghan told the court that she observed flashing disco lights, very loud music with most of the 30 to 40 people consuming alcohol at St Enda’s, Beechpark on the outskirts of Ennis at 10.37pm when she first called to the address on February 8th 2021. Sgt Heneghan said that on the night, she was approached by a Rose Joyce (53) who said that she was staging the event “for a son who was released from prison earlier that day”. In court, Ms Joyce - who lives at the address - denied saying this and also denied staging an organised event at the halting site in breach of Covid-19 health regulations when such gatherings were banned. The country was in a Covid-19 Level 5 lockdown at the time and Judge Alec Gabbett convicted Ms Joyce of staging the event in contravention of Covid-19 regulations and fined her €200. Judge Gabbett said that Sgt Heneghan “had been more than fair to Ms Joyce on the night”. Judge Gabbett said: “When Sgt Heneghan called at 10.37pm the party was at half throttle and Sgt Heneghan had asked Ms Joyce to turn the music down but when she returned at 11.37pm the party was at full throttle”. Judge Gabbett said that when Sgt Heneghan called at 11.37pm “the party was still going hard and heavy”. Sgt Heneghan said that she called at 11.37pm, the disco lights were still flashing and the music was still very loud. Sgt Heneghan stated that she returned after Gardai received numerous complaints about loud music at the address. Sgt Heneghan said that she directed that the party cease and people were to leave. Sgt Heneghan said that she was satisfied that an illegal organised event was taking place in breach of Covid-19 regulations. Sgt Heneghan told the court that Ms Joyce - represented by solicitor, Tara Godfrey - told her that she would have the music turned down but said she wasn’t doing anything wrong as it was all the one family. However, the Garda Sergeant said that despite the request that the party cease, it continued for a number of hours until the early hours. Sgt Heneghan told the court that she issued a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice to Ms Joyce the following day and it remains unpaid resulting in the issuing of the court summons.
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UHL consultants pen letter ‘out of concern for patients’ PÁRAIC MCMAHON
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ONSULTANT doctors at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) have said confidence in management is at “an all-time low” while the Minister for Health has admitted to overcrowding at the facility has been a concern of his “for some time”. Fourteen consultant doctors have penned a letter to Chief Executive of UL Hospitals Group, Colette Cowan “out of concern for the care and welfare of our patients as well as the reputation of our hospital which is increasingly being held up as an example of poor organisational practice in our national health service”. Record volumes of patients continue to attend at the Emergency Department in Limerick, with a 11 per cent higher ED attendance in the first five months of this year compared to the same period in 2019. 83 patients were on trolleys on Wednesday. HIQA in a recent damning report determined that of the four standards UHL was judged against, it was ‘non-compliant’ in three and ‘partially compliant’ in the remaining one.
A copy of the letter by consultants has been obtained by The Clare Echo which details the “deep concern” regarding patient safety and the “inordinate pressure” on junior doctors to try maintain acceptable clinical standards in the hospital. Junior doctors have repeatedly expressed concern over “the risks and tolerance of risk at UHL”. An immediate cessation of the non-COVID pathway and a reversion to the normal pathways through A&E has been sought by the consultants. They have also asked for a revamped referral process to be dealt with urgently including a public campaign to alert the public and GPs on how to access emergency services and when it is safe to do so. “It is clear that confidence in the management structures in the hospital has been severely eroded over the past six to eight months and such confidence we believe is at an all-time low. We believe that strenuous efforts need to be made to restore such confidence by engaging properly with senior clinicians and junior doctors alike,” the letter outlines. The medics have described the current situation as “intolerable” for patients and staff, they expressed a willingness to work with management to address the “immediate problems”.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF) as requested by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin (FF) has contacted Clare TD, Michael McNamara (IND) regarding UHL’s overcrowding. “Sustainable improvements in unscheduled care performances,” have been targeted through short and long-term measures, the Minister outlined. He acknowledged that capacity “remains a challenge” while committing to further investment. In correspondence to Deputy McNamara, the Minister admitted, “I have been concerned about overcrowding in the hospital emergency department for some time now. In April, I asked the HSE to send an expert Review Team to the hospital to review the day-to-day functioning of the hospital and to identify what is required locally, regionally, and nationally to support sustained improvement in the Emergency Department”. A separate review by Deoloitte has been commissioned by hospital management to advise on unscheduled care and patient flow in the hospital. Unscheduled care, leadership, culture and governance, patient flow pre and post admission, integrated community and hospital services plus use of information to measure and monitor performance improvement serve
as the primary focus of the review team, Donnelly said. Of the HIQA report, he said, “I am concerned about the significant risk to service users identified”. Management of UHL conveyed four demands to Minister Donnelly and his Department when he visited the facility in February; they were additional non-consultant hospital doctor (NCHD) positions, additional beds, an elective hospital for the Mid-West and increased core funding for additional services. Speaking to The Clare Echo, Deputy McNamara said “something is going to have the give” regarding the management of UHL adding that “this historical under-funding” of health services in the MidWest must end. The Government are not treating the matter as life and death, the Scariff native said while criticising the move of the Taoiseach to visit Ukraine. Referencing a Labor Party meeting at which Michael D Higgins was absent, “The late Frank Cluskey ... said if it was a choice between saving the world and the Labour Party, he would save the world because it was the easier option, it reminds me of this and the Taoiseach going to Ukraine where he is going to have little if any influence. He can actually do something for healthcare here”.
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ISGUST has been voiced by the founder of the Clare Pyrite Action Group (CPAG) with the vote made by two of the county’s TDs this week. On Tuesday in the Dáil, Cathal Crowe (FF) and Joe Carey (FG) voted against giving extra time for an amendment put forward by the CPAG to the defective concrete block legislation to be discussed. Michael McNamara (IND) voted against the Government while Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) was not present. Speaking to The Clare Echo, Dr Martina Cleary (pictured) admitted, “I was disgusted, I was watching it live and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, it was my worst fear that they would vote against us despite all they were saying. With politics, it’s not what they say, it’s what they do and they voted with their parties and against the people of Clare, it will take time for the people to realise the impact of what they did. The biggest Bill in the State’s history will now be passed without due scrutiny or the concerns of homeowners who have experience of this”. Neither Deputy Crowe or Deputy Carey have justified their position to CPAG, their counterparts in Donegal, Charlie McConalogue (FF) and Joe McHugh (FG) were noticeably absent for the vote. “It is absolutely shocking what has been railroaded, it is disgraceful that people like Cathal Crowe and Joe Carey have the gall to pretend everything will be fine if we get included in a grant”. A total of 80 amendments to the proposed legislation had been flagged but will not be considered. “80 amendments mean there were 80 serious flaws, it is weighted against homeowners,” Dr Cleary stated. She believed the move was made “to exclude people completely” from a redress scheme and warned that a chunk of homes in Clare will now miss out. “The rationale behind the damage threshold was to prioritise not to exclude, depending on the damage to the house you moved up the line, if you don’t meet it now you won’t qualify, it was never meant to be that way”. Appeals process on the scheme is “dysfunctional,” the Crusheen woman highlighted. “It is designed to knock you out, you only have 28 days to come back if
your house is rejected within the new design scheme”. During this one month window, homeowners will not be allowed to submit additional information, “the material rejected has to be submitted again” while a decision will be made based on “a cosmetic visual inspection” and not core testing with no access to an independent engineer. An extension from 28 to 90 days for an appeal was one of the amendments put forward by CPAG. In what she labelled as “a real kicker,” homeowners that sign up to the scheme will be “handing over their legal rights to pursue any third party that could be sued”. She said, “by signing the grant you are signing away your rights to pursue the supplier”. Meanwhile, 26 of Clare’s 28 councillors have responded to CPAG outlining that they would support their call for due time and consideration to the amendments. No response was received in the two-day window by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) or Cllr Liam Grant (GP), Flynn has previously spoken up for pyrite affected homeowners in the Council Chamber. Martina told The Clare Echo that some councillors said “they didn’t like the tone” of the email received by CPAG. “Seriously it’s time for them to get over themselves, we’re dealing with the biggest crisis in the history of State, it’s spreading like wildfire, the tone I’m listening to the walls of my house is more disturbing than any tone of an email I could be put together, the tone of that is enough to be worried about rather than briefing councillors what they should know to be talking about, get over themselves. This is the devastation of people’s lives”.
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Best friends to cycle from Corbally to Crumlin in Maddy’s memory
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WO best friends will be cycling across the country later this month in memory of a three year old girl from Shannon Banks who died in April from a very rare form of cancer, writes Páraic McMahon. Madison Stanley was a bubbly, friendly, little girl with the ability to lift a room. At the age of two, she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, regular trips from Corbally to Crumlin ensued as she received treatment for a year and a half but sadly Maddie died on April 15th of this year aged just three years old. Her regular journey will be recreated by Maddie’s father Shane and his best friend Sean Hynan. They will cycle for over ten hours in a 200km trek from Corbally to Crumlin on July 23rd. The duo have been friends since they worked in bars and nightclubs together along with Shane’s fiancé Rebecca Enright. Cratloe’s Sean recounted that the past two years have been very difficult for Stephen, Rebecca, their family and friends. “It wasn’t easy, you were doing what you could to help out whatever way possible, there’s not a lot you could do, a very tough situation and to see them going through that. It was Sean that had the brainwave to do the cycle in aid of Aoibheann’s Pink Tie. “They help people in the St John’s Ward in Crumlin, it can be very last minute need-
ing people for treatment, they organise the hotels, they are organising fuel vouchers for families at the moment. I know the lads were very grateful for them, I pitched the idea, I thought it was a bit mad, he was 100% up for it,” he said. The charity is spending an approximate €12,000 per month with the
current hotel and fuel prices. A personal trainer at Go Gym in Coonagh, Sean praised their neighbours, ‘Bike for Life’ for their “sensational support, they sponsored bikes and training gear, Liam from there has been doing sessions with us, he’s coming on the day and the van is coming with a support vehicle, they’re doing that all free of charge”. While preparing for the gruelling 200km spin, they are constantly reminded of Mad-
die. “Shane wasn’t on a bike since he was 15, I haven’t been far away behind him bar the spinning. Our first big one was 50km and we’ve been getting the miles in the legs for the day itself since. The thing we’re telling ourselves is we’re doing it from their front door and it’s the same trip that Madison did each time she went to Crumlin”. Within a half an hour of the fundraiser going live, they raised €2,000, to date it now has brought in more than €22,000. Of the support, Sean said, “it is absolutely mind-blowing the people who have jumped on board and come behind it. It has taken legs of its own at this stage”. Families with loved ones receiving treatment in Crumlin have expressed their gratitude to the duo for their efforts. This Sunday, they will be running a charity fundraising day at Squire McGuire’s Bar on Lower Cecil St in Limerick with live music, DJs and a raffle with spot prizes. “It is really tough times for people with the cost of living, we’ve ten times the amount of money we thought we would raise, it is really nice to see, this is a good memory of Maddy that is always going to be there,” Sean concluded.
PICTURED: (far left) tragic Madison Stanley with her parents Shane and Rebecca; (left) Shane with his bicycle
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SHANNON Airport and the Mid-West’s economy has experienced a lift with the hosting of the star-studded JP McManus Pro-Am. Thirty private jets carrying some of the world’s top golfers landed in Shannon Airport before teeing off for the sixth staging of the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Jordan Speith and Bryson DeChambeau were among the golfers to touch down at Shannon. Tiger, a 15-time major winner partook in his first event since the USA PGA Championship at the end of May, a huge crowd flocked after the golf icon during his time on the fairways. Ten of the world’s top 11 ranked golfers were in Adare plus the current holders of the
four Major championships, Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa. Padraig Harrington, Paul McGinley, Leona Maguire, Shane Lowry and Seamus Power were all part of the field. Cratloe’s Joe McGrath, a member of Shannon Golf Club and Killaloe’s Keith Wood were among those flying the Clare flag as amateur team members alongside the likes of Niall Horan, actors Bill Murray and Jamie Dornan, former Premier League footballers Kenny Dalglish and John Terry and Alan Hansen, businessman Denis O’Brien, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary among others. Since its inception in 1990, the Pro-Am has helped raise over €140 million for charitable organisations in the Mid-West. CEO of Shannon Group, Mary Considine stated, “We were delighted to welcome players and golf enthusiasts to the airport and we know that the hospitality and accommodation sectors in particular are experiencing a significant positive bounce from the event.”
lJOYFUL: Aidan Buckley showing his Clare colours at the Aidan Park Street Fest which took place in Shannon over the weekend Photo by Joe Buckley
Wild weeds a concern in Shannon
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RETURN “to Famine times when we’re spraying the potato” has been teased by a Shannon councillor if a move away from herbicides is made within the local authority. Citing the work required surrounding footpaths and roads in housing estates across the Shannon Municipal District, Cllr John Crowe (FG) noted “there seems to be a problem arising where the grass is growing at a point where the roads meets the kerbing. I am requesting that the engineer considers remedia-
tion measures for this problem and solutions for future developments”. Senior executive engineer in the Shannon MD, Tom Mellett acknowledged that this was a countywide issue. “Currently policy is to use EU approved herbicides to control the growth of weeds along road edges where they are problematic. Shannon MD uses a product which reduces the volume of chemical used by a factor of 20 and minimises drift of the spray,” he explained. Speaking at a Shannon MD meeting, Cllr Crowe said, “This particular motion affects us all. No matter where you go in our Municipal District, you can see the
difference with the footpaths and the kerbing, between the kerbing and the road joining them the amount of grass growing up between those particular areas”. He said that by the CoOp in Clonmoney, the height of grass growing up between the kerb “is breaking up the tarmacadam on the footpath or on the road, it is causing major damage”. Support was voiced by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) who said, “we’re lucky Tom is still using the spray, some members of the Green Party in Clare County Council don’t want us using spray at all, we could be back to the Famine times again when we’re spraying the potato”.
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33% of OxyGeneration Chamber use now related to Covid-19 AN INCREASING NUMBER of general practitioners and consultants are recommending the use of a Galway chamber for the treatment of long COVID and other injuries, it has been claimed. It’s over a century since hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment (HBOT) first gained prominence. Treatment for illness caused by deep-sea diving was the first port of call for HBOT and later aiding the healing of wounds during wartime. The introduction of antibiotics negated its use in treating infectious diseases however its status is having a mini-surge in the medical sphere with a Galway clinic helping to lead the charge. Established in April 2018 by Brian Lynch, OxyGeneration has experienced a shift in the uses of its facility on Merchants Road in Galway since the pandemic. Prior to COVID-19, 34 percent of its customers were to do with neurological disorders such as stroke, memory loss, concussion, dementia and Parkinson’s, 32 percent were for health prevention leading to NUIG completing a study in this area while presently 33 percent of its business is related to COVID-19. Brian qualified as a solicitor in 1980, initially spending a year and a half in Kerry before his work took him to Co Clare where Ennis Courthouse was a regular fixture in his weekly life. However, it was a fox hunting accident on 9th March 2015 which would change his life, personally and professionally. This serious riding accident resulted in a broken pelvis plus several internal injuries, a temporary surgery saved his life and he has made a full recovery which included a total of 57 sessions in the hyperbaric chamber in Dublin and a further 37 in Galway. “When I started off, I was so bad with my chest in hospital, that physiotherapists had to come twice to help me to just cough. I noticed improvements straightaway. At the sessions, I met people who avoided having to have their bowels removed; a lot of people who had diabetic foot ulcers who did the sessions to save themselves from having an amputation and a variety of other ailments. It impressed me and inspired me,” Brian recounted. Presently, there are two such chambers in Dublin, one in Wexford, one in West Cork, one in University Hospital Galway and one at OxyGeneration’s clinic with plans in motion to add a second. 14 people can fit in their clinic at one time, the space of which “is bigger than a Government learjet,” the founder pointed out. Peer-reviewed medical journals have supported findings from scientific evidence early in the pandemic whereby doctors calculated that HBOT would work as a treatment for long COVID, chambers all over the world have since reported improve-
lCLINICS: Brian Lynch, co-founder of OxyGeneration which is based at Merchant’s Quay in Galway and (below) customers using the chamber Photo by Mike Shaughnessy
ments from this method. HBOT involves breathing in oxygen via a mask while sitting in a special purpose built airplane-like cabin in which the pressure is raised. The higher pressure means more oxygen gets into the blood and into injured
cells that need repair. HBOT is used to reverse the tissue injury caused by severe hypoxemia (low levels of oxygen in the blood) and hypoxia (low levels of oxygen in the tissues). Injured tissue is targeted as part of the treatment which stops inflammation from injured cells leaking fluid. Sessions typically last eighty minutes in what Brian has labelled “quite a pleasant experience” with the only possible discomfort being “the sensation of ears equalising like on an airplane”. Speaking to The
Clare Echo on Monday, he flagged that the chamber was booked out, “it’s getting busier all the time”. He added, “Since the 1st of January, the number of GP and consultant referrals has doubled,” the figure rising from four to eight percent. They even received a referral from a specialist in New York City while he noted there is “a good few people” from Co Clare coming to the chamber. While HBOT is reporting examples of successfully curing long COVID, Brian has observed reluctance in certain quarters. “I found journalists are as conservatives as the doctors, journalists are afraid to say this is a cure for something, they are shy about it. In China and South America, it is used to save people’s lives for COVID and were seriously ill, I was in touch with the man in China who did the first study on this and the same in America with the person who did first study, it worked, it saved lives,” he stated. An offer by OxyGeneration for University Hospital Galway (UHG) to use the facility free of charge at the height of the pandemic “before anybody died” was refused. “We knew it was a shortage of oxygen but the offer not accepted. We even offered for frontline nurses or doctors who had long COVID to do a trial here for free,” he added. According to Brian, the hyperbaric chamber at UHG “is underused”. Seeing positive results has been “extremely gratifying,” the Salthill man admitted. He said, “One lady in the chamber said her feet were blue from lack of circulation, she had no feeling in her toes for nine years but she could feel her toes again after one session. The pressure gets into tissue that it was not getting into previously”. Other examples by the solicitor include the lifting of brain fog from long COVID sufferers and how an ex Galway footballer who suffered with an Achilles injury for twenty four years experienced “fantastic relief” in ten days. Demands and exposure for the business has increased considerably on account of the pandemic and various testimonials but Brian has also found time to write a book on oxygenation which he is hoping to publish shortly.
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The challenge of hope
RONAN SCULLY
Thought for the week
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O OFTEN, I hear the following phrase: “Life doesn’t send us anything we can’t cope with.” This isn’t to say that life doesn’t send us a barrel load of awful hardship at times, but that when it does, we can deal with it, that our coping powers are far in excess of what we perhaps think. In spite of this refreshing news, we still fail to cope on a daily basis with the events that crop up. When I say ‘fail to cope’, I don’t mean that we fall into a mega depression or run screaming to the hills every time life goes against us. Rather, we moan, whine, cry, get snappy and generally over emotional about things that could otherwise be solved quite easily. These things, if we were to look closer, are perhaps not just problems, but maybe also solutions or as I like to call them blessings to help us face up to life’s problems and challenges with hope. I have received many letters, cards and emails over the years because of the messages in my writings from various people up and down the country and from abroad. Some said they were doing great, while others confided in me that they were barely getting by and that life was a hopeless situation for them dealing with circumstances such as serious illnesses, financial worries and lack of faith so difficult that, quite frankly, they felt defeated and overwhelmed by life. We will all battle hopelessness at some point in our lives. And no matter who we are or what our situation, “Hope” is one thing we all desperately need. Hope is what sustains us as we persevere, remaining steadfast in times of trial and discouragement. Hope means to keep living amid desperation and to keep humming in the darkness. Hoping is knowing that there is love. As long as there is still hope there will also be prayer and you will be held in God’s hands. The reason is, hope is powerful!
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When I got serious about my relationship with God and began studying His Word, I discovered real hope. I learned why hope is important, and how powerful hope can be. Being hopeful in God means
that you are able to see beyond and understand that one day whatever you are going through will be over. Once your mind realises this, it is able to accept any situation without being distressed. Everyone hopes for something. It’s an inherent part of being a human being. Hope helps us define what we want in our futures and is part of the self-narrative about our lives we all have running inside our minds. The dictionary defines hope as “the feeling that what is desired is also possible or that events may turn out for the best.” It’s easy to have hope when everything is going your way such as when you just landed your dream job, met the man/woman of your dreams, lost a lot of weight or won the weekly lottery. But what about when things aren’t running so smoothly such as when you’ve been out of work for a long while, you can’t seem to find a friend or partner who “gets” you, you’ve gained a significant amount of weight, you or a loved one have been diagnosed with a serious illness or you’re coping with a significant loss. Hope is the courage to choose yourself. On your hardest days when giving up feels like the only way, Hope is what encourages you to hold on to yourself. Hope is trusting that the possibilities of life are endless that no matter what your past looked like, your life can be good again. Hope is taking the first step and doing your best, despite the fear of failure. When nothing seems to go your way, hope is what guides through to the end.
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As your thought for the week, pray for hope for the people in your life. Every morning when I wake up I tell myself that today is a new day, a new beginning, a new dawn, a new chance, a new day with endless possibilities. And that gives me something that everyone cherishes, it brings me hope. It can bring anyone and everyone hope, and if you hold on to hope one day all those thoughts of a better life will become a reality. I am going to try each day and I hope you will too. I am going to wake, get up, dress up and show up and give it the best I can at that
time. And if you aren’t going through any of this but know a friend or a family member or a colleague who is, talk to them, be with them, listen to them, guide them, help them, be there for them and help them to show up and find that hope. I will have that candle of hope lighting for us all today, tonight and tomorrow and everyday that we will all find that hope we need in our lives. I wish much hope and prayers for us all and especially for any families or friends or colleagues who are searching for a loved one who is missing, or who is unwell or is suffering in any way. Finally, be a reflection of hope to the world. Let them know where your hope, faith, and trust lies, sharing the light and hope of Jesus with them. A prayer of Hope I like to say to keep me going each day goes as follows - Dear Lord, I try so hard to be your humble servant, I come before you today in need of hope, courage and strength. There are times when I feel helpless and lost. There are times when I feel weak and addicted. I pray for hope. I need hope for a better future. I need hope for a better life. I need hope for love, care, shelter and kindness. Some say that the sky is at its darkest just before the light. I pray that this is true, for all seems very dark in my life at times. I need your light, Lord, in every way. I pray to be filled with your light from head to toe. To bask in your glory. To know that all is right in the world, as you have planned, and as you want it to be. Help me Lord to walk in your light, and live my life in faith and support to those most in need. Help me to shine my light to help others shine their light. Let us also pray for all who are recovering from illnesses of all types in hospital, nursing homes, hospices and in the family home and for families who are unable to visit loved ones especially those in ICU and High Dependency Care wards and for our nurses, doctors, carers and all on the frontline who serve us daily despite the extreme stress and anxiety they endure. Dear Lord, Our Lady and St. Joseph, we ask you to hear our prayers during these worrying times. Comfort those who are vulnerable, or fearful. Inspire our leaders to make good decisions and may we all act responsibly and pray for peace in our world. “When my arms can’t reach people close to my heart, I hug them with my prayers of hope”. In your name I pray, Amen.
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Steve’s home garden salad
Kearney Cooks
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AVE you ever ordered a green salad in a restaurant and received a big bowl of lettuce that barely has any dressing on it? It’s always a disappointment. Thankfully, I have worked in a few places that loved to pimp up a simple auld salad and the below recipe is loosely based on something we did in the restaurant I trained in, in Switzerland. Using fresh produce is key. All the below ingredients can be found in the amazing fruit and veg shops and farmers markets of Clare. As usual I will stick a video up on my Instagram ( @Kearneycooks ) this weekend that goes with this recipe. That’s enough blabbering out of me, here’s my Garden Green Salad recipe! It feeds two comfortably. YOU WILL NEED (For the salad) • 1 courgette • 1/2 a cucumber • 6 broad bean pods • 1/2 an onion • 20g walnuts • Salt and pepper to season
(For the dressing) • 40 ml of rapeseed oil • 10 ml of apple cider vinegar • 1/2 a tsp of mustard
Step 1 Take your beans out of their pods and put them in boiling water for two minutes. Then take them out and place in ice water straight away to stop them cooking. Peel off the outer skin and keep the green beans . Set aside for later. Step 2 Thinly slice your onion and cucumber and season with salt and pepper and set aside for later. Cut your courgettes into thicker slices , season well with salt and pepper and cover them lightly in rapeseed oil. Fry at a medium to high heat for two minutes on each side for two minutes until the courgette is charred golden brown. Set aside for later. Step 3 To make the dressing put your ingredients in a bowl , with a little salt and pepper . Mix with a fork and set aside . Step 4 Time to build your salad. Put your cucumber and onion in the middle of your plate. Surround this with your courgette. Sprinkle your broad beans and walnuts on top and drizzle the dressing everywhere. If you had some chopped fresh parsley or chives they would be a lovely addition to this. Serve up with an apperol spritz and enjoy the sunny deliciousness.
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Scariff Harbour Festival still rooted in the community PÁRAIC McMAHON
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EEDED in the cherishment of local roots, Scariff ’s Harbour Festival will sow ideas of a brighter future. Scariff Harbour Festival and Irish Seed Savers have come together to highlight the issue of biodiversity loss and to create an awareness of the need for sustainable and lasting change in the way people interact with the environment. Supporting and stabilising natural ecosystems are necessary now, so that future generations can have clean air and water, healthy food supplies and medicines and the essentials for survival in the decades to come. “Scariff is home to Irish Seed Savers and while our conservation work in support of bio-
diversity and sustainability is recognised nationally and internationally, we honour and cherish our local roots,” General Manager of the organic farm, Elaine Bradley explained. “During the popular harbour festival, we will be giving a tour of our 20 acre organic farm and a children’s treasure hunt at Capparoe, just north of the town, over the upcoming bank holiday week-end”. Capparoe is a haven of biodiversity through its regenerative farming practices where the land has been coaxed back into a state of great beauty, balanced with productivity. The orchards at Irish Seedsavers hold the National Heritage Apple Tree Collection, with over 180 varieties that are unique to Ireland and vegetables are grown in its seed gardens. Open-pollinated organic seed are then supplied nationally.
Understanding where our food comes from and how it is grown is a vital lesson for children, including the primary importance of pollinators and the need to create and protect habitats for them. “For the festival, we are offering a Children’s Biodiversity Treasure Hunt that takes in our meadows, wetland and woodland and where they will come into contact with a range of minibeasts, bees and butterflies. If they are lucky they might spot some of our resident pine martens, stoats, hedgehogs, badgers, foxes, and birds of prey”, Elaine outlined. Irish Seedsavers mitigate biodiversity loss by conserving and protecting Ireland’s genetic food crop heritage and making it available for widespread use. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation reports that 75% of food crop varieties were lost globally in the last century due
Orchard Manager Jeremy Turkington and some younger supporters celebrating biodiversity in the orchard
mainly to agricultural practices. Once a variety is lost, it is gone forever. Irish Seed Savers continue to find and save heritage varieties that yield great vegetables that can be grown on for seed to be saved and shared, thus adding to food security, community resilience and sustainability. Open-pollinated heritage seed is locally adapted and therefore not dependent on chemical fertilisers and pesticides to be its best.
In addition to the Irish Seedsavers tour and Children’s Treasure Hunt on Saturday 30th July, native woodland specialist and conservationist, Andrew St Ledger will take people through the Tuamgraney Community Native Woodland Restoration Project at Raheen and outlining the importance of woodland heritage in a local context. Full details of the Scariff Harbour Festival programme are available on www.scariff.ie
Places & patterns weaved together in glór’s gallery exhibition by PÁRAIC McMAHON
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TORIES OF NATURE and culture have been weaved together in a new gallery exhibition at glór. Textile artists, Thaís Muniz, and Laura Vaughan currently have their work on display in glór. The duo responded to the use of patterns and repetition in fabric designs and explored how these can connect us to places in an exhibition now showing in the gallery entitled Place after Pattern after Place. An independent shop-owner in Ennis, Laura creates her own digital print based on landscape scenes in the west of Ireland. She uses her designs to create household objects that bring rural Ireland into the home. After graduating with a degree in Interior Architecture and moving on to work for design practices in the UK and Ireland she opened a studio and gift shop in Ennis, Co. Clare. Vaughan returned to college in 2010 to study textiles and then completed a digital print residency at Glasgow School of Art. She then started combining her background in Interiors and textiles to start her practice of making lampshades, and as part of Creative Island at Showcase in 2016, she launched her own range of digitally printed homewares, which includes lampshades with matching cushions, aprons, tea towels, and napkins. All of her creations are designed, printed and made in Ireland. Afro-diasporic connections, identity, belonging and migration are the interests of
interdisciplinary artist and designer, Thaís Muniz. Her art practices emerge from the need to shatter the status quo when it comes to the representation of Black bodies, to empower and to rescue identities, histories, building bridges and opening conversations. She uses textiles, storytelling, interactive performances, audio-visuals, workshops, and urban interventions to share narratives from an anti-colonial perspective, connecting people and uplifting histories. Since 2012 Muniz has pioneered research on turbans and headwraps in Afro-Atlantic culture and its place in art, politics, and aesthetics, by creating Turbante-se, a movement and platform, which follows the mystery and beauty of turbans and headwraps in the Afro-Atlantic diaspora – its traditions, new meanings, and usage, as tool and connection object. This movement has empowered Black communities from all over the world with an array of practices and actions. She has been based in Dublin since 2014. For the glór exhibition which runs until August 6th, the two artists have come together to tell stories of nature and culture. An extensive workshop and performance programme will take place as part of this exhibition. Workshops are limited capacity and early booking advised. Laura’s lampshade design workshop takes place on Saturday July 16th with Turbante-se Headwraps with Thaís running a week later on Saturday July 23rd. Visual artist, Vicky Smith will be holding a repeat pattern textile workshop for older children on Saturday July 30th.
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ing from renewable sources, this was met in 2020. Now, he wants this doubled SMALL-SCALE pilot project for theto 80 percent by 2030. paraic@clareecho.ie “I’m convinced we can do it, installation of on-street electric vehicle one of for thethe ways we can do it is by charging points has been touted switching offshore, our sea area is INISTER for the town of Ennis. times Environment, Ea- seven Role of local authorities across theour land area, there is a limit points in Kerry as to how much mon Ryan of (GP) country in the development EV charging turbines you can put up in any area has by pinpointed has been identified the County and City Manbut at sea, the resource is huge and Moneypoint as a agement Association (CCMA). The recommended the wind vital component Irelandand reducstarting point is ain strategy an assessment ofpower op- is really strong,” he stated. ing itslocations energy emissions. timal for charging points within its counOffshore wind energy by Monof the Shannon Esty Members boundaries. eypoint is central to this. Speaking tuary Economic are Clare Senior executive Taskforce engineer with County Radio flagship current currently assessing the strategic Council, Anne O’Sullivan confirmedon that workKerry’s is affairs show, Kerry Today, Minister strengths and comparative adongoing on Clare’s EV and EV charging point stratRyan outlined, vantages thebeen Estuary willpublic be as-consultation egy whichofhas out for and “We will have a lot of offshore wind which will come sessed by be thepublished Taskforcein while also quarter is due to the third of this into shore at the Shannon Estuary, scoping potential economic year. She out stated, “Through the development of the that’s opportunities. The group is to Clare EV & EVCP Strategy for County an where assess-we have the deep-waport. have compiled the end terwill mentaofreport the need for thebyinfrastructure be car"If charger you look at what the likes of November. ried out. This will include mapping existing of ESB are proposing and look at Chairperson of the Taskforce, locations, examining current usage, modelling likeMoneypoint Barry O’Sullivan recently met with ly demand, drafting design for on-street chargers on the other side of the Estuary and similar with TarMinister Ryan and for the be Green and how the rollout should achieved”. bert on this Party leader their engagement Stakeholders including ESB Networks, EV side, you’ve all you needcar there, you have a really good hammered home the possibilities charging companies, retail providers, park deep water for the entire region surrounding owners have been spoken to as part of the prepara-jetty so any ships can get in, you have a platform there the Estuary. tionShannon of the strategy. which you could deploy turbines During his time as Minister for In response to a motion from Cllr Clare Colleran out but plans what the ESB want to do, Communications, andon roll-out Molloy (FF) seeking Energy information you bring the offshore wind in Natural Resources from 2007 to for charging points throughout the Ennis Municuse the grid which we 2011, Ryan setMsa target of 40outlined, per- there, ipal District, O’Sullivan “It is you anticihave, cent theacountry’s energy patedofthat small-scale pilot comproject for thethere’s instal-major electricity wires lation of on street chargers will commence in 2022 subject to funding availability”. Electric cars do not have to pay for parking when they are being charged, it emerged at Tuesday’s meeting of the Ennis Municipal District following questioning from Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG). “There is a concern for the sector if people are using the public parking spaces to park for free,” he remarked. Senior executive officer in the Ennis MD, Leonore O’Neill confirmed that within the existing bylaws when a person is charging their vehicle “there is no parking fee applicable”. She explained that the matter would be addressed in the upcoming bylaws which are under review, “the development of the existing bylaws will be fundamental to charging people for use of parking spaces within bylaws”. Absence of a single charging point in East Clare from Ennis to Portumna and back towards to Nenagh has previously been labelled by Cllr Pat Hayes (FF) as “an awful indictment”. Officials in the Killaloe Municipal District have said “worthwhile” locations to consider the installation have been uncovered in Killaloe. paraic@clareecho.ie PÁRAIC MCMAHON
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connecting to both Tarbert and An auction for the country’s €350m. Moneypoint, you can put that elec- first “major offshore projects” is Minister Ryan insisted that tricity onto that grid to power the toNEVER commence this year on the east down this was necessary. “We will have These items should be flushed the toilet country. coast, Minister Ryan said. “Most of emergency generators to provide “When the wind isn’t blowing, them you drive the turbines into back up as well, we do need that, the ESB are saying we should do the sand banks on the coast, we’re the really big strategic option by When these are flushed down the toilet cause problems and everyone in items Europe is now now planning phase two they which can 2030 what we’re planning to have in our wastewater network environment talking abouthomes, and starting to do, goestreatment to the west and south-west,and it the is 5GW of offshore wind and to put you convert the electricity into can be done”. that in scale, that is equivalent to hydrogen and use electrolysis, it In the past fortnight, the Irish the amount of energy we’re using is a new but advancing technolo- government approved the pro- at the current time. gy, when the wind isn’t blowing curement of 450 megawatts of "We by 2030 can deliver that levyou burn the hydrogen to generate emergency generators to help close el, then the following decade and power and you run the power out the gap over winter if there was no this is the really big industrial plan on the same grid, you have a con- wind to generate power and one for the country, we can use that tinuous stable electricity source,” of the larger power stations expe- to go further to really tap into the he explained. rienced a shutdown, this will cost scale of power that is available”. Cotton Buds Baby Wipes Facial Wipes
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Community MILTOWN MALBAY PROPERTY MARKING IAT WILLIE CLANCY TODAY (JULY 7) An Garda Síochána, in partnership with the Clare County Council Property Marking Scheme, will host a Property Marking Clinic at Miltown Malbay Garda Station from 2pm-4pm. Focusing on alleviating property theft crimes, the service is offered free of charge to all musicians attending Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy. The Property Marking System can be used to apply identifying marks to musical cases and some musical instruments. The Property Marking Scheme team can also mark a wide array of other high-value household property, tools and
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KILRUSH trailers – except for glass and ceramic items. Everyone attending Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy is invited to attend with their musical instruments, as well as locals with their laptops, tablets, power tools, sporting equipment, surfboards, etc. Practically anything can be marked on the day. All you need is a unique identifier such as an Eircode or Driver’s Licence number and your property to be marked. There will be a few special guests for some ceol agus craic to keep everyone entertained while getting their property marked.
SHANNON ELECTRIC BIKES SCHEME FOR SHANNON Shannon is to benefit from a new electric bike share scheme launching this week across the Shannon Free Zone and Shannon Town. The scheme is operated by an Irish start-up CoMotion Mobility Solutions Ltd who have established a base at the Future Mobility Campus in Shannon. The free-floating scheme which is accessible via the CoMotion App will see 50 bikes deployed across the region. Bikes will be
located on-street 24-7 and can be rented by paying a €1 unlocking fee and then just 1c per minute thereafter. The scheme is quite unique as it is sponsored by local Businesses and elected members of the Shannon Municipal District. Sponsors include – Shannon Group, EI Electronics, Clare County Council, Zagg International, Fine Grain Properties, Shannon Springs Hotel, Shannon Leisure Centre, Shannon Chamber of Commerce, Shannon Skillnet and Future Mobility Campus Ireland.
lTAKE YOUR BEST SHOT: Clara Miniter (above) of Kilrush, St. Mary’s Athletics Club, with her All Ireland U16 bronze medal won at the National track and field championships in Tullamore. Clara took Bronze in the 3kg Shot Putt with a PB throw of 11.31.
Clare County Council is currently inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for the below competition. Clare County Council will, following the interview process, form a panel for the area set out below from which future relevant vacancies may be filled subject to sanction approval from the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.
• PART-TIME & SPORADIC COVER SCHOOL WARDEN (ENNISTYMON) Completed applications must be emailed to: recruitment@clarecoco.ie not later than 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st July 2022 Application forms and further particulars may be obtained by requesting same from the Human Resources Department, Clare County Council at 065-6846528, via e-mail: recruitment@clarecoco.ie or can be downloaded from the following website: www.clarecoco.ie Clare County Council is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the Community. Scriobh chugainn as gaeilge más fearr leat.
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NNIS Chamber has launched the ‘Clare Business Excellence Awards 2022’, with Clare County Council as the awards’ main sponsor and supporter. Clare County Council will present the overall ‘Clare Business of the Year 2022’ Award, at the Awards Gala to take place at glór, Ennis, on November 24, 2022. This is the 12th running of the Clare Business Excellence Awards. Speaking at the launch, Ennis Chamber President, Colin Ryan commended the resilience shown by the Chamber last year with the running of the Awards “against a backdrop of uncertainty and restrictions. This year, restrictions are lifted, and the business landscape has changed. Our independent, professional judges, from SpotCheck NI, look forward to rigorously assessing written submissions, while also planning mystery visits to businesses competing in hospitality, retail and tourism award categories”. Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) noted, “2022 has once again been an exceptionally challenging period for all businesses in Clare, with the war in Ukraine having a detrimental effect on the global economy. The capacity and resilience of our business leaders across County Clare to overcome these challenges is to be respected and admired. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to celebrate the success and fortitude of such businesses through the Clare Business Excellence Awards and it is fitting
for Clare County Council to once again step into a leadership role as the awards’ main sponsor”. Margaret O’Brien, CEO of Ennis Chamber outlined, “We would not be able to host these independently adjudicated awards without the generous support of our sponsors. We sincerely thank Clare County Council and our category sponsors, many of whom have supported us for all 12 years of Clare Business Excellence Awards. “Last year we introduced a special award to highlight resilience, in light of the challenging backdrop presented by the pandemic, this year we replace that award with a new category to celebrate the achievements and contribution made by Clare-based SMEs. Open to businesses employing up to 250 people, this category is appropriately sponsored by Cup Print, one of County Clare’s most successful indigenous SMEs. With restrictions lifted, we also welcome back our popular ‘Best Place to Eat’ awards, with an award for Best Restaurant and a separate award for Best Bistro/Café. These categories, sponsored by AIB, will be judged by experienced mystery reviewers”. Businesses large and small across Clare are invited to enter Clare Business Excellence Awards. Application forms are available online at: www.ennischamber.ie/ services/business-awards Closing date for mystery visit categories (Hospitality, Retail) is August 15 with all other submissions to be made by September 12. Finalists to be announced in October. Winners to be revealed, and awards presented at a Gala Awards event at glór Theatre on November 24, 2022.
CLARE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2022 Categories & Sponsors
n Best Green & Sustainable practices Sponsored by Rengen Power n Best Micro Business (employing 10 people or less) Sponsored by Clare Local Enterprise Office n Best SME (From 10 to 250 employees) Sponsored by Cup Print n Business Supporting Community Sponsored by Essilor n Clare Professional Services Excellence Award Sponsored by Vitalograph n Best Tourism Experience in Clare Sponsored by TUS n Best Hospitality Sponsored by Shannon Group n Best place to eat (2 x sub-
categories; Best Restaurant and Best Bistro/Café) Sponsored by AIB n Best Use of Digital Marketing & Social Media Sponsored by The Clare Echo n Clare Retailer of the Year Sponsored by Ennis Chamber n Customer Service Excellence Sponsored by McKeogh Gallagher Ryan Accountants n Best Voluntary/Community Group in Clare Sponsored by St Francis Credit Union n ‘Clare Business of the Year 2022’ (Overall Winner) Sponsored by lead sponsor - Clare County Council
lALL SMILES: At the launch of the Clare Business Excellence Awards at the Temple Gate Hotel were L-R Shane Malone, Marketing & Communications Manager TUS, Sinead Murphy, Shannon Group, Sile O’Connor, O’Connors Newsagents and Cormac McCarthy, Ennis Tidy Towns; (below) Colin Ryan, President of Ennis Chamber, Dave Hughes, AIB Ennis, Sile Lynch, Vice President Ennis Chamber, Pat Enright, AIB Ennis and Cathaoirleach of Clare Cllr Tony O’Brien . Pic Arthur Ellis. Photo by Arthur Ellis
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Barrels of whiskey maturing in iconic O’Brien’s Tower
A NEW partnership has been agreed between the Cliffs of Moher Experience and JJ Corry Irish Whiskey to create a series of Irish whiskeys finished in sherry casks in the iconic O’Brien’s Tower. Cooraclare based J.J. Corry has selected single malt, pot still and single grain whiskeys from around the island of Ireland to mature in nine 50-litre barrels within the tower, which was built by Sir Cornelius O’Brien on the edge of the world-famous cliffs in 1835. Working with partner Cooper Casknolia and Bodegas in Montilla & Jerez, the casks have been seasoned for over 18 months before being filled with J. J. Corry whiskey. The whiskeys will be released as a series of bottlings later this year. Director of the Cliffs of Moher Experience, Geraldine Enright said, “As custodians of the Cliffs of Moher we are proud to continue the longstanding tradition of supporting local suppliers, dispersing economic benefit and meeting our sustainability goals”. She confirmed that J.J. Corry will monitor the whiskey and when deemed ready, they will be disgorged and bottled as Single Cask Cliffs of Moher Whiskey. Each cask will yield approximately 100 bottles of whiskey. Based in the West Clare village of Coor-
aclare, Louise McGuane resurrected the lost Irish art of whiskey bonding in 2015, inspired by J.J. Corry, a whiskey bonder in the 1900s. Whiskey bonding used to be a thriving business model in the Irish whiskey industry. Merchants would buy whiskey from their local distillery, mature it in casks on their premises and then sell this whiskey onto the consumer. J.J. Corry had his shop in Kilrush town, a prosperous port at the time, providing J.J. with a variety of casks, rum, brandy, Bordeaux wine and sherry to name just a few. Founder of J.J. Corry, Louise McGuane said “We are so proud to have the opportunity to collaborate with our neighbours at the Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs are an iconic symbol of County Clare and Ireland and crucial for our local economy. We are delighted to be able to share the story of County Clare and the best of Irish whiskey with visitors to the cliffs”. The Cliffs of Moher Experience is Ireland’s most visited natural attraction, a Signature Discovery Point on the Wild Atlantic Way, a main Geosite of the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Geopark, and a Special Protection Area (SPA) under Natura 2000 designation. The visitor attraction is a wholly owned tourism asset of Clare Co Council.
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TOURISM JOB OPENINGS IN COUNTY CLARE Five permanent tourism roles are being created in County Clare. The new positions will form part of a subsidiary company of Clare County Council that will oversee the management, development, and promotion of a portfolio of signature visitor attractions and sites throughout Clare. Group HR Manager - The successful candidate will have Human Resource and service delivery responsibility for visitor attractions and sites to include the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Loop Head Lighthouse, Vandeleur Walled Gardens, Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience, (currently under development), and the proposed integration of Shannon Heritage DAC. Group IT Manager - The successful candidate will have IT responsibility for visitor attractions and sites to include the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Loop Head Lighthouse, Vandeleur Walled Gardens, Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience, and the proposed integration of Shannon Heritage DAC. Group Project Manager - The successful candidate will have Project Management responsibility for visitor attractions and sites to include the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Loop Head Lighthouse, Vandeleur Walled Gardens, Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience, (currently under development), and the proposed integration of Shannon Heritage DAC. IT System Administrator - The successful candidate will have IT systems responsibility for visitor attractions and sites to include the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Loop Head Lighthouse, Vandeleur Walled Gardens, Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience, and the proposed integration of Shannon Heritage DAC. Office Administrator - The successful candidate will provide office administration support for a number of visitor attraction and sites. This is a varied role covering all aspects of administration, to support a number of key stakeholders across this organisation in a shared service office environment.
HOW TO APPLY / FURTHER INFORMATION: If you are interested in applying, or want to know more about an individual position, contact Máiréad in The Hr Suite on 066 7102887 or email your CV to jobs@thehrsuite.com
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Talty’s Clare sixty minutes from All-Ireland decider
by SEAMUS HAYES
TO get to the All-Ireland intermediate ladies football championship final this season Clare will have to beat the highest ranked team in the competition in this Sunday’s semi-final. Laois are the favourites for this championship and Clare face the midlanders in this Sunday’s semi-final at St. Bridgets GAA grounds in Kiltoom, Roscommon at 3.30p.m. The fixture is part of a double bill with Limerick and Fermanagh who meet in the All-Ireland junior semi-final. “On league ratings they are the highest ranked team in the competition and they have run up huge scores on their way to this stage of the competition winning by twenty six and thirty three points respectively. They won the Division 3 title last year and they have already beaten Clare by five points in the Division 2 league”, Clare manager Evan Talty told The Clare Echo. A nine-time Clare SFC winner with Kilmurry Ibrickane, Talty flagged that Laois “have three players in the top five in the scoring charts at intermediate level this year. Erone Fitzpatrick, Emma Lawlor and Mo Nerney are their top scorers and
our defence will have to be at their best to ensure that they keep Laois’ scoring opportunities down”. Clare head into this tie with a full strength squad available for duty and they will be looking to defenders Siofra Ní Chonnail, Orla Devitt, Laurie Ryan and Ellie O’Gorman to limit the scoring chances which Laois will hope to create. Laois have been averaging 4-14 per game while Clare’s average is 2-12 with Fidelma Marrinan the Banner side’s top scorer and she is sure to cause plenty of problems for the Leinster side’s defence on Sunday. Clare are are sure to take confidence from the result when the teams met in the 2020 championship. Clare won that tie, played at Clonmel, on a 5-11 to 0-10 scoreline and most of the players who were in action in that tie are still part of their respective panels. In their 3-11 to 0-4 win over Longford last day out, Clare’s goals came from Chloe Moloney (penalty) Caitriona Callinan and Roisin Considine and they will be looking for more goals this week if they are to advance to the final. The experienced Niamh O’Dea can make things difficult for the Laois defence as Clare go in search of victory as will Mar-
rinan and Grainne Nolan while the midfield pairing of Ashling Reidy and Chloe Moloney will also have important roles to play. In addition to the scoring threat provided by Fitzpatrick, Nerney and Lawlor, the Leinster side will be looking to centre back Ellen Healy and midfielder Jane Moore to play key roles. Up to eleven of the team which played for Laois in 2020 in Clonmel will start on Sunday while Clare will have seven of the side they fielded on that occasion. The Banner squad has lost the Keane sisters and Ciara Hickey to travel, Laura Egan and Louise Woods have retired from inter-county football, Roisin Looney is out due to a long term injury while both Caoimhe Harvey and Eimear O’Connor are pregnant. On recent results, Laois are entitled to the favourites tag and it will take a big effort to deny them on Sunday but this Clare squad has been knocking on the door in recent times and if they can manager to produce their best form then they have a great chance of making it through to the final.
‘They have trained as hard as any Clare men’s team’ - Lenihan CLARE SUPPORTERS are being urged to get behind the county’s ladies football side in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final. Following the elimination of the Clare senior hurlers and footballers over the past fortnight, Chairman of Clare LGFA, Seán Lenihan is appealing to Banner supporters to now shift their energy behind the county’s ladies footballers. Managed by Evan Talty, Clare face Laois in the All-Ireland intermediate semi-final this Sunday at 3:30pm in St Brigid’s GAA club in Kiltoom. Support for the ladies on Sunday is fully deserved, the Miltown Malbay native stressed. “They have trained as hard as any of the Clare GAA Hurling or Football Teams. They have paused their social lives, have turned down shifts at work to attend training and matches and have incurred significant personal costs and sacrifices in making themselves available to train and play for the Banner County”. He added, “Since getting involved as Chairman, I have seen at first hand, the massive effort that they
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all put in and so I am calling on all Clare supporters to show up in large numbers on Sunday. We saw how influential the ‘Yellow Wall’ was for the footballers and hurlers and it would be great to see a big crowd there to cheer on the Clare ladies football team as well”. Lenihan was adamant that additional support from the public would make a difference to the Clare cause this weekend. “Not taking anything away from the challenge that Laois will bring but we are only one hour away from being in an All-Ireland Final in Croke Park on July 31st. The girls and management have certainly prepared as well as they could, and the public support now might be just the nudge needed to get them over the line”. “No stone has been left unturned by the Team or Management in their preparation for Sunday so it’s down to the Gods at this stage”, he concluded. Tickets for the match are available through the website universe.com. Celebrations take off in Cusack Park for St Breckans’ Cusack Cup win Photo by Gerard O’Neill
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Clare intermediate ladies football manager, Evan Talty Photo byBurren Eye Photography
Chance to play in Croke Park driving on Sexton & Clare ladies SEAMUS HAYES MULLAGH’S AMY SEXTON will line out at centre forward on the Clare team for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final and she is well aware of the challenge facing them. A second year PE and maths student at the University of Limerick, she was part of the college team which claimed victory in the O’Connor Cup earlier this year. One of her team mates in that success was Laois player Erona Fitzpatrick and Amy readily acknowledges that the Laois forward “is an excellent player” and Clare will have to be on their guard to limit the scoring opportunities which will come her way. A member of the Kilmurry Ibrickane club which won the county intermediate title in 2020, Amy is in her fourth season in the county panel and while the commitment “is huge, it is very enjoyable. We all get on really well”. Pointing out that “it is the aim of every gaelic games player to get to Croke Park and there are only a few of our panel who have got there in 2016. A win on Sunday would get us there and that is a huge mo-
tivating factor”. Acknowledging that “it is difficult to get to the final”, she noted that Clare “won our first knockout game in five years when we defeated Longford two weeks ago. We met Laois in the first round of the league and we weren’t as well prepared then as we are now. We made a great start in that game going five or six points up but then they came at us and they went on to claim victory”. Amy believes that “support will be crucial on Sunday. We have a very loyal following and while I know that Clare supporters have been travelling a lot in recent weeks supporting the hurlers and the men’s football teams, we hope that they can make the journey to Kiltoom on Sunday. Support is a great help, it’s great to hear the fans cheer on the team and hopefully we will have a big crowd cheering us on Sunday”, said the past pupil of Mullagh NS and St. Joseph’s Spanish Point. “We are facing a huge challenge and it will take a full effort for the entire squad if we are to get over the line. Our whole focus is on Sunday’s game, we are concentrating on Laois and not looking at anything else,” she told The Clare Echo.
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ALL IRELAND SENIOR HURLING CHAMP’SHIP SEMI FINAL: KILKENNY 2-26 CLARE 0-20 AT CROKE PARK, DUBLIN FACTFILE KILKENNY: Frees for: 7 (5/2) Wides: 9 (1/8) Spread of scorers: 9 Scores from play: 2-19 Top scorer: TJ Reid (0-10 7f) Bookings: TJ Reid (40) Own puckouts won: 26 from 43 (60%)
CLARE: Frees for: 12 (4/8) Wides: 23 (12/11) Spread of scorers: 9 Scores from play: 0-15 Top scorer: Shane O’Donnell (0-04) & Tony Kelly (0-04 3f 1’65) Bookings: N/A Own puckouts won: 26 from 37 (70%)
REFEREE: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
PLAYER WATCH Minutes Played: 70 Possessions: 11 (6/5) Passes: 9 (5/4) Long Pass: 3 (2/1) Short Pass: 6 (3/3) Hurley Pass: 7 (4/3) Hand Pass: 2 (1/1)
Tackles: 6 (3/3) Hooks: 0 Blocks: 0 Turnovers for: 0 Turnovers against: 2 (1/1)
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Shots: 2 (1/1) Scores: 0-00 Wides: 1 (0/1) Dropped Short: 1 (1/0) TJ Reid rises above Paul Flanagan to claim the sliotar Photo by Gerard O’Neill
Frees for: 0 Frees against: 1 (0/1)
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Coffey claims Captain’s Prize in Kilrush by SEAMUS HAYES SENIOR MEN’S CAPTAIN AT KILRUSH, Michael Hogan, saw a big turnout for his prize last week when Thomas Coffey (15) emerged as the winner with 48 points. He had eight to spare over Stephen Fennelly (2) with 40 points with Brendan Carigg (29) in third spot with 39 points followed by John Donnelly (M17) with a similar score. The category winners were Seamus O’Doherty (16) with 37 points, Matt Fitzpatrick (22) with 35 points and Sean Moran (22) with 37 pints. The nines were won by Tom McGrath and Gerry Duffy, both scoring 20 points. Saturday’s men’s singles stableford competition was won by Seamus O’Doherty (16) with 40 points from Shane Carey (14) with a similar score. Malcolm McCarthy (9) was third with 39 points followed by Brian Scanlan (10) with 37 points. The Young trophy was played for on Sunday and resulted in victory from Brian Scanlan (10) with 66 from Rory Flynn (13) with 67 with Patrick O’Dea (22) in third spot with 68. Neil Browne (7) won the gross with 75. The category winners were Jim Young Senior (9) with 68, Michael Miniter (16) with 69 and John Stapleton (20) with 70 while the nines were won by John Robertson (25) with 29.5 and Cian O’Mahoney (16) with 32. In the ladies P and M. stroke competition Mary Nolan (21) won with 65 from Mary Keating (32) with 70 DROMOLAND GOLF CLUB: Katrina O’Neill lady captain’s prize was played for at Dromoland at the weekend and resulted in victory for Corina doyle with 40 points. Linda Kochhar was second with 39 followed by Anne McMahon with 38, Sheila Ruan with 37, Shauna Moylan with 36, Suzanne McConway with 36 and Siobhan Doohan with 35.
Leslie O’Flynn won the gross with 24 points. The nines were won by Colette McGuire and Niamh McDermott while the long drive winner was Dervla O’Neill with Siobhan Doohan winning the prize for nearest the pin. Other prise winners were Cora O’Toole with 34 points (committee), Mairead Bergin with 34 points (past captain), Breda O’Donovan (senior’s prize), Brenda Fitzgibbon (9 hole competition and Siobhan Fenton (visitor). In the men’s section the winner was John Murphy from Mark Reynolds. The men’s singles stableford competition at the weekend was won by John O’Shaughnessy with 44 points from Kieran O’Reilly with 43 points, Philip Hehir with 41 points and Trevor Duffy with 40 points. Brian Arthur won the gross. WOODSTOCK GOLF CLUB: Tony Neville (13) was the winner of the June monthly medal at Woodstock with a 70 nett. He won on the back nine from Michael Nugent (13) while Gerry Walsh (24) was third with 71. Tony Cleary (scratch) won the gross with 71. The category winners were Ray Hallahan (122) with 71, Paul Sherlock (19) with 71 and Vincent O’Grady (24) with 71. In last week’s club singles the winner was Liam McInerney (21) with 47 points from David Duhig (12) with 44 points and Paudie O’Connell (27), also with 44 points. Jason Dormer (6) won the gross with 34 points. Last week’s open singles was won by Declan Reidy (10) with 66 nett from David Barry (11) with 68 with third spot filled by Noel Mulcahy (12) with 69 nett. Jason Considine and Eoin Glynn were joint winners of the gross with 71. The open singles continues on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Pat Keane (11) was the winner of the weekend’s club singles with 45 points from Kenneth Warren (11) with 44 points with third spot filled by Andrew
Mason (14) with 43 points.. Cathal Nagle (11) won the gross with 31 points. Tony Cleary (scratch) won the senior scratch cup with 72 gross. The lady captain’s (Mary McNamara) prize to the men will be played for on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the presentation at 8p.m. in the Woodstock hotel. The weekly senior men’s scramble was won by Gerry Griffey, Declan Rigney and John Dormer with 48 points. ENNIS GOLF CLUB: Ennis captain Frank Gormley’s fourball last weekend was won by Brendan Pyne (9) and Tom Gallery (18) with 47 points. They had two to spare over Kieran Patton (19) and Andrew McGloin (9) with David Casey (14) and Gary Collins (3) in third spot with 44 points followed by Ollie O’Loughlin (11) and Tony McInerney (15) with 43 points. Woodstock’s Jonathan Clohessy (13) won the Friday open singles with 42 points from Darragh Murphy (7) who returned a similar score. Aaron Greene (15) was third with 41 points. Alan and Michael Butler won the Tuesday fourball with 34 points, one ahead of John Gavin and Pat Murphy. Open week starts on this Thursday, July 7 and it will run until Sunday July 17 The Eileen Murphy foursomes was the competition for ladies at Ennis last week when Cora
Kerins and Noreen Courtney (28) won with 39 points from Kitty Morris and Patricia Moroney (18) with 38 points with third spot filled by Suzanne Deane and Elaine Whelan (23), also with 38 points. In the 9 hole stableford competition the overall winner was Sinead O’Sullivan (26) with 21 points. Division 1 was won by Bridget Hoey (12) with 16 points, division 2 was won by Ruth Nihill (17) with 15 points while division 3 was won by Liz Kelly (21) with 18 points EAST CLARE GOLF CLUB: The NBCRI Play in Pink day at East Clare was a big success. The winners in the ladies section were Noreen Skehan, Mary Woulfe and Noreen O’Grady from Sinead Hegarty Phil Butler and Shannon Hegarty from Ennis G.C. with third place filled by the Woodstock tesm of Annmarie Russell, Margaret Gough and Margaret Ann Killeen.
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The winners in the men’s section were Kieran Fox, Ger Crotty and Colm Kelly from Darren O Sullivan, Danny Minogue and Jackie McHugh with third place filled by Donal O ‘Grady, Tony Nelson and Tim Walsh. The overall winner in the ladies golfer of the year medal competition was Marie Donnellan with a nett 73. the category winners were Noreen Doyle with 75, Margaret MacNamara with 74 and Breda McCarthy with 76. In the men’s golfer of the year June medal competition the winner was Teddy Murphy with a nett 66 from Martin Crotty with 67 with Ray K. McInerney in third spot, also with 67. Fionn McGuinness won the gross with 72. The Thursday open was won by Ronan McGuinness with 38 points from Stephen Moloney with 36 points, Darren O’Sullivan with 35 points, Kevin Wallis with 35 points and Kieran MacNamara, also with 35 points.
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Ryan to be returned as CDSL Chair PÁRAIC MCMAHON paraic@clareecho.ie
KILRUSH’s JASON RYAN is to be returned unopposed as Chairman of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) with contests on course to occur for the roles of Fixtures Secretary and Munster FA Delegate. Last year’s Annual General Meeting held six months after the abrupt resignations of Oliver Fitzpatrick (Chairman) and Michael Lydon (Fixtures Secretary) heard appeals from newly elected officers to give them a two-year term and it appears that their request has been supported by clubs. Formerly the CDSL’s registrar, Jason stood up to the role of Chairman following Fitzpatrick’s resignation and he is the only candidate nominated and is set to be elected at next Thursday’s AGM. The Kilrush Rangers
clubman has had to contend with a hectic first season including its cancellation due to COVID-19, lodging of complaints between officers, how the conclusion of the Second Division was handled between Connolly Celtic and Rhine Rovers plus the controversy surrounding the deduction of points from Sporting Ennistymon leading to their relegation from the Premier Division. Viewed as one of the most influential members of the committee, Ennis Town FC’s Tony Downey will also be returned unopposed as the CDSL Treasurer. He was manager of the Ennis club’s U19 side which contested the Munster final and was also in charge of their Premier Division side. Denis Collins who was a mentor alongside Downey for the U19 side is to continue as Secretary. Long-serving official Ronnie Pyne, a former Chairperson of the Clare Schoolboys/ Schoolgirls Soccer League (CSSL) is the sole candidate for Vice Chairman. Shannon’s Jim Madden is the only nominee for PRO with
Burren Utd’s Frank Burke on course to be returned as Women’s Officer. Appointed Registrar last year, Eddie Crowe of Sporting Ennistymon is set to be re-elected for the second year. He had been vocal in his criticism of fellow officials following the deduction of six points from his club for fielding a player without completing an international transfer certificate (ITC). Two candidates are nominated for Fixtures Secretary. The sitting Brendan Browne of Manus Celtic is facing competition from Eoghan McNulty of Bridge Utd. There is also the possibility of a contest for the two Munster FA delegate positions. Thomas Leahy, Donal Magee and Mickey Guilfoyle have received nominations but it is anticipated that Leahy will not be standing. Shannon Town’s Ger Kelly is an outgoing delegate but has not received any nomination. Avenue Utd’s Tommy Molloy has announced that he will be stepping down as the CDSL’s Youth Liaison and Child Pro-
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tection Officer. The Ennis man will stay involved with the CSSL as SFAI Delegate. McNulty and Magee who would be new additions to the CDSL if elected are also nominated to join the Committee which also includes Alan McCoy of Newmarket Celtic and Bunratty/Cratloe manager Dean Russell. Treacy’s West County Hotel is to host this year’s AGM next Thursday (July 14th).
Murray makes the most of 90th anniversary celebrations in Galway
90TH anniversary celebrations took place at Galway Greyhound Stadium and it was Sixmilebridge’s Stephen Murray who proved to be the man in form. Murray notched a double on the card. Arrowhead was most impressive as he showed superior stamina to see off Astro Podge in the closing stages. Owned by Kevin Ryan of Ruan, Arrowhead came away well from six but was headed early doors as Astro Podge, despite drifting wide, headed proceedings at the opener. A two-dog affair thereafter, Arrowhead made his move midway down the back and despite having the door slammed shut at the point, the son of Pat C Sabbath showed good determination to come back for more and claim a half length victory. The time was a fast 29.08.20s. In the concluding race of the night, a 350-yard sprint, the double was secured as Inishodriskol maintained her unbeaten career start to make it three wins on the spin. Owned by Mary Grace of Shannon, Inishodriskol was an even money chance at the off and although narrowly headed by Caislean Ciara on the run to the turn, the daughter of Magical Bale and Donation took charge around the bottom two bends. Nip and tuck on the run to the finishing line, Inishodriskol kept enough in reserve to hold off Caislean Ciara by a head on the line. The time was 19.64.10s. Friday night’s card featured two graded stakes finals sponsored by the W.G.O.B.A and the opening round of an S7 Sprint Stake also sponsored by the local Owners and Breeders Association. In the opening heat of the WGOBA S7 350 Stake Bobtailbutter-
cup was away best towards the outside but it was the red jacketed Knoppogue Star that showed the best early pace along the rails to lead from Creevy Bird and Bobtailbuttercup as they approached the opening bend. Between the two bends Knoppogue Star opened up a two length advantage and staying on well, the son of Skywalker Rafa and Malteaser scored by two and three quarter lengths for owner-trainer Donal Duggan of Tulla in 19.39 from Creevy Bird. The second round heats of the John Whelan Memorial Kennedy Cup were the main attraction to Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night last and there was no doubt about the star performer as Stream of Sydney built on her opening round win with a stunning display in heat two. After winning her opening round assignment in a brisk 28.55, the Pat Buckley-trained Stream of Sydney shot to the top of the outright market and she strengthened that position with a quite incredible display in racing to a comfortable victory. Owned by the sponsors brother, Austin Whelan who hails from North Clare, Stream of Sydney donned the blue jacket in heat two and she produced another impeccable start to show immediate acceleration and take control on the run to the turn. From here, there was no stopping the daughter of Droopys Sydney and Jet Stream Proof as the 1/2 shot bound clear of the chasing pack and it was evident a special clock on the horizon. Powering around the bottom two bends, Stream of Sydney was relentless in racing to facile nine length victory over Wizard in second. The time was a red-hot 28.29 and the remaining qualifying position went to Jackals Jewel, who was a further six lengths back in third.
Shannon Town seal U19 double SHANNON TOWN UTD recorded an U19 double after they impressively dismantled the challenge of Tulla Utd on Sunday. Jack Ryan, Charlie Morrison, Kevin Kelly and Daithí Lohan all hit the target as Shannon Town secured a 4-0 victory over Tulla Utd in the Ennis Carpets U19 Clare Cup Final. Following a commanding performance in the heart of their defence, Lohan was named as the man of the match. A place in the final was secured for the Shannon side on Wednesday when they overcame the challenge of local rivals, Bridge Utd with a 3-0 win. Kevin Kelly provided two goals with Fionn McInerney also hitting the target on this occasion. Tulla had reached the semi-finals of the Munster U19 competition with Ennis Town contesting the final against Midleton, Shannon’s success in a highly competitive age-group will certainly be viewed as an impressive feat.
In the opening heat of the night, Tromora Rocket ensured she kept her unbeaten record intact in the stake with an off-the-pace performance. Owned by David Hogan, of Quilty, Tromora Rocket went to traps a 5/2 shot and she broke in front from the middle to dictate the opening yards. However, the inside duo of Mohane Maggie and Hello Tommy outpaced their rivals early on and it was the former who took charge on the rail.
Tromora Rocket wasn’t to be denied however and after showing big speed down the back, the daughter of Ballymac Bolger raced around both Mohane Maggie and Hello Tommy before staying on strongly to deny another fast finisher in the form of Brickfield Cody in trap six. The time was 28.99 with Hello Tommy just a half length further back in third.
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Foley, Malachy Cross, Clare Date of Death: Monday 4th July 2022
Meehan, Vera Broadford, Clare Date of Death: Sunday 3rd July 2022
Moloney, Phil Flagmount, Clare Date of Death: Friday 1st July 2022
Kelly (née Carroll), Catherine (Kay) Meelick, Clare Date of Death: Tuesday 5th July 2022
O’Connell, Niall Tuamgraney, Clare Date of Death: Friday 1st July 2022
Malone, James (Jimmy) Kilkee, Clare Date of Death: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Petticrew (née Campbell), Margaret Shannon, Clare Date of Death: Sunday 3rd July 2022
Normoyle, John Clarecastle, Clare Date of Death: Thursday 30th June 2022
Morgan (née Treacy), Elaine Carrigaholt, Clare Date of Death: Monday 4th July 2022
Kelly (née Cooney), Margaret (Peggy) Spancilhill, Clare Date of Death: Friday 1st July 2022
McMahon, John Tubber, Clare Date of Death: Saturday 2nd July 2022
Lahiff, Dermot J. Shannon, Clare Date of Death: Friday 1st July 2022
Molloy, John Shannon, Clare Date of Death: Monday 4th July 2022
Pender, John (Jack) Cranny, Clare Date of Death: Thursday 30th June 2022
Nagle, Val Kilfenora, Clare Date of Death: Sunday 3rd July 2022
Broderick, Patrick (Paddy) Scariff, Clare Date of Death: Wednesday 29th June 2022
O’Connell, Morgan (Morgie) Cranny, Clare Date of Death: Sunday 26th June 2022
Clancy, Patrick (Pat) Kildysart, Clare Date of Death: Thursday 30th June 2022
O’Connor, John (Johnny) Broadford, Clare Date of Death: Friday 1st July 2022 Seymour (née Conneely), Norah Ardnacrusha, Clare Date of Death: Thursday 30th June 2022 Hennessy (née Keane), Maureen Ennis, Clare Date of Death: Wednesday 29th June 2022
THE MIRACLE PRAYER Dear Heart of Jesus, In the past, I have asked for man favours. This time, I ask you This special favour. (Mention Favour) Take It dear Heart of Jesus, And place it within Your own broken heart Where your Father sees it, Then in His Merciful Eyes It will become your favour Not mine. Amen.
Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise Publication. Favour will be granted.
‘As we come to the end of June, the month of the Sacred Heart remember to say, daily, ‘O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in thee’
PLANNING CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL KILCLOHER, KILMALEY, CO. CLARE FURTHER INFORMATION/REVISED PLANS PLANNING REF: P21/1087 Development Description: The construction of an extension to the rear of an existing dwelling house along with alterations to the existing dwelling, a new sewage treatment system and ancillary works Location: Kilcloher, Kilmaley, Co. Clare Take notice that Joseph Murphy has lodged significant further information in respect of planning application P21/1087. This information and planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority of Clare County Council, Planning Department, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis, Co Clare during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the further information or revised plans may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, not later than 2 weeks after the receipt of the newspaper notice and site notice by the planning authority or in the case of a planning application accom-
panied by an EIS within 5 weeks of receipt of such notices by the planning authority. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL CARTRON TD., NEW QUAY, CO. CLARE, H91 D8YP Take notice that Clare Fader & Brad Cokendolpher intend to apply for Planning Permission to a) convert the attic space in the existing dwelling house to a habitable space, b) to demolish the existing sunroom and construct a single storey extension to the front and side of the existing dwelling house, c) to construct a detached garage/ store/plantroom and d) to expose and inspect the existing waste water treatment system and upgrade where necessary including all site services and ancillary site works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Planning Authority, in writing, on payment of a fee of €20.00 within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the
Authority of the Planning Application. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL LECARROWMORE, KILMALEY, CO CLARE Take notice that Jason & Niamh Pyne intend to apply to the planning authority for permission to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL BRICKHILL EAST, CRATLOE, CO. CLARE Take notice that Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd of Osprey House, Carmody Street, Ennis, Co. Clare 065 6893565 www.foudyconsulting. ie. intend to apply to the planning authority on be-
half of Damien & Sarah Crosse for permission to (a) demolish previously constructed extensions (b) construct new side and rear extensions together with alterations and all associated site development works and services at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL CLARINA, LAHINCH, CO. CLARE, V95 A5W0 Take notice that Maree Vaughan intends to apply for permission to replace the existing flat roof with a pitched roof on the projection to the front of the building & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, during its public opening
hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL ATTYTERRILA, RUAN, CO. CLARE Take notice that Noel & Teresa O’Loughlin intend to apply to Clare County Council for planning permission to retain & complete works to dwelling house presently under construction. The works involve P15/189, the appropriate period for which was extended by planning reference P20/274 – • Provision of single storey extension to rear of house • Alteration of design of house from dormer to storey and a half with consequent elevational changes • Relocation of waste water treatment tank from front to rear of dwelling house with percolation area remaining at front of house • The provision of all ancillary works The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning
Authority, Clare County Council planning department, Aras Contae an Chláir, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL BALLYNAHINCH, TULLA, CO. CLARE Take notice that Martin Gallagher intends to apply for permission to build a new dwelling, garage, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL KILCLOHER, KILMALEY, CO. CLARE, V95 RY20 Take notice that Diarmuid Keane + Associates Ltd. (065-9083667, www. diarmuidkeane.ie) intend to apply to Clare County Council on behalf of Gareth Thompson for planning permission to convert the attic space to residential accommodation to include the construction of a dormer window to the rear elevation along with all associated site works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.
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is allegedly the location of first recorded settlement at 1Bunratty which of the following? 6The Bunratty Castle was... . The last British soldier to die in Clare during the Irish War of Independence . The oldest castle in Ireland . The film set for the movie Brave Heart
. Vikings . Norsemen . The O’Brien family
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End of the Raite river . Rats crumbs . Hot buns
In 2018, the Armada Table - a res9 ident of Bunratty - was put up for auction by its owner Lord Inchiquin. How much did it sell for? . 3,600 . 36,000 . 360,000
famous politician’s ances10Which try is linked to Bunratty Castle? . Donald Trump . Boris Johnson . Vladimir Putin
Spot the Difference Can you spot the difference? Spot the 7 differences. The answers will be revealed in next weeks edition.
6. Norsemen 7. MacNamaras 8. Viscount Lord Gort 9. €360,000 10. Boris Johnson
How old is Durty Nellies pub in 4 Bunratty this year? .
. Viscount Lord Ennis . Viscount Lord Gort . Viscount Lord Jaffa Cake
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1. The last British soldier to die in Clare... 2.349 3. Shannon Heritage 4. 400 years 5. End of the Raite river
. The Government . Shannon Heritage . Clare County Council
. Nike symbol missing on runners (left) . Symbol on top missing (centre) . Crest missing (right)
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