The Clare Echo 15/09/22 by The Clare Echo

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‘Very winterdifficultahead’

Dowling defended the measures, “there is nothing disgraceful about trying to maintain the services we provide”. Head of Finance, Noeleen Fitzgerald explained that a return to the standard rate of the LPT would leave the Council with a loss of €1.4m while the proposed reduction would equal a €2.75m loss.

Barefield’s Cllr Ann Norton (IND) warned of a “very difficult winter” ahead. “People are finding it difficult to put food on the table and are scared of what is coming. We’re coming out of one crisis where people didn’t know if they were coming or going, now we’re heading into another crisis that is going to leave a financial hit on so many people.”

in Clare will have to pay the highest rate of local property tax (LPT) for the next two years. It follows a vote by county councillors to maintain the high rate of 15 per cent which has been in place for the past three years. A counter-proposal by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) to reduce the LPT was defeated 23-3, he said “the cost of living has gone out of control”. Those in favour of maintaining the status quo referenced the reduction in rate bands set by the Government last December which will see some homeowners paying less tax. County Council Chief Executive, Pat

Warning as Council vote on high property tax

lFOR DAD: The Mc Namara family Killimer recently held a charity shave and waxathon in the Fisherman's hut Knock to raise funds for Regina House Kilrush & Milford Care Centre in grateful appreciation of the kind and tender care both facilities gave to their late father PJ Mc Namara, Killimer who passed away following a short illness in April 2021. A raffle was also held on the night with many local businesses very generously donating prizes. They raised €3,721 for each facility and the presentation of cheques was done on Saturday. The Mc Namara family would like to thank most sincerely all those who donated money and the many businesses that sponsored spot prizes to make this event so successful. Pictured the Regina House cheque presentation were: (Back L to R) Sujan George, Assumpta Kennedy Senior Staff Nurse, Kathleen Carroll, Anthony Mc Namara, Nora Mc Namara, Margaret Chandler, Annie Keane, Bridget Mc Namara, Chiara Mc Namara, Maryanne Mc Namara, Sandra Grogan and (Front L to R) Sarah Mc Namara, Tony Carroll, Owen Chandler, Mary Mc Namara

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Mayor of Clare, Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) will also join guests from across the life sciences sector in Ireland as well as business, academic and political stakeholders from the region at the official opening.

In August 2020, MeiraGTx announced they were undergo a multi-million euro expansion in Shan non creating up to 100 jobs in Co Clare.

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The Cork native will cut the ribbon on the 150,000sq ft facility which is split across three buildings.Theclinical stage gene therapy company has a campus which is globally unique in its capability and serves as a significant boost for the biotechnol ogy sector in Ireland.

CEO and President of MeiraGTx, Dr Alexandria Forbes and Rich Giroux, COO & CFO of MeiraGTx will bring the Taoiseach on the tour of the campus.

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TAOISEACH, Micheál Martin (FF) will be in County Clare this weekend, writes Páraic McMahon. He is to officially open MeiraGTx’s new GMP manufacturing facility in Shannon this Friday.

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Dowling said that the Ukrainian Hub established and run by Mná Ag Gáire’ “has proven very suc cessful in Ennis. It provides a ven ue for a pop-up shop and is an ideal location for meet and greets, training courses, yoga, art and many other classes and activities”.

'Critical' to know number of Ukrainians in hotel rooms

Through the pledged property call made through Irish Red Cross in March, the Council are working in partnership with Mid-West Si mon to match Ukrainian individ uals and families to approximately 35 remaining pledged properties.

“We need to understand the im plications on next year’s tourism offering”.

Pat Dowling, Chief Executive of the Council in response said that there were “commercial sensitiv ities” attached to the matter. He said that individual meetings in each Municipal District would be arranged.InJuly,

Clare repre sentative has said it is “absolutely critical” that the amount of ho tel bedrooms unavail able in the county due to displaced Ukrainians be made available.

rise during in the coming month,” a member of senior management stated.Speaking at Monday’s meeting of the County Council, Cllr Cillian Murphy (FF) led the call to ascer

a new directorate was established in the Council to re spond to the impact of the ongo ing crisis in the Ukraine. The new directorate is led by Acting Direc tor of Services, Jason Murphy with Administrative Officer, Pádraig MacCormaic. New members will be joining the team in September.

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A second centre is managed and operated through Obair in New market-on-Fergus. It has capacity for between 10-20 depending on the nature of family units.

tain how many hotel bedrooms are out of circulation off the back of housing displaced Ukrainians.

As reported by The Clare Echo last month, Government contracts were signed with seven accom modation providers in the coun ty worth a cumulative €6.36m to house Ukrainian refugees in the second quarter of this year.

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Clarity was also sought by the Kilkee representative on the ser vices offered by the accommoda tion providers to their guests, “this should not be a secret, it is public money that is being spent”.

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Latest information from Clare County Council indicates that approximately 2,700 displaced Ukrainians are living in hotel or hostel accommodation across 23 premises in 12 towns and villages in the county. “While it is difficult to be accurate with projections it is expected that these numbers will

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Dowling’s monthly management report detailed that their rest cen tre based in the Quin Rd, Ennis which has capacity for 30 people was developed by the members of the Clare Civil Defence “and has proven to be a vital focal point

in the County’s response efforts. The facility is a credit to the Civil Defence Team and the volunteers who spent many hours building and operating it over the last num ber of months”. He said that ar rangements are to be finalised for the ongoing facility management of the service.

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Rising energy costs 'won't switch off Christmas lights'

this winter despite ongoing ef forts to keep down energy costs.

DEIRDRE Murphy has been ap pointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Clare GAA, The Clare Echo can Chairmanreveal.ofClare GAA, Ki eran Keating informed County Board officers on Tuesday night that the interviewing panel had recommended the appointment of the Clooney woman. She will begin the role on the first week of TheOctober.roleof COO/Head of Op erations is intended to evolve into a Chief Executive Officer,

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Deirdre Murphy appointed as Clare GAA's first Chief Operating Officer CLARE

County Council remain de termined they will not have to switch off Christmas lights

remains determined to plough on with decorative lights to mark the festive season.

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Festive lighting has been managed in the Shannon Town

lighting across the Killaloe Municipal District “is community driven for the most part,” the Council acknowl edged. “We are not responsible for the setting up or control of the same in the MD”.

As part of the Government’s latest energy saving plans, it has been reported nationally that local authorities have been giv en the green light to consider leaving festive lights switched off to cut back on energy costs over the Christmas period as prices continue to soar.

as per the strategic plan of Clare GAA. The hiring of an individ ual to fill the paid position is viewed as a turning point in the Association's history within the county. From the outset, she had been one of the strongest candi dates in a field which included a sitting County Board officer, former officials and club officers.

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Planning is underway for the Christmas in Ennis festival and staff within the Ennis Municipal District wish “to include Christ mas lights as normal”. A spokes person for the local authority stated, “However, we will con tinue to review the situation in light of any Government guide lines in relation to energy con servation”.Families from across the county have attended the Christmas in Ennis festival pri or to restrictions on crowds due to the pandemic with the at mosphere created savoured by young and old.

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For close to two decades, Deir dre represented Clare camogie at adult inter-county level, mak ing her debut in 1997, getting the call from Patricia O’Grady. She was captain of the side that claimed the All-Ireland ju nior title in 2008 and claimed a

A founding member of the Women’s Gaelic Players Asso ciation in 2015, Deirdre played a critical role in securing Gov ernment funding for the group a year later as it sought better representation and recognition for female inter-county players and helped to open them up to

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In Clare, the local authority

Park for the past two years by the Shannon Municipal Dis trict. The lighting in the ameni ty is new and will have a smaller energy requirement thus lim iting the potential curtailment thisChristmaswinter.

Munster senior championship in 2012 managed by John Car mody. In 2014, she was named as Clare’s camogie player of the decade in a concept to mark the 110th anniversary of the Camo gie Association. She was nom inated for an All Star award on seven occasions.

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further opportunities. She re mained part of the WGPA board untilDuties2019.include the manage ment and supervision of full and part-time personnel, ensuring all approved policy matters are applied, allowing Clare GAA to meet the highest standards of transparency, integrity and ac countability.TheCOO will also assist with the implementation of the five year strategic plan including the production of an annual opera tions plan and a framework to enable officers to operate as an effective team.

Similarly, the West Clare Mu nicipal District are “not directly responsible for Christmas lights that are installed in the MD but support various Community Groups where required each year. The West Clare MD will again engage with local Coun cillors and Community groups."

AVOTE

Councillors vote to retain highest rate of property tax

to reduce the local property tax rate in Clare was resound ingly defeated on Monday and instead councillors opted to keep the highest rate for the next two years.

Homeowners in the county will now pay 15 percent above the standard rate in 2023 and 2024 following the decision reached at Monday’s meeting of the local authority. The increased rate has been in place in Clare for the past threeShannonyears. based, Cllr Gerry Fly nn (IND) submitted a proposal to reduce the rate by 15 percent and he was supported in his call by Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) and Cllr Ann Norton (IND).

Both Flynn and McGettigan have for the past two years at tempted to reduce the rate but have been defeated by the Fian na Fáil and Fine Gael majority of

FOR: Cllr Ann Norton (IND), Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND), Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF)

For the Chief Executive of the County Council to propose an increase in the standard rate for the next two years was “disgrace ful,” Cllr Flynn commented. He said a change should only be ap plied on a single year basis. “It’s very easy to get bogged down by statistics, we’ve got a lot through the Chief Executive and Head of Finance but for most people they are concerned about coping when the cost of living has gone out of control”.Notchanging the rate served as “a failure on us to not recognise the hardship on families,” said Cllr McGettigan. She noted that the difference in a couple of euros for some equated with the presence or absence of a pint of milk on the

AGAINST: Cllr Mark Nestor (FF), Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG), Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF), Cllr Paul Murphy (FG), Cllr Pat Daly (FF), Cllr Joe Cooney (FG), Cllr Pat Hayes (FF), Cllr Pat Burke (FG), Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF), Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF), Cllr John Crowe (FG), Cllr Michael Begley (IND), Cllr PJ Ryan (IND), Cllr Pat McMahon (FF), Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF), Cllr Shane Talty (FF), Cllr Joe Killeen (FF), Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG), Cllr Liam Grant (GP), Cllr PJ Kelly (FF), Cllr Bill Chambers (FF), Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG), Cllr Cillian Murphy (FF)

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All representatives are aware of concerns and inflation, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) insisted. “It is very important we continue to deliver services. In fairness to the Gov ernment, there is a budget com

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Pat Dowling, the Council’s Chief Executive said he stood over the proposal to maintain the highest rate for the next two years.

NOT PRESENT: Cllr Mary Howard (FG), Cllr Ian Lynch (IND)

ing out and they are talking about spending €7bn to help families get through these tough times”.

county councillors, Cllr Michael Begley (IND), Cllr PJ Ryan (IND) and Cllr Liam Grant (GP) also sid ed with the majority to squash the reduction proposal by 23-3 while the duo of Cllr Ian Lynch (IND) and Cllr Mary Howard (FG) were absent for the vote.

HOW THEY VOTED:

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“It is an unacceptable delay,” the Lisdoonvarna man re marked.Hissentiments were shared by the Council’s Chief Execu tive, Pat Dowling. “You don’t have to remind us about a par ticular bridge in Ennistymon, it is being pushed and pressed in every way, it has taken way too long, it is a bad example of how we get capital infrastruc tures delivered on the ground. We’re waiting for the final bit,”

The Lisdoonvarna Festival began 160 years ago when visiting gentry came to take

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Frustration brewing over two year Blake's Corner delays

the waters at the spa and looked to match their unmarried children with suitable part ners. Now known as the Matchmaking the Festival offers music, dancing and daily matchmaking sessions for hopeful single tons. Thousands of people are expected to attend the Festival following a two-year ab sence because of Covid restrictions, but for some the weekend may be challenging.

“Events like the Lisdoonvarna Festival are designed to be enjoyable occasions. Howev er, for some people it can be lonely and iso lating to be in a festival atmosphere where they may be overwhelmed by feelings of loss and despair because of what may be happen ing or has happened in their lives.

Fourteen months later, no outcome has been made clear. Prior to this, efforts to hold the

A two day oral hearing was held by An Bord Pleanála on June 9th and 10th of 2021 for the N67/N85 Inner Relief Road Ennistymon (Blake’s Corner) compulsory purchase order.

Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG) ap pealed to management of the local authority to put pressure on An Bord Pleanála to pro vide details of their decision.

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hearing took 12 months.

offer emotional support to anyone in need.

Volunteers from Samaritans Festival Branch, who come from all branches in the country, will be available throughout the weekend of 16th to 18th Sept to anyone who wants to talk.

As Samaritans we know very well the ben efits of sharing, understanding and valuing individual experiences. Samaritans Festival Branch attend approximately eight festivals each summer supporting hundreds of peo ple every Samaritanyear.Festival

“There is a saying ‘A burden shared is a burden halved’. As Samaritans, we know from experience that it is helpful to talk and to share feelings. We are trained to listen. We do not advise. We do not offer solutions. We give people time and space to talk, to express their feelings, and we help them to explore options in dealing with any issues facing them,” said Tony.

brewing among elect ed and non-elected members of Clare County Council over the two year wait for a decision on whether works at Blake’s Corner can progress.

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Director Tony Leech believes that this year more than ever it is important that people have a chance to talk about their feelings following the difficulties they may have had to cope with during the past two years.

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heConstructionreplied. of a new bridge approximately 80m up stream of the existing Michael Conway Bridge is proposed as part of the inner relief road. The scheme was developed to “address the serious traffic congestion issues” in Ennisty mon.Areview of previous stud ies of the junction at Blake’s Corner, a traffic modelling assessment of the improve ment options and a design of an improvement scheme have all been carried out to find a solution to deal with the long-standing traffic problems in Ennistymon.

VOLUNTEERS from Samaritan's Festival Branch will be at Lisdoonvarna Matchmak ing Festival from the 16th to 18th Sept to

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Samaritans to take part in Matchmaking Festival

Wearing the mayoral chains in the Ennis Municipal District for a second time was made possible for Cllr Clare Colleran Mol loy (FF) as a result of Cllr Nestor’s decision. She said that he had been “walking the walk and talking the talk since he was a very young man”. She recalled how well he spoke at the Fianna Fáil Ennis Comhairle Ceann tair selection convention when he initially missed out on a place on the ticket. She went as far as to predict that he would one day be come an Archbishop.

han, Seamus O’Sullivan, Gerry Reidy and Tom O’Callaghan were among those in the public gallery along with Cathal Crowe TD (FF). His Ennis colleague, Cllr Pat Daly (FF) predicted Mark would be as successful in the priesthood as he was in local politics. “You represented Cloughleigh to fantastic effect,

CHEERS: Mark Nestor celebrates his election to Clare County Council in 2019Photo by Martin Connolly

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Cllr Nestor admitted that he thoroughly enjoyed his three years in politics. “What can I say, very simply thank you very much from the bottom of your heart, the kindness you showed to me as the youngest council lor in Clare is very much appreciated”. He was hopeful the experience gained in political life would stand to him in the priesthood. “It has always been my intention to serve the people of Clare to the best of my ability, I intend to do so going forward but in a different capacity”. Nestor concluded, “with the help of God, I will be back working in the county of Clare”. the help of God, I will be back working in Clare'

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saw that with vote you got. I’ve no doubt you will be a fine priest and a Bishop. I believe you’re flying to Madrid on Wednesdays, myself and Mace (Cllr Pat McMahon) had a discussion, we’re Man Utd supporters, if it happens that they are drawn against Real Madrid, maybe the monastery could spare a

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ovation was ex tended to Cllr Mark Nestor (FF) as he attended his final Council meeting on Monday with his colleagues predicting he will one day become an Archbishop.

As first reported by The Clare Echo, the Cloughleigh man has resigned his seat on Clare County Council to enter the priest hood. First elected to the local authority in 2019, he vacated the post on Tuesday morn ing and heads to The Royal English College of Valladolid in Madrid to begin his initia tion to the priesthood on Wednesday.

Addressing Monday’s meeting, Mayor of Clare, Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) noted that Nestor’s departure was “unique in a sense”. He commended the county’s youngest councillor for his “extraordinary” service to the people, his community and Fianna Fáil. “It is a brave and courageous decision, you are a person and a man to be admired and respected”.Supporters of Nestor including Tony Bro

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Cost, consents, maintenance and absence of wastewater infrastructure were flagged by Kennelly as difficulties. No funding scheme exists to build such facilities, he said while noting Carrigaholt was adjacent to both a special area of conservation and a special protection area which would require a part 8 planning permission and environmental consent. Due to the lack of sewage collection and treatment infrastructure, he explained, “either a large irrigation area, a chemical toi let or a large holding tank will be required. These options may not be suitable or envi

“If promises were any good, there would

Challenges exist in replicating the Doolin facilities in Carrigaholt, senior executive en

Both Doolin and Carrigaholt are strong contenders to form part of Clare County Council’s application for inclusion in the €50m pilot scheme by the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government, Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG) felt. by PÁRAIC McMAHON

Failed promises for water infrastructure 'part of programme of planned obsolescence'

to get toilet facilities in Carrigaholt are proving to be no quickCarrigaholtflush. is among the 52 towns and villages in the county without adequate wastewater infrastructure which will mean in the upcoming County Development Plan that lands could be de zoned, massively hindering the potential of future developments. Citing the popularity of The Wild Atlantic Way particularly “the thousands of visitors that frequent the vil lage of Carrigaholt during the summer sea son,” Cllr Gabriel Keating appealed to Clare County Council to equip the South-West Clare village with toilet facilities “similar to those provided in Doolin car park”.

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be a wastewater treatment plant already in Carrigaholt, several Ministers have said an nouncements were around the corner and that never happened,” Cllr PJ Kelly (FF) ob served. Cllr Keating pointed to a change of Government at the time for impacting on this.Current policies left Cllr Kelly very fear ful for the future of rural West Clare, “In the context of the County Development Plan and everything else, it is a programme of planned obsolescence, these areas will not be there in 20 years”. Cllr Joe Killeen (FF) added, Killeen “without a wastewater scheme within an area the amount of land zoned is miniscule”.

gineer in the West Clare Municipal District, Alan Kennelly outlined. “While Carrigaholt may not have the visitor numbers of Doolin, the village is becoming increasingly popu lar with tourists, helped by its location on the Wild Atlantic Way and its Green Coast beach,” he acknowledged. An initial assess ment on the type of toilet and possible loca tions could occur, he said.

ronmentally desirable in Carrigaholt”. Ken nelly added, “If permanent toilets are built, or temporary ‘portaloos’ placed, in Carri gaholt resources will be required to ensure that they are cleaned and serviced to the re quiredSpeakingstandard”.atthe September meeting of the West Clare MD, Cllr Keating commented, “We’ve some good news since, we have been in a position to identify a plot of land for a wastewater treatment plant and we have the funding to pay for it, we have the support and signatures of the community, we’re tick ing all the Portableboxes”.toilets were an “ideal” tempo rary solution according to the Cross native. He believed the absence of a site dedicated to campervans was also impacting on the area, “there was 27 there one morning on the green which is owned by the Council, a proper site could include campervans”.

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Following on from her success with the Lahinch Ladies Senior Cup team, Aideen Walsh received an invitation to compete at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

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A Traffic Management Plan also has been

Staff of Clare County Council’s Shannon Municipal District and the local community of Newmarket-on-Fergus have been bus ily preparing ahead of the event in recent weeks. The works include maintenance of green areas and vegetation on routes lead ing to the venue, drainage works in the area, together with assistance and advice to Dro moland Castle and the tournament organ isers based on the experience of previously hosting large events in Clare in recent years.

put in place by the tournament organisers in conjunction with Clare County Council and An Garda Síochána to ensure that spectators enjoy a stress free journey to and from Dro moland.ClareCounty Council will host a marquee on the grounds of Dromoland Castle to pro mote Clare as an attractive destination for golf enthusiasts, as well as showcase Clare’s abundance of visitor attractions and activ ities. Visit Clare will be present to distrib ute information on the local tourism sector, while Local Enterprise Office Clare is host ing producers from across Clare to exhibit artisan food, drink and photography.

Aideen joins a field that includes LPGA winner Leona Maguire, defending champi on and former Major winner, Catriona Mat

The 2022 KPMG Women's Irish Open will see Europe's leading professional female golfers battle it out for a total prize fund of €400,000. Tickets can be purchased online at www.kpmgwomensirishopen.ie. Under 16s are free when accompanied by a paying adult.

Kyle Cannon, Operations Manager at La hinch, is leaving to take up the role of Gen eral Manager at Woodbrook Golf Club. Kyle joined Lahinch Golf Club in February 2019 and, over the intervening three and a half years, he has made a significant contribution to the running of the Club.

thew and 2022 Scandinavian Mixed winner, LinnAnGrant.Irish international golfer, Aideen will be Sports Direct’s Ambassador for the tour nament. She has also partnered with the new ‘Get A Grip’ campaign as part of the launch. She said the return of the Women’s Irish Open was “very exciting”. She added, “I’m only playing golf about 12 years so I never really had an Irish Open to look up to but I hope that something like this, if we can push on and make it a really good tournament for the younger Irish girls coming through, like 13, 14, 15 years that are really talented, it’s only right that they have something to they can aspire to in the future, a home profes sionalMeanwhile,event”.

HayesSupported by the Government and Clare County Council, the return of the Ladies European Tour (LET) event marks the first time since 2012 that women's professional golf has been staged in the Republic of Ire land.Ireland’s leading female golfer Leona Maguire is the star attraction in the event, which commences with a Pro-Am competi tion on Wednesday 21st September with the main event getting underway Thursday and continuing through Sunday. The two-time Olympian is currently ranked 16th Rolex Women’s Rankings.

KPMG Women’s Irish Open tees off at Dromoland

Pat Dowling, Chief Executive of Clare County Council, commented, “We are proud to be associated with the KPMG Women’s Irish Open and are delighted to support Mark Nolan and his staff at Dro moland Castle in hosting this prestigious event.”“The number of golf visitors to the island of Ireland continues to grow year on year and this event offers the local tourism sector the opportunity to further promote Clare as popular destination for golfing trips,” added Mr.TheDowling.ChiefExecutive commended Clare’s Local Enterprise Office, Rural Development Directorate, including the Tourism Depart ment, as well as the staff of Shannon Munic ipal District and the Local Authority’s proj ect lead Adrian Kelly for their work towards delivering a successful event at Dromoland.

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Lahinch men’s club cham pionship (John Burke Trophy), which was due to take place last weekend but had to be deferred due to the participation of the Men’s Senior Cup team in the All-Ireland finals, has been rescheduled and will now take place on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September. The lowest 21 handicap players will play off the blue tees and all other mem bers will play off the white tees.

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than 25,000 spectators are expected to attend next week’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Dromoland Cas tle’s 18-hole Championship Course, write Páraic McMahon and Seamus

spoiled for choice in Clare - a fact not lost on visitors who travel from around the world to play on our links and parkland courses. There are eleven top-class courses in the county, and most are open year-round,” he explained.TheCathaoirleach continued, “The Local Authority and my Councillor colleagues are committed to working with local accommo dation providers, the golf sector, Tourism Ireland and others to ensure that the poten tial for delivering dividends for the county from the hosting of Irish Women’s Open and the upcoming 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in neighbouring Limerick is maxi mised, just as we have done during and af ter the hosting of the 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Lahinch.”

Kyle also played a significant role in op erational, management and other projects which have contributed to the continued growth and success of the club. Kyle will finish his duties on Friday (September 16th) before commencing his new position the following Monday.

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Held 15 times between 1994 and 2012 the Women’s Irish Open has been won by some of Europe's top golfers including Norway's Suzanne Petterson, Sweden's Sophie Gus tafson, England's Laura Davies and most recently by the 2021 Solheim Cup winning Captain, Scotland's Catriona Matthew.

Cllr. Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, has congratulated Dromo land Castle on securing the rights to host the prestigious golfing event, adding that it offers a huge opportunity for Clare to once again promote the golfing experience on of fer in Clare to a national and international, audience.“When it comes to golf, we really are

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Under 16s are free when accompanied by a paying adult.

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The KPMG Women’s Irish Open is being staged on Dromoland Castle’s 18-hole Championship Course from Thursday, September 22 to Sunday, September 25.

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Meet the ‘Visit Clare’ team at the event

Don’t miss the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Dromoland Castle from September 22 to 25 Clare is Amazing, take it ALL in...

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If you can work from anywhere, choose to work from a choice of eleven DigiClare Hub locations in County Clare. You can book workspace days online as required on either an ad-hoc or planned basis.

Tickets are great value and can be purchased online www.kpmgwomensirishopen.ie.at

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Facilities at the centres include* high-speed broadband, individual hot desks, co-working desks, workspace units, meeting rooms, privacy booths, kitchen facilities, and support services.

Leona Maguire will be a star attraction as the Ladies European Tour event returns after a 10-year hiatus. It’s a special golf event not to be missed.

The KPMG Women’s Irish Open will generate worldwide TV and other media coverage, which is also a wonderful promotional opportunity for the Clarecounty.County Council’s ‘Visit Clare’ tourism team will be there for the four days of the event. Call in to see them, and pick up a free copy of the new golfing guide to the county. The guide profiles all eleven of Clare’s parkland and links courses.

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Traffic Management Plan for KPMG Women's Irish Open

07:00 - 23:00 (Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th September incl.)

No parking will be allowed on the R458 Cycleway.

The main access and egress routes for people attending the Women’s Irish Open at Dromoland Castle will be via the M18, exiting at JCT 11 (both north and southbound traffic).

In the event that additional public parking is required, an overflow car park will be opened.

FREE Public Car Parking will be at the Inn at Dromoland with accommodation for 3,000+ vehicles with car park management persons on duty from 07:00 each day.

The Main Avenue of Dromoland Castle will be closed each day from Wednesday 21st Sunday 25th September from 07:00 to 23:00. Access will only be available to emergency services during these times.

There will be NO public road closures for this event.

Shannon’s “strong FDI community” re mained integral to the Airport, Considine stated. She paid tribute to officials in the

On top of broadcasting, Rachael is the author of six novels, most recently the number one bestseller, The Letter Home.

on RTÉ Radio 1 since 2010, Rachael’s career began at Clare FM. She joined RTÉ in 1991 as a 2fm news read er and later worked as a re porter for Morning Ireland; the News at One, To day With Pat Kenny and RTÉ Television

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Paris service takes flight

Dr Loïc Guyon, Honorary Consul of France for the Midwest region recalled that it was almost three years ago when Aer Lingus had announced a new route from Shannon to Paris which was subsequently cancelled. Securing a Paris service was “first and foremost due to the work of Shannon Airport management,” he said. Dr Guyon predicted “a huge boost to French tourism, the West of Ireland and Irish tourism but the economic impact will go beyond tourism”.

IMRO nod for Rachael

Junior Minister Naughton who appears to be a strong advocate for the West of Ireland and Shannon Airport described the occa sion as “a real exciting day for the region”. She informed the engagement that she has been in Shannon “several times in a person al and official capacity” and was hopeful of being on the Paris flight in the near future.

before joining Morning Ire land as a presenter. She has also worked on a number of specialTheseseries.include The Con stituency, which focused on the issues and candidates in all of the Dail’s constitu encies, and The Big Science Debate, where an expert panel discussed the ethical challenges presented by sci entific developments.

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CEO of the Shannon Airport Group, Mary Considine noted that Shannon Air port was back to pre-pandemic levels of traffic and appealed to those present to en courage strong use of the new Paris service. She lauded the route development team at Shannon for securing the service and em phasised how their Airport was “the inter national gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way”.

Her first full-time presenting job was on Five Seven Live on RTÉ Radio 1.

in association with

Department of Transport and Minister of State for Transport, Hildegarde Naughton (FG) for their efforts to put policy measures in place “to maximise the recovery and po tential of Shannon”.

“It is the most pleasant, smooth, friendly ex perience and I would like to commend all staff at Shannon Airport, it is an exemplar of what a passenger based Airport should be”.

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Connectivity from Paris to the Mid-West and the confidence of airlines and passen gers to travel from Shannon Airport was ref erenced by the Galway native. Government funding has assisted Shannon to invest in projects such as security screening mea sures, she noted, “it has allowed Shannon to do what it does best, work with airlines”. The Junior Minister with responsibility for aviation was hopeful supports would con tinue to flow to “ensure Shannon and the Mid-West goes from strength to strength in terms of international connectivity” while acknowledging the benefits for FDI, busi ness and families.

Activity at Shannon Airport is on the rise with its car park a clear indi cator of how travel has increased. On top of this upswing is the commencement of a brand-new service to Paris Orly with a new carrier, Vueling. The twice weekly service to Paris Orly Airport will operate on Mondays and Fridays and began this week. It is the fourth new route announced for Shannon so far in Shannon’s2022.new carrier Vueling is part of the IAG group that owns Aer Lingus. Orly Airport is the nearest airport to the centre of Paris, just 13km from the city. It is the sec ond largest airport in France and provides onward connections to major European cit ies and Middle Eastern countries.

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have commenced op erations from Shannon Airport with their inaugural Paris flight taking to the skies.

Currentlyaward.a pre senter of Ireland’s most listened to radio show, Morn ing Ireland

Rachael joins Galway Bay FM’s Keith Finnegan and the late Albert Fitzger ald of Midlands 103 as the three new re cipients of the Hall of Fame

SHANNON NEWS

SHANNON’s Rachael En glish (inset) has been in ducted into the IMRO Ra dio Awards Hall of Fame, writes Páraic McMahon

A special reception was held at the de partures gate of Shannon Airport draped in blue, white and red with business and polit ical representatives to see passengers of the inaugural flight off.

Dr Styles explained, “The agrifood sector alone cannot achieve net-zero by 2050 and must look towards offsets using new forests comprising a mix of varied conif erous and broadleaf tree species that also support biodiversity and wider amenity value”.

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Dr Pietro Iannetta, Head of Eco logical Food Systems at the James Hutton institute, and a co-inves tigator on the study, said: “This research provides an independent approach and critical analysis of current GHG mitigation strategies.

net zero greenhouse gas emis sion status will be difficult to achieve by 2050 and even more challenging to maintain, new re search has revealed.

Using Ireland as a specific case study, 850 randomised scenarios were modelled, with 128 achieving net zero status in the agriculture, forestry, and other land use sector and a further 38 scenarios contrib uted to the achievement of nation al level net zero status.

However, extending this anal ysis to 2100, only 40 – or around 5% – of scenarios maintained net zeroDrstatus.Colm Duffy, Research Fellow at University of Limerick’s School of Engineering and lead author of the paper, explained, “The goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for 2050 sets clear targets for mea sures relating to energy generation and"However,use. there is a lack of clarity regarding how this is best achieved in the land use sector, which is responsible for one quar ter of global GHG emissions but is also vital for our food security”.

The research, the results of which have just been published in the prestigious Nature Sustain ability journal, show that drastic action is needed in the agri-food and forestry sectors if Ireland is to meet its targets.

Project coordinator, Dr David Styles, Associate Professor in Ag ricultural Sustainability at Univer sity of Galway and adjunct senior

These targets are a key pillar of the Programme for Government; however, scenarios modelled by researchers at University of Lim erick and University of Galway show how difficult these will be to achieve and maintain.

As the share of Ireland’s land under forest cover is among the lowest in Europe, there is high po tential for new planting, Dr Duffy also“Owingnoted.to the rotational nature of commercial forestry, carbon off sets from new forestry will weaken through time, so that only one sce nario tested sustained net-zero at the national level to 2100,” the UL research fellow explained.

The authors note that further research is needed to examine whether future cascading use of harvested wood in the bioeconomy could sustain net-zero indefinitely across a wider range of scenarios. They argue too that higher resolu tion scenario modelling is urgently needed to inform effective climate action by governments, compa nies, and individuals.

New research shows net zero 'difficult to achieve' by 2050

Under the government’s Climate Action Plan, Ireland is commit ted to a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions no later than 2050, and a reduction of 51% by 2030.

"It shows that we must look be yond 2050 to ensure that net-zero is achieved indefinitely through ambitious and strategic partner ships across the agri-food and for estry sectors”.

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lDAIRY FARMING: The bestcase scenario saw milk output sustained at 87% of 2015 levels

lecturer at UL and member of UL’s Bernal Institute was also part of the research team which provided new guidance, using Ireland’s land use sector as a case study owing to high per-capita food output and GHGTheyemissions.saythatIreland provides a unique case study opportunity giv en the contrast between the expan sion of a profitable and compara tively efficient agri-food sector and increasingly pressing climate targets.The study assessed the GHG footprints of 850 different land use combinations to identify those options capable of meeting Ire land’s 2050 target and sustaining it through to “Successful2100.scenarios demanded substantial cattle herd reduction, a dramatic increase in rates of af forestation and re-wetting most drained organic soils,” explained Dr Duffy. The best-case scenario saw milk output sustained at 87% of 2015 levels if beef output was significantly reduced. High rates of afforestation also proved to be essential to achieve net-zero.

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Then add your chopped garlic and thyme, and fry for another minute before adding your litre of stock. Allow to bubble away on a medium heat until your potatoes are soft. Roughly 15 minutes.

Step Four Ladle the soup into a bowl, sprinkle over some of the bacon pieces and drizzle with a little drop of cream. If you're feeling fancy garnish with some green stuff such as chopped chives. Serve it up with buttery bread and feel the coziness from within.

Thought for the week

Even when things seem totally lost, there are sever al reasons to be thankful. There are a lot of people out there who believe that special occasions are the only time to sit down and count their blessings. I believe that everyday is a reason to be thankful. Instead of complaining about having to go to work, be thankful that you have a job and can take care of your family. Think about all the people out there who can’t work, or those that have lost their jobs due to downsizing and the effects of the economy going bust. You have a lot of reasons to be thankful, if you just take the time to look for them.

hard to be thank ful for anything when it seems that every thing is going wrong in your world and I am not talking about the fact that the bottom has almost fallen out of the economy again, there are enough people talking about that and being so negative about things.

I write this column it is lashing bitoutside,rainit'sabreezyand

Enjoy what you have while you have it, instead of being constantly fixated on what you don’t have!

I am talking about when you might be having one of those days when your child is sick, the washing machine has just spewed soapy water all over the place, and to top it off, your car won’t start! The last thing you want to do is say thank you for any of this. But, there are reasons to be thankful in our lives. First of all, be thankful that your child is at home sick, and not in the hospital. Be thankful that you have such things as a washing machine and a car. There are many out there who don’t have these luxuries.

• 100 ml of cream plus some extra for garnishing

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Step Three

• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

When the spuds in the pot are soft we will horse in the parsley and 100ml of cream and blend every thing together. At this point we will also check our seasoning.

Don’t take your gifts and talents for granted. Don’t take your life for granted! The blessings you look at as no big deal are the same blessings many others are desperately praying and hoping for! The gifts you look at as commonplace are the same gifts many others would be absolutely thrilled to be given! Please don’t look down on your blessings – an attitude of gratitude will make room for even more blessings! Please don’t look down on your gifts and talents –your gift will make room for you and your gifts will make a way for you! Please don’t look down on your life and worth – You are valuable to God! You are precious to God! Be intentional about knowing your worth! Please don’t take your life for granted – You are living someone else’s dream!!! Avoid comparing yourself to others! Fix your eyes on God, stay in your lane and shine for God! Listen for God’s voice in everything you do! God longs to help you and guide you as you navigate life on earth!

It’s easy to sit around and grumble about the way your life is going. However, finding the silver lining can be the difference between having a bad day, and having a great day. It

• 1 litre of stock (veg or chicken)

Thought for the week SCULLYRONAN

Dear Friends, Don’t take your blessings for granted.

POTATO AND BACON SOUP

Be thankful for blessings

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Please please please don’t allow yourGodtheGod,blessingsforDon’tvulnerableinones.Takegifts!blessings!blessinginonandmistakes,with…GodBegrowingtoabundanttodiscouragementdisappointment,impatience,discontentment,orregretrobyouofexperiencinglife!DeterminekeeponlearningandbyGod’sgrace!thankfulforeverythinghasblessedyouandifyou’vemadelearnfromthem,moveon.Don’tdwellthepast!Focusonlivingthepresent:Enjoytheoftoday!TakecareofyourTakecareofyourTakecareofyourself!careofyourlovedTakecareofpeopleneed,especiallythemostinourworld.takeyourblessingsgranted,enjoyyourbythegraceofuseyourblessingstogloryofGod,andtrustwitheverydetailoflife!Amen

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Roughly chop your spuds and onions and fry them off in some hot oil in a pot for four minutes.

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can take a bit of creative thinking, but if you look deep enough, there are some positive points to focus on. Sometimes these points may seem trivial, but a positive outlook will make being thankful much easier.

honestly I am really feeling the Autumn creeping in. (Knowing my luck the sun will be splitting the rocks when this paper comes out).Anyways, it's at this time of year that I start thinking of winter warmers such as stews, casseroles and most importantly soup.

Let your sunlight lead the way Work hard at what you like to do and try to overcome all obstacles. Laugh at your mistakes and praise yourself for learn ing from them. Pick some flowers and appreciate the beauty of nature. Say hello to strangers and enjoy the people you know.Don’t be afraid to show your emo tions, laughing and crying make you feel better. Love your friends and family, they are the most import ant part of your life. Feel the calmness on a quiet sunny day.

A fellow chef Frank Murphy suggested putting fresh parsley in potato soup as it gives a lovely fresh ness to the dish, so I have incorporated that idea in here to go with my potato and bacon soup. It's a wonderful winter warmer, that should be a heavy dish to eat but it's actually lovely and light thanks to the lift that the fresh Parsley gives

Step Two

Grill your bacon until it is very well cooked, 5 minutess both sides should do it. Allow to cool and chop the bacon into teeny tiny pieces to use as a gar nish.

• 4 large potatoes

• A pinch of thyme

Step One

• 3 cloves of garlic

As your thought for the week, be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don’t know something, as it gives you the opportunity to learn.Bethankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons. Be thankful when you’re tired and weary, because it means you’ve made a difference. It’s easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

it. As always there will be an instructional video that goes with this recipe on my Instagram @Kearneycooks

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A trio of young musicians, Harpanno will perform in Sixmilebridge and David Hope will launch his new album in Shannon.

A full schedule is planned for West Clare at the tranquil setting of Lissycasey, music and dancing in Kilrush Square and Quilty. Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee will host the screening of ‘The Job of Songs’ an intimate film about musicians in County Clare fol lowed by The Riches of Clare concert.

Stories will be weaved and yarns spun at Stacks in Ennistymon with Aindrias de Sta ic and Jean Moran. Oliver O’Connell will premiere the screening of ‘Always a Jour ney Never a Destination’ at the Teach Ceoil. While ‘Real Time Science’ are looking for ward to some exciting experiments for chil dren in their online workshop.

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All genres of the arts sector will be pro grammed include music, song and dance, literature, film, art, and workshops start ing at 4.00pm until late. All events are free of charge and are suitable for all ages. In addition to showcasing traditional and es tablished work, Clare Culture Night is de lighted to include events from newly settled communities to our county.

Free events on Culture Night

events are to be held across the county on Friday next for Culture Night.

Ponies, an exciting group of musicians and singers will entertain on the steps of Ennis Courthouse.Mountshannon

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SCENES from West Clare continue to be showcased at a Kilkee exhibition, writes Páraic McMahon

Pictures of the Kilkee exhibition are of icon ic sites from the county, painted in oils. Cathal has also embraced mul timedia for the project with a virtual tour avail able online at clarearts.ie.

This year's programme, which is organ ised by Clare Arts Office and funded by Clare County Council and The Arts Coun cil, is filled with almost 40 free events across the county. Events are live marking a return to in-person events.

Ennis will host a miscellany of events throughout the evening as glór opens the evening with Laoise Kelly and Tola Custy and later that night host one of Culture Nights first late night events. The Circus

Arts Festival will ‘Shine a Light for Culture Night’ as they host a Lantern Festival in the beautiful setting of Aistear Park. Traditional music events will be held in Tulla and Tuamgraney and the Viewpoints art exhibition at Scariff Library.

Visit www.culturenight/clare/events or www.clarearts.ie

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Cathal Butler’s exhibi tion ‘Scenes from West Clare’ is on display at Cultúrlann Sweeney Gal lery in Kilkee until Friday September 23rd.

Along with the pictures on sale, there is also an opportunity to buy prints of the pictures, both framed and unframed, with limited editions of each image also available.

‘Scenes from West Clare’ is showcased by Clare Arts Office in asso ciation with the Cultúr lann Sweeney Gallery.

lAUTOGRAPH: Author and journalist Mary Kenny visited Ennis Book Shop on Saturday to sign copies of her latest book, The way we were. She is pictured with storyteller Eddie Lenihan

Additional events will be added to the programme in the run up to Culture Night.

An artist and pro fessional member with Visual Artists Ireland, Cathal works with EASI Art Studios in Ennis. He mainly paints landscapes in oils, completing sever al collections for hotels around the country.

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‘One Night For All’ is the theme of Culture Night this year with a di verse programme of events and activities for all ages planned for Co Clare.

win gold and go on to represent Sixmilebridge, Clare and Munster in the All Ireland competitions on 24th September was magical.

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Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry is a sporting mecca with so many young children who love to play and to have Thanksfun.to the coaches who give these children all these wonderful opportunities. Those children did their area and County proud and we wish them the best of luck in the All Ireland. The Rounders coaches are Corey Phelan, Sinead Hogan, Kevin and Olivia Phelan.

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For more information about World of Welcome and any other programmes provided by Clare Libraries, contact library_mailbox@clarecoco.ie or phone (065) 6846350.

The programme consists of a fiveweek course that encourages children to celebrate diversity through the arts. Pupils will visit their nearest library branch each Monday to attend interactive workshops with arts practitioners, where they will explore the topics of diversity and inclusion through puppetry, drama, music, creative writing, and podcasting.

A WAY OF COMPLEMENTARY HEALING

COFFEE MORNING PAULINE and Noel will again be holding a Bewley’s coffee morning in aid of Cahercalla hospice on September 24th at their home in Shyan, Kilmihil.

A PRESENTATION on Frequency and Energy Healing will be hosted by Imelda Kennedy at The temple Gate Hotel, Ennis on Thursday, 22nd September at Healing6pm.

in charge of your life, you can do much more than you thought you could, including healing yourself.

In UL Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry were represented by four teams in the Munster finals across Soccer and Rounders. The bond and support shown for each other along with the performances which saw our U13 girls Rounders and U15 boys Rounders

CLARE Libraries has begun a new inclusive arts and education programme with local primary schools entitled ‘World of Welcome’.

Arts practitioners include children’s author Debbie Thomas, musician Niamh O’Brien, podcaster Oisín O Cualáin, puppeteer Sarah Fuller, and actor and theatre maker Zara Starr.

Dear Sir, Aer Lingus despite assurances from the likes of Willie Walsh and government ministers that “’sure it’ll all be OK”. It just isn’t. The sale of erstwhile beloved Aer Lingus has been a complete debacle for the people of Ireland. Our, yes, our, national airline is now a poor relation of British Airways. Service is pitiful, fares are not good value and when something goes wrong big brother is nowhere to be seen. Shouts of “You’re on your own Paddy” can be imagined without any difficulty. That’s what happened last weekend. “The system” goes down, flights are cancelled and passengers are completely stranded. Why not rebook them on BA flights to Dublin/Shannon via London? Because they could not be bothered. Shame on them. The sale of Aer LINGUS was a disaster to the people of IRELAND. We been warned. Now, we can’t let anything like that happen again. We cannot trust these so called captains of industry with our nation assets and we sure can’t trust our government ministers. Fly safe!

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All participating students will come together for a special celebration in glór, Ennis on Wednesday 19th October, where storyteller Niall de Búrca promises to deliver a “hooley of tales” guaranteed to captivate his young audience.

lROUNDERS: U15 Boys – Sixmilebridge/ Kilmurry Team – Aidan Cunniffe, Aodhan Flannery, Neil Forde, Charlie Keane, Ross Kearney, Dylan Keogh, Cian Mc Inerney, Dylan Mc Inerney, Jack Mc Namara, Jack O’Halloran, Conor Peacock, Zak Phelan.

lGAELIC FOOTBALL: Ballynacally/ Lissycasey’s u14 Girls Gaelic Football team had a fantastic day in the University of Limerick on Saturday where they were crowned Munster Champions. The girls first faced Feohanagh/ Castlemahon from Limerick in the semifinal. Leading from the outset, the girls from Ballynacally/Lissycasey ensured that they held onto this lead throughout the game to secure themselves a spot in the Munster final against Skibereen from Cork. This final proved to be a very exciting and tense game, with superb defending and scoring shown by both sides. Down 4 points at half time, the girls from Ballynacally/

Imelda encouraged you to step out of your normal way of your life and to begin seeing yourself differently, as an Amazing Unique Person, to be born into a New Life every minute.

on the night are: Imelda Kennedy, Celebrant, Spiritual Medium and Soprano; Larry Conroy (Engineer), Geopathic Stress Clearing from Home and Land; Lisa Marie Duffy, Rahanni Celestial Healing; Paul O'Halloran, Irish Army (UN Peacekeeper) Shaman Catriona Davies, Frequency Healing. I wish you Blessings of Love, Joy, Peace and Harmody. Please book your ticket by text or phone 087-278 6717

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Yours faithfully, Denis EnnistymonVaughan

‘WORLD OF WELCOME’

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Call in any time during the day, all very welcome. Every euro donated goes directly to our local hospice. Please support. We will be following Covid guidelines.

Love and Light is the experience of being connected to the Divine Creator, to God, the Universal Light or the Angels.

All suffering is caused by the illusion of being separate from the light which generates FEAR and eventually causes Youillness.are

The World of Welcome programme is funded by the Dormant Accounts Fund.

Lissycasey showed great determination and fight. A goal in the third quarter brought the team right back into it and from then they never looked back. A number of unanswered points from the Ballynacally/Lissycasey side in the latter stages of the second half ensured that the girls took the lead for the very first time in the game. It proved to be a lead that the girls never gave up. When the final whistle blew, the score line read Ballynacally/ Lissycasey 1-10, Skibereen 1-8. There was great scenes of joy and celebration after the game as the players, management and supporters of the team celebrated what was a superb victory.

The participating schools are Flagmount National School in Caher, Doonaha National School in Kilkee, Ennis Educate Together National School, St. Conaire’s National School in Shannon, and Ballyvaughan National School.

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The Four Agreements (Wisdom Book) by Don Miquel Ruiz says that one of the most important choices we can make is forgiveness, make no Judgments, be careful with the Spoken Word and take nothing personally. Walking in nature, at the seashore or in the woods is also healing and peaceful and has great benefits.I use relaxing music for Healing where a person is invited to go on a journey and imagine they are out in Speakersnature.

This community hub which re-opened following refurbishment earlier this year, supports the people of Clare, improving accessibility to specialist palliative care services in the community. This base will enable patients and their families with specialist palliative care needs, to access services locally in Ennis.This investment supported by the JP McManus Pro Am fund, and private/community fundraising, brings specialist treatment, advice and

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Milford Care Centres’ CEO, Mary O’Brien would like to thank the generosity of the benefactors who supported the project, “ the JP Mc Manus Pro Am, local benefactors and, fundraising support from the people of the Midwest, has enabled Milford Care Centre to refurbish this facility, providing care in the community to patients and their families who are under the care of the Specialist Palliative Care

lSARI CUP: Ennis All Stars Football team are delighted to have won the cup again at the 25th Annual SARI Soccerfest (Sports Against Racism Ireland) which took place in Dublin on Saturday 10 September

support to you, at a local level.

CROSS COUNTRY

MILFORD Care Centre which first opened in Limerick under the auspices of The Little Company of Mary in 1923, and currently is the sole provider of specialist palliative care services in the Mid-West region.

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This consultant led, multi-disciplinary team works in close collaboration with:

URGENT COMMUNITY NOTICE: WE ARE SHORT OF BLOOD and have organised a clinic on Wednesday & Thursday the 21st and 22nd of September

Sullivan Park, Lees Road Sports Amenity Centre, Ennis. Boys and Girls Races U8, U10 and Over 10. The first race will be held at 11am

•Your Hospital Consultant

•Other agencies that may be providing care for you

"CareTeam. is delivered in partnership with your local health care teams, optimising quality of life or providing end of life care in the community. We are grateful to all, for their ongoing support of palliative care services".

In addition to the inpatient unit at Milford Care Centre, there are 5 specialist palliative care satellite hubs in the community, delivering care near to, or in the patients’ home.

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EXISTING & NEW DONORS ARE WELCOME!

•Your GP, Public Health Nurse and other community services

The redevelopment of this centre shows continuous investment in specialist palliative care services in the Mid-West region whose goal is to support the best possible quality of life for the patient and their family – promoting comfort, quality of life, personal autonomy and rehabilitation.

We are delighted to announce the redevelopment of one of the satellite hubs on the Quin Road, Ennis at a time where palliative care needs are being highlighted nationwide during Palliative Care week, which takes place from September 11th to September 17th 2022.

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD (FF)

A total of 50 new entrepreneurs will be selected and the free initia tive will run over six months from October 2022 to April 2023 with the deadline for applications mid night on September 23, 2022. This is the eighth year of the ACORNS programme and over 350 female entrepreneurs have taken part to

date and a significant proportion of these are still actively involved.

Past participants from Clare include, Pau la Hawes of the Burren Butcher, Caitriona Considine of Moher Cottage and Louise Egan of I-SPY Clothing.

launched the call for applications for the latest cycle of the programme, ACORNS 8, earlier this month. ACORNS is funded un der the Department’s Rural Innovation and DevelopmentProgrammeFund.organisers are looking for fe male entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland, who wish to start and develop new business es or who have recently started a venture.

The Burren Butcher is an online craft butcher offering a limited range of award-winning beef products traceable to farmers in the Burren hinterland. Founder Paula Hawes was a participant on ACORNS 7. “ACORNS was a brilliant investment of my time and has provided many opportu nities over the past 6 months to evaluate and refine product concepts and sales op portunities that provide the greatest return on investment. Being a female in business in rural Ireland during a pandemic was a

lonely place, but I was encouraged and in formed by the different perspectives of my fellow ACORNS and Lead Entrepreneurs when I crucially needed it. My confidence and knowledge have grown over the course of the programme and with my network of fellow ACORNS, I feel equipped to face challenges that The Burren Butcher will en counter over the next five years,” Paula said. Based on a belief that entrepreneurs learn best from each other, ACORNS is centred on interactive round table sessions facilitat ed by successful female entrepreneurs who have started and grown businesses in rural Ireland. These are known as ACORNS Lead Entrepreneurs, and they give their time free of charge to encourage and support the new business owners.

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Déanaimse, Colm Lavery, Coimisinéir Luachála, fógra a thabhairt leis seo á rá go bhfuil mé tar éis orduithe luachála a dhéanamh, ar an 6 Meán Fómhair 2022, faoi alt 19 den Acht Luachála 2001, arna leasú le halt 7 den Acht Luachála (Leasú) 2015, ar leith de údaráis rátúcháin Chomhairlí Contae an Chláir, Dhún na nGall, Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin, na Gaillimhe, Chiarraí, agus Mhaigh Eo agus Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe. Tá cóipeanna de an t-ordú ar fáil lena n-iniúchadh, go dtí 22 Meán Fómhair 2023, le linn gnáthuaire oifige in oifigí faoi seach an údarás rátála lena mbaineann, san Oifig Luachála, Ionad Irish Life, Sráid na Mainistreach Íochtarach, Baile Átha Cliath D01 EX90 agus ar líne ag láithreán gréasáin na hOifige Luachála, www.valoff.ie Colm

female entrepreneurs are urging others from the county to join the latest cycle of ACORNSa highly-successful development initiative to support early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland, writes Páraic McMahon

I, Colm Lavery, Commissioner of Valuation, hereby give notice that I have, on 6th September 2022, made valuation orders under section 19 of the Valuation Act 2001 as amended by section 7 of the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 for the rating authority areas of Clare, Donegal, Dún Laoghaire –Rathdown, Galway, Kerry and Mayo County Councils and Galway City Council.

"This event will give people working in Shannon the opportunity to meet with representatives from the University of Limerick, Limerick Institute of Tech nology, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Griffith College and

Shannon Chamber Skillnet to find out about the various courses on offer and as sess what new learning they would like to take on board to keep their skills relevant and to enhance their careers.”

Talent retention and upskilling the focus of Shannon Chamber event

The event will be held in Modular Automation in Shannon on Thursday, 22 September from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The event is free of charge to attend but online booking is required via Shannon Chamber’s website ber.ie/events-trainingwww.shannoncham

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SHANNON Chamber is joining forces with the Mid-West Regional Skills Fo rum and Modular Automation to host an event that will showcase the wide range of Government-funded flexible learning courses available in the region.

Launching the event, Mid-West Re gional Skills Forum manager Joe Led din said: “Lifelong learning is not new; however, what is new is the rapid pace of change in technology with career path ways less defined.

Colm Lavery

lEDUCATION: Launching the upcoming Mid-West skills event to be held in Modular Automation Shannon (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Vivian Farrell, CEO and Tara Deer, HR team lead, Modular Automation; and Joe Leddin, manager, Mid-West Regional Skills Photo by Eamon Ward

ACORNS open to female entrepreneurs in Clare

ORDUITHE LUACHÁLA DO LIMISTÉIR ÚDARÁIS RÁTÚCHÁIN CHOMHAIRLÍ CONTAE AN CHLÁIR, DHÚN NA NGALL, DHÚN LAOGHAIRE – RÁTH AN DÚIN, NA GAILLIMHE, CHIARRAÍ AGUS MHAIGH EO AGUS COMHAIRLE CATHRACH NA GAILLIMHE

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The purpose of the event is to ensure that that the Mid-West region continues to have a highly skilled and trained work force, given that talent is now the deter mining factor for companies to maintain competitiveness.

Copies of the orders are available for inspection, until 22nd September 2023, during normal office hours at the offices of the relevant rating authority, at the Valuation Office, Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin, D01 EX 90 and online at the Valuation Office website, www.valoff.ie

FOR THE RATING AUTHORITY AREAS OF CLARE, DONEGAL, DÚN LAOGHAIRE –RATHDOWN, GALWAY, KERRY AND MAYO COUNTY COUNCILS AND GALWAY CITY COUNCIL

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Thrills and spills at schoolboys finals

LIFFORD FC V BRIDGE UNITED U16 DIVISION 1 FINAL COOLE FC V SHANNON HIBS U16 DIVISION 2 FINAL

ShannonClockwiseHibernian’s Shay Waller celebrates scoring a Bridgegoal, Utd’s Devin Downes challenges Lifford FC’s Cain Downey in the Shannonair, Hibernian’s Kevin Howley in action against Coole FC’s Roan Keetler

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Set up by Ennis native and FAI coach Kieran Ryan, Strike Sport caters its classes to suit the individual child’s needs. There will be classes every Tuesday and Thurs day at Ennis National School along with the highly popular soccer blitz every Sat urday at Gurteen which can be attended by any child. The first session of the au tumn schedule begins on Tuesday, Sep tember 26.

The demand for one-on-one coaching sessions has also grown with Strike Sports’ reputation, with its expert coaching team helping to advance County Clare players to league of Ireland underage set-ups.

Having run a successful programme of workshops and summer camps in Ennis, Gort and Kilrush, Strike Sport begin their autumn schedule later this month with all new members being invited to attend their first session free of cost.

SPORT is inviting chil dren of all abilities to join their weekly sessions which focus on giving participants more contact time with an expert coaching team, where their overall sports coordina tion and self-confidence will be improved through the means of soccer coaching.

“We’ve had a couple of successes with young guys going to Galway United and Treaty in the last couple of weeks, 13 or 14 year olds so that’s starting to pay divi dends for those kids.

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For the first time this year, Strike Sport will also run a girls-only weekly class due to demand from parents. Kieran explains, “There’s only one soccer club in Ennis, first of all. I can guarantee there are many in the GAA clubs, the rugby club, the ath letics clubs, who are missing out on the opportunity to play soccer. This is a great stepping stone. We have three or four girls in a couple of classes already, and a few parents have said that younger girls would be more comfortable playing on their own first. There are plenty of girls who want to play sport but aren’t being catered for, to

To make an enquiry call Kieran on 087 8055306 or visit https://strikesport.ie/.

Strike Sports’ 10-week programme be gins in the coming weeks.

Strike Sport aims to build confidence on the pitch

Strike Sport was established just prior to the arrival of Covid-19 however Kier an prevailed with the business, stating, “I genuinely believe that, one, there’s genu ine talent in the county, but there’s also loads of kids that just need that extra bit of one-on-one hands-on training. We’ve had a lot of kids that have been lacking in confidence and not as traditionally ath letic and they have undergone enormous improvement.“Thehighlight for me has been parent feedback, they have said to me that their child is more comfortable going back to his teammates and their confidence is through the roof. For kids that are that bit shy or need more advice and coaching for their development, we do a lot of funda mental movements so they generally im prove.“We also have highly-skilled kids which is great, but the mix is very good. The classes are small so they get plenty of coaching time.”

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tiesQuarter-finalconfirmed

Frees: 11 (4/7)

Frees: 10 (8/2)

Scores from play: 0-11

Compiled by Derek Dormer

“Two proud East Clare clubs went at it tooth and nail. There's a lot of good hurlers on both teams and we both like coming to Tulla, it pro vides a great atmosphere and with the new fa cilities it's top notch. A draw was probably the fairest result but for us we just needed to put

Clare SHC Quarter-Finals: Sixmilebridge v Wolfe Tones

CLARE SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 4

Spread of scorers: 10

QUARTER-FINAL pairings have been unveiled for the Clare SHC, IHC and Junior B competi tions.Favourites Sixmilebridge have avoided poten tial heavyweight clashes with Ballyea and Éire Óg but instead have to prepare for the reignition of a local derby tie with Wolfe Tones.

“The Bridge are a quality side, better than us and they showed it in the last fifteen minutes. We came down today, we wanted a perfor mance and we got that. We had two or three goal chances. We didn't take them, they had three chances and took them. That was the dif

Top scorer: Shane Golden (2-07 1-02f)

Tulla v Corofin

Top scorer: Cathal O’Connell (0-10 7f 1’65)

FACTFILE

East Clare serves up tough derby

Spread of scorers: 8 Puckouts won: 27/34 (79%)

Scores from play: 2-13

Whitegate 1-23 Feakle 1-23 Venue: Dr Daly Park, Tulla

DONAL MADDEN, CLONLARA SENIOR HURLING MANAGER:

CLONLARA

Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship Relega tion Play-Off (to be played weekend of September 24/25th)

points on the board for all our hard work. We are in the relegation game but that’s a different competition. It will take on a life of its own. Our focus will be on getting the bodies right as we have a few walking wounded so we need them right for two weeks time but we will be ready”.

Spread of scorers: 9

Puckouts won: 20 from 30 (66%)

Clare Senior B Hurling Quarter-Finals (to be played weekend of September 24/25th) Crusheen v Clonlara Kilmaley v Broadford Feakle a bye O’Callaghan’s Mills a bye

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Sixmilebridge 3-18 Clonlara 0-19 Venue: Wolfe Tones GAA Grounds, Shannon Compiled by Derek Dormer

ference. For 40 or 45 minutes we lived with them but they pulled away. They are an ex tremely good side who will go a long way in the championship. Overall we are disappoint ed with our year. We are just not good enough at the moment and we will have to improve. We introduced new players and we have to get back working hard”.

Reigning champions Ballyea will face Cloo ney/Quin with Matt Shannon’s Éire Óg to face off with Inagh/Kilnamona in a repeat of last year’s county semi-final. The line-up is com pleted by the meeting of Cratloe and Newmar ket-on-Fergus.Seniorsurvival is also on the line with four teams in must-win territory. Clarecastle have been drawn with Whitegate while the East Clare clash of Smith O’Briens and Scariff pits the 2021 intermediate champions against the side that claimed the Paddy Browne Cup in 2020.

PJ KELLEHER, FEAKLE SENIOR HURLING MANAGER:

WHITEGATE

“It was a tough battle out there. There's noth ing between Whitegate and Feakle and we ex pected a battle today and by God we got one. It was an end-to-end contest and a draw was probably the fairest outcome. Our big thing today was to get a performance and see where that took us. A lot of lads performed and some others didn't. Shane Mc Grath got some outstand ing scores but he's been doing it year in year out for Feakle. Look it, we are disappointed not to make the last eight because that’s where everybody wants to be but we will regroup and focus on the Senior B in a few weeks time”.

Parteen v Tulla

Parteen versus Tulla is the pick of the Clare IHC last eight ties followed by the North Clare derby between Tubber and Corofin. St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield face Ogonnelloe with Sixmile bridge and Newmarket-on-Fergus doing battle.

Cratloe v Inagh-KilnamonaNewmarket-on-FergusvÉireÓgClooney-QuinvBallyea

“Today was all about coming out of the game healthy and we did that, thank God. The key is to stay healthy and get ready for the quar ter final. Clonlara who had nothing to play for came here today and fought to the end. We know it was a dead rubber but every club has pride and nobody wants to lose. The knockout stages are next and it brings a different psyche. We were knocked out by Éire Óg last year and we are mentally still getting over that. We have to be ready in two weeks time. It's the business end now”.

Top scorer: Paul Burke (1-2)

Puckouts won: 16 from 31 (51%) Wides: 9 (5/4) Frees: 11 (7/4)

John Conlon takes on Caimin Morey Photo by Gerard O’Neill

Sixmilebridge v Newmarket-on-Fergus Ogonnelloe v St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield Tubber v Corofin

Bridge 'will go a long way'

SIXMILEBRIDGE Wides: 10 (5/5)

Clare Junior B Championship Quarter-Finals (to be played weekend of September 24/25th)

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Clarecastle v Whitegate Smith O’Briens v Scariff

Wides: 10 (4/6)

Relegation Finals (to be played weekend of September 24/25th)

Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship Quarter-Finals (to be played weekend of September 24/25th)

FACTFILE

Spread of scorers: 8 Puckouts won: 23 from 28 (83%)

Clare Junior A Hurling Championship Semi-Finals (to be played weekend of September 24/25th) St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield v Ballyea Éire Óg v Clarecastle

Oisin Clune strikes under pressure from Conor Whelan Photo by Gerard O'Neill

Top scorer: Shane McGrath (0-15 9f) Scores from play: 1-14

Scores from play: 1-18

TERENCE FAHY, WHITEGATE SENIOR HURLING MANAGER:

REFEREE: Jim Hickey (Cratloe)

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FEAKLE Wides: 6 (3/3) Frees: 16 (6/10)

REFEREE: Jarlath Donnellan (Wolfe Tones)

SEAN STACK, SIXMILEBRIDGE SENIOR HURLING MANAGER:

Killanena v Inagh-Kilnamona (Winner safe, loser to face Clonlara in relega tion final)

Tubber v SixmilebridgeClonlaraInagh-KilnamonavWolfeTonesvSmithO’Briens

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Own Puck-Outs won: 29 from 35 (83%)

Scores from Play: 0-8

Own Puck-Outs won: 11 from 18 (61%)

Top Scorers: Cathal McInerney (1-3), Podge Collins (2-0)

Corofin's Cillian McGroary

Spread of Scorers: 8

Cormac Murphy snaps the sliotar ahead of Liam Markham Photo by Gerard O'Neill

REFEREE: Joe Mullins (Clonlara)

BRIAN MANAGER:CLARECASTLERUSSELL,

Photo by Gerard O'Neill

3. Aidan

SCAN HERE FOR MATCH REPORT

CONOR DOLAN, O’CALL MILLS MANAGER:

“We’ve gone through all four games in the group, topped the group and are through to a quarter-final so we’re delighted with our position especially as we seemed to come through today with no injuries. So with two weeks to go to the quarter-finals, we’re happy enough with our po sition as we were tight on numbers today as our Junior A’s were also playing a semi-final."

Frees For: 12 (6/6) Wides: 9 (6/3)

“We hadn’t been the highest scorers anyway but to only score nine points was our lowest to tal by far and in reality we only created 19 or 20

(Sixmilebridge) 3-18 9. Niall

Dolan delight with Mills

Shane McGrath has moved to top spot in the MD MyClubShop.ie / The Clare Echo top scorer award with Rian Considine and Bobby Duggan jumping into the top five. Cathal O’Connell, Shane Golden and Niall O’Farrell also climbed the leader board following the weekend’s action.With only four games taking place, it limited the opportunity for movement but McGrath’s 0-15 haul for Feakle saw him bypass Mark Rodgers and Aidan McCar thy to the head of the board. Shane McGrath (Feakle) 1-41 Rodgers (Scariff) 2-30 McCarthy Duggan Golden O’Farrell Deasy Connors Tones)

had a lot of wides but no matter what the set-back we basically kept sticking to the process and just dug it out. At this stage of the championship, the ability to dig out performances and results are to the fore.”.

Scorers: 10

SCAN HERE FOR MATCH

Compiled by Eoin Brennan

JIMMY MANAGERBROADFORDBROWNE,

Scores from Play: 0-14

“To think that the Mills are out of the champi onship after only losing one game out of four is amazing. It’s the luck of the draw really but hope fully we can carry this momentum into October for the Senior B”

Own Puck-Outs won: 24 from 34 (71%)

“We felt that we were ready, we were going well in training and challeng es but today we were just very, very flat and the game just got away from us. And to be totally hon

SHC TOP SCORER

(Wolfe

than“Thethat.disallowed goal at the end? Well, there was a roar from the Clare castle crowd behind me obviously against it and an equal roar from the Broadford supporters for it so I don’t know. It looked okay to me but how many times is a ball handpassed in the game, too many to count so the referee had a hard deci sion to make. Oisin Casey is a skilful player and can do these things quickly, he said he didn’t throw it but I have to go with the refer ee’s“Look,decision.the bottom line is that if we had gotten a goal and managed to get a draw out of the game, it would have been a rob bery in fairness."

Spread of Scorers: 6

(Inagh/Kilnamona) 1-33 4. Rian Considine (Cratloe) 3-22 5. Bobby

2-16

CLARECASTLE

Frees For: 14 (5/9)

CONOR EARLEY, CRATLOE MANAGER:

O'Callaghan's Mills 2-25 Cratloe 3-17 Venue: O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge

shots in the whole game so it was going to be mi raculous stuff almost to win that game or to even get a “Wedraw.didn’t put our selves in position to win the game being honest so nine points is what you get when you only have 19 or 20 shots at goal and you can’t expect much more

Top Scorer: Gary Cooney (0-8 4f)

Wides: 7 (5/2) Scores from Play: 2-17

MILLS

REFEREE: Johnny Healy (Smith O’Briens)

(Ballyea) 0-24 12. Danny Russell (Éire Óg) 1-21 13. Jamie Shanahan (Sixmilebridge) 0-23 14. Ross Hayes (Crusheen) 1-20 15. Billy

(Clarecastle) 2-24 6. Cathal O’Connell (Clonlara) 0-29 7. Peter Duggan (Clooney/Quin) 0-29 8. Shane

0-13 Clarecastle 0-09 Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis

WITH the conclusion of the group stages of the Clare SHC, it brings an end to the involvement of ten teams in the race for the Canon Hamilton.

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Broadford character shines

Own Puck-Outs won: 18 from 31 (58%)

FACTFILE

BROADFORD

Top Scorers: Bobby Duggan (0-03 3f), James Doherty (0-3)

Frees For: 11 (3/8)

Compiled by Eoin Brennan

Wides: 19 (7/12)

Naomi Carroll of the Banner

FACTFILE

Kieran Corcoran embraces Niall O'Farrell

(Broadford) 0-27 10. Niall

2. Mark

“I’m absolutely delighted with the lads. They were slightly unlucky that things didn’t go their way with the previous management but we’ve come in and got a right kick out of them...it’s probably a while since the Mills put up 2-25 in a championship game.

“We didn’t make it easy for ourselves, we’ll prob ably wait a couple of days to work out how many wides we had but I must say that character is one thing that’s in abundance in this group and I think that shone through there in the “Theend.first two perfor mances in the champion ship were probably not at the level we knew we were capable of but we got a decent performance the last day against the Mills for 30 or 40 minutes while today was a 60 min ute performance despite things going wrong. We missed goal chances, we

BroadfordREPORT

Spread of Scorers: 5

Photo by Gerard O'Neill

est, we were fortunate the the final margin wasn’t more if you take into ac count Broadford’s wide tally and the few goal chances that they created.

“We’re very disappoint ed, very disappointed. I said after the Ballyea game that we’d four weeks to get ready for this game and that if we weren’t ready it would be our own fault.

Photo by Gerard O'Neill

Top Scorer: Niall O’Farrell (0-6 4f 1’65)

Frees For: 7 (3/4) Wides: 15 (7/8) Scores from Play: 3-13

WOODSTOCK GOLF CLUB:

The winner of the ESB sponsored club cham pionship was Stephen Clancy (21) with 64 nett from Brendan Hennessy (17) with 65 with third spot filled by John T. O’Connor (10) with 69.

Presentation of prizes for the Bell trophy, Paddy Con trophy, Masters final, golfer of the year and the matchplay finals for the Knox and Koley cups and the Cyril Walshe trophy will take place in the clubhouse this Sunday at 8p.m DROMOLAND GOLF CLUB:

He won the Masters title from Derry O’Neill (24) on 133. In third spot with 135 was David Richardson (10) followed by Jamie Hodge (6) on 137. Colm Hanley (3) won the gross on 147. Kevin Meehan (11) won the front 8 with 66 while the back 18 was won by Michael Corry Junior (6) on 67

In the final golfer of the year standings, Mar tin O’Neill is top with 169 points followed by Noel Whelan with 165 and Ian Myatt with 15.

Flan Downes and Gerry O'Connor won the Tuesday fourball with 33 points from Johnny Kearse and James Counihan with 33 points.

SIXMILEBRIDGE

The ladies’ and men’s longest drives were won by Connie Corry (Lady Captain, Shannon GC) and John Skerritt (Lahinch GC) and the nearest the pin by John Cleary (Ennis).

points while the gross as won by Mark Reynolds with 37. Shane Ryan won the 22 and over cate gory with 37 points.

The ladies competition sponsored by Mar tin Ward was won by Miriam Saunders (29) with 42 point from Joan O’Malley (21) with 38 points. The category winners were Anne Bren nan (11) with 35 points, Ursula Lineen (26) with 36 points and Edel Crowley (30) with 32 point. The 12 hole winner was Hanora O’Dea-Kilken ny with 30 points.

Last week’s open singles was won by Mike Cronin (19) with 48 points. Cian Moloney (10) was second with 41 with third spot filled by Brian Gilligan (3) with 40 points. Tony Cleary (scratch) won the gross with 38 points

The matchplay finals will take place this Sun day, September 18, commencing at 12 noon.

GORT GOLF CLUB:

by SEAMUS HAYES

The Conor Coote Foundation golf classic attracted a big entry last week. Martin White’s team emerged victorious from Mike Kelly’s team. Jimmie Kelly’s team finished third fol lowed by Pat Curtis.

rie Donnellan has qualified for the National finals of the bronze medal competition having played in the Area final in Thurles last week.

ENNIS GOLF CLUB:

Pat Leacy (19) won the 9 hole stableford com petition with 21 points from Theresa Lillis (24) who had 18 points.

The Masters final, a golfer of the year event, took place at Ennis when Tommy Stack (19) emerged as the winner with 39 points from Tim Scanlan (23) with 38 points. Andrew McGloin (9) was third with 35 points followed by David Considine (13) with a similar score.

SHANNON hosted their annual Masters com petition on Saturday last, sponsored by AON Insurances.PatrickJMoroney (9) emerged as the winner on a score of 131. Broadford native Moroney is a former Broadford and Clare hurler and he has represented Shannon Golf club in a variety of competitions over the years.

Last week’s men’s non qualifier competition was won by Philip Chawke (26) with 38 points followed by Seamus McEnery (6) with 35 points and Leo Herbert (13) with 34 points.

In a similar competition for the ladies, Pietra O’Connor (20) won category 1 with 46 points.

Category 2 was won by Patricia Callinan (33) with 37 points while category 3 was won by Pa tricia Lyons (42) with 33 points.

From a field of almost 200 golfers at Shannon Golf Club for the annual Shannon Chamber Golf Classic, the team representing Career De cisions emerged victorious. The team, compris ing Paudie Fitzmaurice (Lahinch GC), Kevin O’Hara and William Hanley (Ballykisteen GC) and Tim Crowe (Dromoland GC) brought in a score of 103 points, with runners-up DHL, 100 points, closely followed in third place by Honan Financial Services on 99 points.

President Ollie McNamara’s prize will be played for on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 16, 17 and 18.

The ladies long drive was won by Rita O’Brien. At the presentation of prizes thanks was ex tended to “all the businesses from the town that supported the event, and to all who travelled far and wide to contribute to the event which was a huge success”. The family was “overwhelmed by the turnout and support”.

Last week’s ladies competition was won by Una O’Reilly (33) with 75 while the gross was won by Mary Lenihan (18) with 94. The leading qualifier was Monica Finnerty with 90.

In the ladies section Ann White’s team cap tured the honours followed by Geraldine O’Ro urke’s team with Helen Gallery’s team in third spot and Marianne McGough’s team in fourth.

The men’s competition at the weekend was an 18 hole stableford event which was won by Brian Monaghan (19) with 44 points with the gross won by Paul Brennan (3) with 31 points.

Accepting the winner’s prize from Chamber president Eoin Gavin, team captain Tim Crowe said, “It is such an honour to be the first team to represent Shannon in this exciting all-island competition. We will undoubtedly be up against stiff competition, all winners of their respective chamber’s golf classic, but we will battle hard to bring the trophy back to Shannon.”

EAST CLARE GOLF CLUB: Golfer of the Year is Loretto O Donnell.

Moroney is golfer of the year at Shannon Golf Club

l PRESENTATION: PJ Moroney with Shannon Golf Club captain, Derek Sweeney

SHANNON CHAMBER CLASSIC:

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The golfer of the year award has been won by Moroney on a score of 408. He becomes only the third member to win both the Masters Tro phy and golfer of the year in the same year. The ladies Masters was also held on the same day and incoming vice captain Suzanne McMahon became golfer of the year with Joan Hoctor win ning her first Masters title.

Last week’s men’s fourball competition off the yellow tees was won by Gerry O'Connor (20) and P.J Hehir (29) with 45 points from Michael Irwin (24) and Michael Byrt (15) with 44.

Last week’s men’s competition, sponsored by ESB Moneypoint, was won by Patrick O’Dea (19) with 41 points from Dominic Enright (14) with 40, Martin P. Brennan (25) with 40 and Darragh Bolton (19), also with 40 points.

As well as taking home the top prize of flights to Paris compliments of The Shannon Airport Group, a trophy sponsored by Gift Innova tions and a collection of golf gifts from Optima Training, the team will now head to the K Club to fly the Shannon Chamber flag at the inaugu ral All-Island Chambers competition, which will be hosted at the K Club on October 20.

Newcastlewest is the venue for an outing for the Sixmilebridge golf society this Saturday, when the tee is reserved from 10am and mem bers must book their time in advance.

In the green tee singles last week, Conor Fly nn (13) won with 38 points. The Wednesday open singles was won by Kieran Boland (13) with 39 points.

Wednesday’s open day, sponsored by Holly’s Haven Pharmacy was won by Nuala Healy (22) and Kitty Morris (13) with 44 points. They had two to spare over Della Burns (17) and Monica Finnerty (20). In third spot with 41 points were Yvonne (16) and Kate Keohane (17) followed by Anna Marie Darmody (27) and Mary Lenihan (16), also with 41 points.

In the Friday open singles the winner was Mary Lenihan (20) with 42 points from Ste phen McNamara (19), Woodstock with 40 points with third spot filled by David Pedro (29) with 37 points.

Mike Reen (6) won the gross with 73 while the category winners were John McGrath (10) with 70, Damien O’Halloran (17) with 69 and Joaseph Kennedy (24) with 69.

The weekend competition was a men’s singles stableford event which was won by Derek Ryan with 43 points from Shane O’Brien who had a similar score. Shane Mowat was third with 40

Thanking all involved for making this annu al event such a resounding success, Chamber CEO Helen Downes said: “Organising an event of this magnitude involving 49 teams with al most 200 players, is made all the easier by hav ing such tremendous support from so many people. We are indebted not just to our main sponsors but to the sponsors of all fifteen team prizes.”

Photo by Keith Buckley

Philip Brigdale and Pat Garry represented Ennis in the Munster final of the Holmpatrick cup in Adare Manor golf club recently and they qualified for the All Ireland Final, to be played on Friday September 23 in Athlone Golf Club.

James Casey (14) was the winner of Friday’s open singles with 43 points from Paul White (27) who returned a similar score. William Donnellan (24) was third with 41 points while Sean Myatt (2) won the gross with 33 points.

The Tuesday fourball was won by Pat Mur phy and Ronnie Guinnane with 35 points from JJ Clunihan and Rodger McMahon with 33. They were followed by Brian Considine and Pat G. McInerney with 33, with Neil Cremin and Dave Boylan in fourth spot with 32 points.

In the senior mens competition the winners were Michael Heffernan, John Brett and Kevin Wallis from Steve Symes, Noel Earley and Ter ry Coughlan with third place filled by Brendan Moloney, Chris Davis and Michael Hayes.

Last week’s men’s open competition was won by Brian Muldoon (16) with 38 points from Cian McInerney (14) with 37 points and Colm Kelly (18) who had 36 points.

KILRUSH GOLF CLUB:

SHANNON GOLF CLUB:

Brian Collins won the long drive while near est the pin in the men’s was John Cullinan.

Elias Kunz and Nnabuike Nneji celebrate during Avenue’s win over Mountshannon

of a civic event and it was the first time it travelled outside of the capital.

Early qualification for the 2024 Olympics in To kyo has also been secured

na trained Aulton Super (Superior Prod uct-Portumna West) got up on the line to deny Astro Podge by a neck at the line in 29.42. Lexis Cleo shoed pace to lead from Aulton Super and Astro Podge racing towards the opening bend. Approach ing the penultimate bend Astron Podge swept to the front and looked set to score off the home bend until Aulton Super found his second wind to sweep through and claim the spoils .

AISHLING MURRAY and Pat Hogan were among the celebrating Clare own ers in Galway following the weekend’s racing.Friday night’s Galway card was head lined by a pair of A3 graded contests and in the A3 graded fourth contest Bumblebee Queen and Verstappen were away well and they matched strides to the opening bend just ahead of Sprin gwell Thomo on their outside. Rounding the bend the Stephen Murray of Sixmi lebridge trained Verstappen went to the front and racing towards the halfway point the Aishling Murray of Sixmile bridge owned son of Pat C Sabbath and Krystalise led Springwell Thomo by over a length with Peteles King just behind the pair in third spot. Between the final two bends Verstappen railed well and this would prove crucial as he stayed in well to defeat Springwell Thomo by a length in There29.29.was a three way photo in the oth er A3 graded contest the sixth as the Pat Hogan of Ennis owned Vincent McKen

Ballyea owner and trainer Jack Browne made the long trip to Tralee Greyhound Track on Friday night last worthwhile when his Cascade Phantom came away a winner in Round One Heat two of the Steve Kennedy Memorial Sweepstake. The winners time was 28.94 for the 525 yds trip and this was Cascade Phantom third win from three starts.

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and they are the first repre sentatives of Team Ireland to have sealed their seats on the plane to Japan.

Greyhounds: Hogan and Murray celebrate Galway victories

MCMAHONPÁRAIC

Photo by Natasha Barton / CDSL

The officers for the new season are P.J. Connaugh

THE start of the new darts season is fast approaching and last week, the North Clare committee held its annual general meeting.

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September 27 is the clos

MICHAEL BLAKE enjoyed a hero’s welcome when he returned to Tuamgraney on Wednesday evening with the Aga Khan trophy, the most famous piece of silverware in showjump ing.Noted as one of the most glittering prizes in sport, the trophy was donated by Aga Khan III in 1926. In tensive security surrounds the movement of the sil verware but Michael’s role ensured it headed to East Clare. The cup is entitled to travel for the purposes

In August, he as theChef d’Équipe led Team Ireland to glory in The Na tions Cup at the RDS with the trophy then presented to Michael and his col leagues by President Mi chael D. Higgins. It ended a seven year gap for the country to claim the Aga Khan and was Ireland’s 24th time winning it.

Hero's welcome for Blake & Aga Khan trophy in Tuamgraney

A civic ceremony saw Mi chael joined by fellow team members Cian O’Connor and Max Wachman, repre sentatives of Horse Sport Ireland, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) and his colleagues in the Killaloe Municipal District.

paraic@clareecho.ie

Darts season fast approaching

ing date for registration and the opening round of the league is scheduled for the first Friday in October.

At the request of Mi chael, the event was held in The East Clare Memori al Park. The historic event was recorded by Scariff Bay Community Radio for broadcast.Fullreport and photo graphs available on www. clareeecho.ie

by MICHAEL MAHER

ton (chairman), Pascal Flaherty (vice chairman), Anne Marie Fleming (treasurer), Mary Burke (secretary) and Patrick McCarthy (PRO).

CLARE DEERPARK,COUNCILCOUNTYDOORA,CO.CLARE

PLANNING

The planning applica tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the plan ning authority, during its public opening hours.

Location: Killerk East, Darragh, Ennis, Co. Clare.

CLARE DROMORE,COUNCILCOUNTYRUAN,CO.CLARE

Planning Ref: P22-491 Development Descrip tion: The development will consist of the con struction of a single dwelling house, garage and advanced wastewater treatment system along with ancillary site works all at the above address.

reasonable cost of mak ing 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 pre scribed fee within the period of 5 weeks begin ning on the date of re ceipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE ENNIS,TIERMACLANE,BALLYVESKIL,COUNCILCOUNTYCO.CLARE

Planning Reference: P 22 / Development163

Planningtion: permission to construct a dwelling house, garage, access road linking to an exist ing private entrance onto the public road, new sewerage treatment sys tem and percolation area along with all other nec essary ancillary works at Tubber, Lissycasey, En nis, Co. Location:Clare.Tubber, Lis sycasey, Ennis, Co. Clare. Take notice that Andrew Cleary and Emma Dug gan has lodged signifi cant further information in respect of planning ap plication P 22 / 163. This information and plan ning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of mak ing a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority of Clare County Council, Planning Department, Áras Chontae an Chláir, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare during its public opening hours. A sub mission 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 news paper notice and site notice by the planning authority or in the case of a planning application accompanied by an EIS within 5 weeks of receipt of such notices by the planning authority.

A submission or obser vation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the author ity on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the au thority of the application.

Take notice that Michael Commane intends to apply for permission to renovate and extend the derelict dwelling house on site, install a waste treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address.

Take Notice that We Mike & Mary McGrath intend to apply to Clare County Council for permission for the con struction of a Lean-to Covered Store adjacent to existing Garage & to utilise existing retaining walls at side and rear of garage to form same, in cluding all ancillary site works at above address. The Planning Applica tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Plan ning Authority of Clare County Council, Plan ning Department, Áras 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 of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the au

CLARE LISSYCASEY,REVISEDINFORMATION/FURTHERCOUNCILCOUNTYPLANSTUBBER,ENNIS,CO.CLARE

Take notice that Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd of Osprey House, Car mody Street, Ennis, Co. Clare 065 6893565 www. foudyconsulting.ie. in tend to apply to the plan ning authority on behalf of Niamh Shannon for permission to construct an agricultural entrance together with all asso ciated site development works and services at the above address. The plan ning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the

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CLARE DARRAGH,REVISEDINFORMATION/FURTHERCOUNCILCOUNTYPLANSKILLERKEAST,ENNIS,CO.CLARE

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Take notice that Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd of Osprey House, Car mody Street, Ennis, Co. Clare 065 6893565 www. foudyconsulting.ie in tend to apply to the plan ning authority on behalf of Barry Fetherston & Anne-Marie Dunne for permission to construct a dwelling house togeth er with all associated site development works and connections to pub lic services at the above address. The planning application may be in spected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of mak ing 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 pre scribed fee within the period of 5 weeks begin ning on the date of re ceipt by the authority of the application.

Take notice that Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd of Osprey House, Car mody Street, Ennis, Co. 065Clare6893565 www.foudy consulting.ie intend to apply to the planning authority on behalf of Eilish Kennedy & Sean Cronin for permission to (a) Construct exten sions to front and rear of existing dwellinghouse (b) Reconstruct existing conservatory (c) Carry out fenestration changes together with all asso ciated site development works and services at the above address. The plan ning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of mak ing 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 pre scribed fee within the period of 5 weeks begin ning on the date of re ceipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE ENNISTYMON,CLOONOMRA,COUNCILCOUNTYCO.CLARE

Take notice that Brid & Micheal Shannon intend to apply for permission to build a new dwelling house, install a waste treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address.

theceiptningperiodscribedpaymentplanningwritingplicationtionsubmissionpublicningthecostexceedingatinspectedningaboveworksciatedtogetherandwaterdomestichousetodaFergalauthorityapplyconsulting.ie.www.foudyintendtototheplanningonbehalfofO’Connell&LinHehirforpermissionconstructadwellingwithdetachedgarage,wastetreatmentsystemsoilpolishingfilterwithallassositedevelopmentandservicesattheaddress.Theplanapplicationmaybeorpurchasedafeenotthereasonableofmakingacopyatofficesoftheplanauthorityduringitsopeninghours.Aorobservainrelationtotheapmaybemadeintotheauthorityonoftheprefeewithintheof5weeksbeginonthedateofrebytheauthorityofapplication.

CLARE LISROE,COUNCILCOUNTYKILMALEY,CO.CLARE

P22/512. This NIS will be available for inspection or purchase, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Plan ning Authority of 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 NIS may be made in writing to the Authority on payment of the pre scribed fee €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authori ty of the Natura Impact Statement and a copy of this public notice.

CLARE QUILTY,NATURAINFORMATIONFURTHERCOUNCILCOUNTY–IMPACTSTATEMENTKILCLEHAUN,CO.CLARE

CLARE FERGUS,CARROWNAKILLY,COUNCILCOUNTYNEWMARKETONCO.CLARE

Date planning applica tion received: 09/06/22 Development Descrip tion: to erect dwelling house, foul sewer system, percolation area and new site Locationentrance.of Develop ment: Kilclehaun, Quilty Take notice that follow ing a requirement of the Planning Authority, B. Cooney will be lodging a Natura Impact State ment (NIS) in respect of planning application

the planning authority on payment of the pre scribed fee within the period of 5 weeks begin ning on the date of re ceipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE CLOUGHLEIGHCOUNCILCOUNTYROAD,ENNIS,CO.CLARE

Take notice that Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd of Osprey House, Car mody Street, Ennis, Co. 065Clare6893565

The planning applica tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the plan ning authority, during its public opening hours.

Take notice that I Pat Hehir, intend to apply to the planning authori ty for permission for the renovation and exten sion of existing cottage, waste water treatment system and all associated site works. The planning application may be in spected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of mak ing a copy at the Offices of the Planning authority of Clare County Council, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare V95 DXP2. A sub mission or observation in relation to the appli cation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the pre scribed fee within the period of 5 weeks begin ning on the date of re ceipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE BAREFIELD,COUNCILCOUNTYENNIS,CO.CLARE

Take notice that Naomi Devitt has lodged signif icant further information in respect of planning application P22-491. This information and plan ning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of mak ing a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authori ty of Clare County Coun cil, Planning Depart ment, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis, Co Clare during its pub lic opening hours. A sub mission 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, no lat er than 2 weeks after the receipts of the newspaper notice and site notice by the planning authority or in the case of a planning application accompanied by an EIS within 5 weeks of receipt of such notices by the planning authori ty.

thority of the application.

CLARE DOOLIN,TEERGONEAN,COUNCILCOUNTYCO.CLARE

Planning Ref: P22/512

Take notice that Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd of Osprey House, Car mody Street, Ennis, Co. Clare 065 6893565 www. foudyconsulting.ie in tend to apply to the plan ning authority on behalf of Amanda Callan for permission to (a) con struct a side extension to existing dwellinghouse and (b) construct a de tached garage / fuel store /gardening shed togeth er with all ancillary site development works and services at the above address. The planning application may be in spected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of mak ing 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

CLARE GORTEEN,COUNCILCOUNTYQUIN,COCLARE,V95NX70

Take notice that Michael Murphy intends to ap ply for permission to RETAIN (a) 5 no. Velux windows in rear roof & dormer window in lieu of Velux stipulated by con dition 2 of grant of plan ning reference P04/2183 on the dwelling house; (b) increased ridge height on dwelling and use of attic space for of fice/games room & (c) al terations to fenestration and height of the garage granted under planning reference P06/1991 & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address. The plan ning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of mak ing 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 applica tion.

Take notice that John A Kelly intends to apply to the planning authority for permission to con struct an tion.authorityreceiptbeginninginthewritingmadetheobservationanditsNewArasClareofingreasonableatinspected,ningaboveciatedstoragewithslatted/machineryagriculturalshedancillaryslurrytankandassositeworksattheaddress.Theplanapplicationmaybeorpurchasedafeenotexceedingthecostofmakacopy,attheofficestheplanningauthority,CountyCouncil,ContaeanChlair,Road,Ennisduringpublicopeninghoursthatasubmissionorinrelationtoapplicationmaybetotheauthorityinonpaymentofprescribedfeewiththeperiodof5weeksonthedateofbytheplanningoftheapplica

Costelloe, Senan (Sinie) Kilbaha, Clare

Fitzgerald, Michael Lisdoonvarna, Clare

Date of Death: Tuesday 13th September 2022

Bridges (née Maxwell), Kelly Sixmilebridge, Clare

In Loving Memory of Nancy a dear wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother sister, aunt and friend of 86 Hermitage Ennis, who died on the 19th September 2007.

Clancy, Breda Kilrush, Clare

Murphy (née Bermingham), Mary Connolly, Clare

Date of Death: Monday 12th September 2022

McMahon, John Joe (Jack) Lissycasey, Clare

Meelick, Clare

Take it dear Heart of Jesus, And place it within Your own broken heart

Costelloe, Senan (Sinie) Kilbaha Clare

Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise CCPublication.

Rest in peace dear loved one and thanks for all you’ve done we pray that God has given you, the crown you’ve truly won. Will those who think of her today, a little prayer to Jesus say.

Tuohy (née Rochford), Mary Feakle, Clare

Date of Death: Sunday 11th September 2022

Where your Father sees it, Then in His Merciful Eyes It will become your favour Not mine. Amen.

THE MIRACLE PRAYER

Date of Death: Saturday 10th September 2022

Say this prayer for 3 days. PromisePMCGPublication.

Date of Death: Thursday 8th September 2022

Hynes, James Kilfenora, Clare

Where your Father sees it, Then in His Merciful Eyes It will become your favour Not mine. Amen.

Recent Deaths

Arthur, Patricia Ennis, Clare

Deep in our hearts your memory is kept, to love, to cherish and never forget. Time may pass and fade away, but silent thoughts and memories stay. No longer in our lives to share, but in our hearts you are always there.

Date of Death: Tuesday 13th September 2022

Date of Death: Sunday 11th September 2022

Dear Heart of Jesus, In the past, I have asked for many favours. This time, I ask you This special favour. (Mention Favour)

Date of Death: Saturday 10th September 2022

Date of Death: Thursday 8th September 2022

Learnihan (née Ryan), Margaret Ennis, Clare

Take it dear Heart of Jesus, And place it within Your own broken heart

Chambers (née Cody), Kathleen Kilrush, Clare & London

Cronin, Sr. Patricia Shannon, Clare

McDonagh, Michael Ardnacrusha, Clare

THE MIRACLE PRAYER

SHANNON Nancy & deceased members of The Shannon & Hewitt Families (15th Anniversary)

Date of Death: Monday 12th September 2022 Spaight, Pat

Almazan, Marichu Shannon, Clare

Date of Death: Sunday 11th September 2022

PrayerAnniversary

Date of Death: Friday 9th September 2022

Dear Heart of Jesus, In the past, I have asked for many favours. This time, I ask you This special favour. (Mention Favour)

Collins, Patrick (Paddy) Feakle, Clare

OBITUARIES 35THURSDAY, SEP 15 2022

Date of Death: Tuesday 13th September 2022

Date of Death: Sunday 11th September 2022 Fahey (née Anslow), Kathleen Parteen, Clare

Date of Death: Tuesday 13th September 2022

O’Neill (née Dawson), Brigid (Gb) Parteen, Clare

Date of Death: Sunday 11th September 2022

Date of Death: Monday 12th September 2022

Williams, Paddy Killaloe Clare

Barry (née Lacey), Nora Ennistymon, Clare

Sadly missed by your loving family. Anniversary Mass in the Cathederal on Saturday 17th September at 11.00am

Date of Death: Thursday 8th September 2022

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One, Three, Five

Last weeks answers

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How many senior Munster foot ball titles do the Clare men have?

Which Clare player had posses sion of the sliotar when referee Jimmy Cooney blew up the Clare v Offaly All Ireland semi-final five min utes prematurely?

differences. The answers will be revealed in next weeks edition.

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Photo by Arthur Ellis

Patrick Donnellan, Pa Kelly, Patrick O’Con nor SeamusClancy BarryMurphy CatherineO’Loughlin Monaghan Laois JamesieO’Connor Two PaKelly HISTORY: Clare have won the All Ireland hurling Championship four times. Before the 81 year drought, who did the Banner defeat in the 1914 final?

Niall Gilligan, Barry Murphy, Ollie Baker

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How many All Star awards did legendary Clare hurling goalkeep er Seamus Durack win?

Three Clare men have won the All Star ‘Hurler Of The Year’ award. Tony Kelly, Brian Lohan and … Seanie MacMahon, Davy Fitzgerald, Jamesie O’Connor

Two, Four, Six

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Laois, Kerry, Dublin

Martin Daly, Seamus Clancy, Odhran O’Dwyer

The Clare Echo Quiz

Chloe Morey (Sixmilebridge), Maire McGrath (Cratloe), and which other Clare woman has a camogie All Star award in her pock et?

ANSWERS 1.

Spot the Difference

Catherine O’Loughlin, Orlaith Duggan, Aoife Keane

Clare’s Ladies football team won National League Div 1 in 2001 for the first time. But who did they defeat in the final?

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In 1995 Eamon Taaffe scored the decisive goal in the All-Ireland final against Offaly. But how many Championship appearances did Ta affe make in his Clare career?

Which Clare man has the county’s only football All Star award?

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Clare have won the All Ireland hurling Championship four times. Before the 81 year drought, who did the Banner defeat in the 1914 final?

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2013 All Ireland med al winner went on to win the Christy Ring Cup with Kerry in 2105?

Cork, Wexford, Monaghan

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