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Speaking this week at a briefing organised by Futureproof Clare, Chairperson of Ecojustice Ireland, Declan Owens referenced comments by former Mayor of Clare, Tom McNamara (FF) that the Data Centre would be “a goldmine” for the county and remarked that “it could be a goldmine of legal claims”. He said, “We will fight to the Supreme Court and go to the European Court of Human Rights”.

Ennis Data Centre protesters ‘will go to Supreme Court’ ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, Futureproof Clare have pledged to fight the proposed development of a data centre in Ennis describing it as “a campaign for our lives and our lifetime”. Earlier this month, the green light was given by Clare County Council for the development of the €1.2bn Data Centre.

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underwayworksBypass HOME: The Mulvey-Sydney family (Clare, AJ, Darum and Isabella) with Baz Ashmawy. Popular renovation TV show DIY-SOS transforms the homes of deserving families across the country. Isabella was born with Lumbar Sacral Agenesis, which is where half the spine is missing at birth. The DIY-SOS team will conduct major renovations to make the Mulvey-Sydney home wheelchair friendly, allowing Isabella and her family to enjoy more quality time together € 061-368161the long-awaited Killaloe By pass has finally begun, writes PáraicApprovalMcMahon.wasgranted for the project in December by Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP) when he gave Clare County Council the thumbs up to award the contract for the €43.7m Killaloe Bypass, River Shannon Cross ing and upgrade of the R494 project to John Sisk & Son. Costs are understood to have risen to approximately €60m but Department funding remains in place. The entire scheme is approximately 6.2km and will cross the River Shannon approximately 1km to the south of the existing Killaloe Bridge. The works are expected to take three years and will see a new bridge joining Killaloe to Ballina to divert from the 18th century bridge presently in use. Mayor of Clare, Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) has previously described the project as “the single most biggest influence on the entire community of East Clare” while Cllr Pat Burke (FG) has predicted it will be “a game-changer” and confirmed he raised the importance of the infrastruc ture to the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar (FG) when he visited the county last month.

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Applause has been extended to Clare art ist, O’Dea for his portrait of the Irish revo lutionary leader. “The iconic images we have of him are in uniform and quite often those photographs that the paintings and images are taken from have been at occasions like Arthur Griffith’s funeral or important occa sions like that, usually funerals. I think of Collins mainly as a fantastic administrator, a very capable and able man when it comes to organising and hence I chose to portray him out of uniform and as the very able ad ministrator rather than the heroic military man,” he explained of his decision not to paint Collins in his military uniform. Space above Collins’ head in the portrait symbolises his premature death, O’Dea out lined. 119 O'Connell Street, Limerick City Centre 061 413263www.obdental.ieinfo@obdental.ie

16 weeks pregnant are also invited to book their next booster at a HSE vaccina tion centre or from partici pating GPs and Pharmacies. The HSE and Children’s Health Ireland will shortly be inviting, through their parents, children aged 5-11 years who are immunocom promised and now due to have their first booster, fol lowing completion of their primary COVID-19 vaccine course.From next week, people aged 50-54 will be offered their second booster vac cine and people with long term health conditions will be offered booster vaccines shortly.HSE Chief Clinical Offi cer, Dr Colm Henry stated, “Everyone aged over 55 and pregnant women, should now get their next booster dose. We know immunity tends to reduce after a peri od of months following your last vaccine so this booster will give ongoing protection from serious illness, and increase immunity against infection from COVID-19.”

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He added, “It is a way of celebrating an icon aside from anyone’s politics, it is about celebrating the contribution he did. He was a TD, a Minister for Finance, one of the Chief Negotiators for the Treaty, his position within the Army and yet with all of that his life was taken tragically at the age of 31”.

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AN ENNIS duo have collaborat ed together to complete a por trait in honour of Michael Col lins, marking the centenary of his death. Cork's Imperial Hotel honoured the cen tenary of Collins’ death with the unveiling of a new portrait by Mick O’Dea. The his toric hotel on South Mall was where the Irish Revolutionary leader spent his last two nights prior to his assassination at Béal na Bláth in West Cork on August 22, 1922. Ennis based Allen Flynn of the Flynn Ho tel Collection own The Imperial Hotel. The newly commissioned portrait by artist Mick O’Dea is now proudly on display in the ho tel’s lobby. It was unveiled by Allen and John Flynn together with representatives of the Collins family, grandniece Fidelma Collins and grandnephew Aidan O’Sullivan. Room 115 where Collins stayed at The Imperial Hotel is now The Michael Col lins Suite. Allen said that they collaborated with the family for two years to complete the project. “It was a COVID project, while we were closed we thought a lot about the hotel and a lot about the people who stayed here during the years, of all the most iconic person would have been Michael Collins, we thought it was an ideal opportunity to take the room he stayed in and make it very much a bespoke room within the hotel. We decided to go back to the 1920s and think what the room would have been like."

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The planning authority received submissions from over 80 individuals relating to the development as well a report from An Taisce which, while noting OPW maps do not report a history of flooding in the area, highlighted that the “flood risk potential of the sight requires further evaluation” saying that “a flood on the site could pose a significant risk to water quality”.

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AMAN charged with the London murder of an 87-year-old from Ennistymon faces a provisional trial next year. Lee Byer, 44, of no fixed address, was charged on 19 August with the murder of Thomas O'Halloran and with possessing a large knife. He appeared, via video link from Belmarsh prison, before the Old Bailey this morning. Judge Mark Lucraft set a plea hearing for 8 November with a provisional trial of up to three weeks from 2 May 2023. He remanded Mr Byer into custody.Thomas left Ennistymon 71 years ago and returned annu ally to North Clare up until a decade ago. He was on his way to busk with his accordi on outside Greenford Station before he was attacked on his mobility scooter. He had been raising money to support ef forts for war-torn Ukraine. His siblings George, Rich ard and Bridget along with many nieces and nephews still reside in Co Clare while his children and grand-children are in the UK. George’s grand son, John Brennan tragically died after being crushed by a tractor in April 2020 at the age of Senator13. Martin Conway (FG) acknowledged how diffi cult a period this is for them.

“The news of the brutal mur der of Thomas O’Halloran has shocked the people of Ennistymon and North Clare. It is almost unbelievable, that a man of his age using an electronic mobility device, was targeted and murdered in broad daylight. It is truly shocking. I sincerely hope the perpetrators are brought to justice as soon as possible”. Former Labour MP for Ealing North Steve Pound described Thomas as "the un crowned king of Greenford, and his mobility scooter was like his throne". He stated, "He was so much an inte gral part of our community. He was almost like the hub around which all of Green ford revolved and circulated, because he was always there holding court outside the café opposite Tesco in Greenford, or playing his accordion and not playing, probably, the fin est version of Danny Boy I've ever heard in my life, but an instantly recognisable version of "Heit." was always looking to raise money," Mr Pound said, "In fact, God rest his soul, when he was brutally killed he was actually raising money for Ukraine. We have a campaign here, in Ealing, for refugees arriving from Ukraine, but the great thing about him (was) he was an absolute character."

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CLARE Drains Environmental Ltd have withdrawn their planning application for the controversial sew age treatment system which was proposed for Is landmagrath, Lissane in Clarecastle. Locals have been vehemently opposed to the sew age development since an application for planning was submitted at the end of June.

A decision was meant to be reached by Clare County Council on whether or not to grant plan ning permission for the development by the 24th of August but Clare Drains Environmental Ltd with drew their application one day before it was to be considered.MagsMcMahon, one of the Islandmagrath, Lis sane residents who was highly opposed to the new sewage system, said the development would have been “a huge shame”. by TADHG HOLLAND

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Though the proposed development received a rel atively positive environmental impact assessment, locals strongly contested claims made by Clare Drains Environmental Ltd around the likelihood of flooding and the permeability of the soil sighting se rious risks to local habitats and the quality of life for those living in the area.

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Donations below this reporting threshold need not be disclosed to theSipo’scommission.reportshowed that polit ical donations declined steeply in 2021, when compared to the pre vious year, which was an election year.Speaking to The Clare Echo on Wednesday, Deputy Crowe re vealed that he received the cash donation from a political support er based in the county. “Politicians are allowed to re ceive donations, I would have re ceived it in the lead-up to the 2020 General Election. We raised some funds to contest the election which is a costly exercise in itself.

"I received a donation of €1000 and had that donation came in by cheque or by electronic transfer funds it would have been allow able”.He stated that the thresholds were “very confusing” and added, “if the donation came by way of cheque it would have been deemed appropriate, the threshold is far lower when it comes to cash. I con tacted the donor and reimbursed them”. The Meelick native said he did not receive the money back af ter reimbursing the supporter. With controversy also brewing over his party colleague Robert Troy (FF) and his entries of prop erty interests with Sipo, Deputy Crowe said he did not think the Junior Minister should resign. “I think he should come before the Dáil and answer questions. What’s key and central to me is that Sipo say he made his declarations in 2018 and fully disclosed it at the time, in 2020 he omitted the dis closure of a number of properties. That is wrong and an error, he has owned up to it and rightly apol ogised for it. The Sipo process is convoluted”.Croweadded, “If Robert had phoned me in 2020 and asked should he included his interests, I wouldn’t know the answer in my head, it is confusing but that is not to make an excuse”.

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CLARE TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) was forced to return €800 of a €1,000 cash donation by the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo). According to a Sipo report pub lished on Monday, Deputy Crowe was one of just four Oireachtas members who had to declare do nations over the threshold. Under the Electoral Act 1997, public rep resentatives may not accept dona tions in any year of more than €200 in cash, and not more than €1,000 in total from a single source.

BROTHERS of the late Pat Nugent are hopeful a cold case investigation will allow the name of their brother “to rest in peace once and for all”, writes Páraic McMahon A fresh investigation into Patrick’s death at the end of a fortieth wedding anniversa ry party in the early hours of 11th February 1984 at Bun ratty is currently underway. Patrick’s parents Joe and Nellie had for years sought a public sworn inquiry but this was never granted. His brothers Martin and John have been contacted by the lead investigator of the cold case team in recent months. Martin confirmed, “We have not met with them but may choose to meet with them in the future if the need presents. We do sin cerely wish the investigation this time will be much more thorough compared to the original investigation in the 1980s and to let Pat and the name of Pat Nugent rest in peace once and for all”. For almost four decades they have been looking for answers. “How long can you keep it going, it is reopened and reinvestigated which is a positive move as far as we’re concerned,” Martin added. The brothers said the re commencement of an in vestigation is a positive step. “I’m sure there’s families up and down the country in much different cases what ever the situation was that would be delighted to have a cold case team reinvestigate their case. We’re getting it handed to us so we shouldn’t be too negative about it. We’ll see what the outcome is,” Martin stated. John was hopeful this could lead to answers finally emerging. “We think there might be a conclusion with this case, I think there could be. There is a fresh team who might look at it a bit differ ent. You won’t have it like before of this ‘you’re coming to get me’, they might look at like an ordinary individual and they might give it every thing”. Cathal Crowe TD by Natasha Barton

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Chairperson of Ecojustice Ireland, De clan Owens referenced comments by former Mayor of Clare, Tom McNamara (FF) and Director of Economic Development, Liam Conneally that the Data Centre would be “a goldmine” for the county and remarked that “it could be a goldmine of legal claims”. He stated, “We are in a climate emergency and we don’t want to make it worse as proposed by Clare County Council”. Although he expressed his reluctance to use military language, Owens commented, “warfare has started”. He said, “This is a campaign for our lives and our lifetime. People power is more pow erful than the electricity generated by the company planning to run Ennis Data Cen tre”According to Owens, opponents will object the proposed development to the highest level. “We will fight to the Supreme Court and go to the European Court of Human Rights,” he pledged. “The law is an agent within the campaign, the campaign will drive the legal considerations”.

to the proposed Ennis Data Centre have warned the county town will suffer from an “exasperation of respi ratory disease” and have com mitted to fight the development to the Su premeClareCourt.County Council this month grant ed Art Data Centres planning permission to construct the campus which will comprise six data halls of 33mw each, Energy Centre & Vertical Farm designed on a flexible and modular basis, covering 145 acres and 1.3 million sq Constructionft. of the Art Data Centre Campus will be phased over a seven-year year period commencing in 2022 with the local authority set to benefit with millions in annual rates. On Monday, Futureproof Clare held a briefing outlining their opposition to the plans. Held at The Temple Gate Hotel, over 30 people were present physically with an equivalent number attending via Zoom.

“We will start with the appeal process, if that is successful we will consider it as we go along. This is serious, it is a global and local concern”.Ruairí O’ Fathaigh of Futureproof Clare spoke of the possibility of blackouts arising and the impact on Ennis’ air quality. “The idea it will be clean, healthy and provide a lot of jobs just don’t add up”. is a campaign for our by PÁRAIC McMAHON

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Opening the meeting, Emanuela Ferrari said the granting of the planning permission posed a “major issue in Clare”. She claimed the green light to the project was given “without enough consideration to public health”.

Tim Morris claimed that misinformation has been spread by the coalition of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, Clare County Council and financial backers of the project. “There isn’t a gas plant within a town the size of Ennis in the country. It is a major public health risk to build a gas plant of that scale”. He added, “We are in a fight for our lives”. He cited “record levels of drought” across the globe and continued, “What we’re doing at a local level is our small part in the global fight of trying to prevent climate collapse. This development will only benefit a hand ful of people and not Irish society at large”.

Emanuela confirmed that Futureproof Clare would start by appealing the Council’s decision to An Bord Pleánala.

Speaking to The Clare Echo, an elated Ivanna admitted, “I’m absolutely thrilled, it was a big surprise but I’m absolutely de lighted, I’m honoured and grateful to get the opportunity to represent Ireland at Miss World”. As Miss Ireland, McMahon is hopeful of bringing more awareness to different char ities including her chosen beneficiary, Irish Red Cross – Clare Area which she held a concert in aid of at The Temple Gate Hotel in the past Currentlyfortnight.onacareer break, she does plan to return to her medical work, “this is a complete new path I’ve taken”.

NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS’ Sarah McIner ney was among the roses to flourish in Tralee this33week.roses took to the stage of The Dome in Tralee across Monday and Tuesday as the Rose of Tralee returned for the first time since 2019. Rachel Duffy (23) became the first Westmeath Rose to take the title. Thirty year old Sarah McInerney was the Ohio Rose, the Newmarket-on-Fergus wom an obtained Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degrees in Zoology and Education at NUIG. Since then, she travelled throughout Europe, Africa, and Central America working in jobs such as a secondary school maths and science teacher, a conservation scientist and falconer. In 2017, Sarah moved to Ohio to complete her PhD in Integrated Bioscience with a focus on Biomimicry, an interdisciplinary practice that mimics natural strategies to create more sustainable solutions. Since completing her doctorate, Sarah has worked as the programme manager for an accelerator programme that helps the world's most promising nature-inspired entrepreneurs address humanity's most pressing environ mental and social challenges. She plays camo gie and ladies football with Cleveland GAA and can be spotted doing yoga, horse-riding, paddleboarding, off-roading, camping, and ex ploring the Ohio Metroparks.

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BAREFIELD’S Ivanna McMahon has been crowned Miss Ireland. At The Royal Theatre Castle bar on Saturday night, the doc tor was named as the 75th Miss Ireland in front of over 400 people at the black-tie event. The 27 year old graduat ed from UCC in 2020 where she studied medicine, she is currently taking a year out from medical work having completed the GP scheme at Tralee General Hospital. She will now receive a lucrative model ling agency contract and a host of prizes including jewellery, gowns, professional photo shoots, hair and beauty products.

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Dr McMahon will also jet off to represent Ireland at the Miss World Festival which is televised in over 100 countries worldwide. She will get to enjoy a paid trip to the Mal dives to do a photoshoot in Autumn. A rousing performance on the harp saw Ivanna wow the judges with her rendition of ‘Cosmic Love’ by Florence and the Ma chine while all finalists were put through their paces in a competitive process over the last three months, which saw their skills in debating, public speaking, talent, sports, modelling and social media all being test ed.This year's finalists have raised €50,000 euro over the last three months alone.

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ONE of the country’s high est profile doctors during the pandemic is retiring this week, writes Páraic Mc MahonIntensive care consultant, Dr Catherine Motherway who headed up the ICU at University Hospital Limer ick will retire from her post at the end of this week, The Clare Echo understands. She was appointed as a consultant in anaesthesia at UHL in 1999 and was also the clinical lead in organ donation.DrMotherway had been a vocal medical advocate during the COVID-19 pan demic, painting a sobering picture on RTÉ’s Prime Time in the early stages of the “significant problem” facing the country due to the “limited amount” of ICU beds nationwide as she urged the Irish public to “ treat each other like pari ahs" to avoid a repeat of the Italian surge occurring in Ireland.Shequalified from Uni versity College Cork in 1985.Dr Motherway complet ed her training in anaesthe sia in Ireland in 1996. She subsequently completed over two years training in Intensive Care Medicines in Australia and became a Fellow of the Faculty of In tensive Care as it then was in SheAustralia.isapast Chair of the National Training Commit tee of the College of Anaes thetists and was previously the Treasurer of the Inten sive Care Society of Ireland. Catherine was named as Limerick Person of the Year forCEO2020. of UL Hospitals Group, Colette Cowan described Dr Motherway as “an amazing clinician whose practical guidance helped us all through the pandemic”. ATOTAL of 37 interpreters have been trained by Clare Local Development Com munity (CLDC) to assist Ukrainian refugees living in the Banner County. CLDC are running classes to create bilingual interpreters who can help Ukrainians understand the services that are available to them and assist with the day-to-day difficulties of be ing a non-English language speaker in Ireland.“Since March there has been a huge intake of Ukrainians into Clare. An aw ful lot of agencies have been working together to see how we can best support the Ukrainians to settle in and integrate into the communities,” explained Sa mantha McCarthy who coordinates the programme for CLDC. It was in this inter-agency collabora tion that the idea for training interpret ers“Theformed.most important thing is that we’re supporting [refugees] to, firstly, be able to settle, secondly, recognise the services that are within the county that can support them, and finally, to en courage them to look at their own lan guage needs and then through that The Limerick and Clare Education Centre will have quite a significant number of English language classes,” she said. With the success of the initiative CLDC hope to expand the service to give training to those interpreting for other marginalised communities later in the year and Translate, the agency CLDC partnered with to deliver the service, now plan to bring the classes nationwide.Thoseinterested in the training can visit cldc.ie for more information.

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THERE was great ex citement and joy in Steeles Terrace this week as popular lo cal resident Mary Maloney returned home after a nine week stay in hospital. Mary, who’s aged in her 80s, has been a resident of Steeles Terrace her entire life being born to parents who also lived on the well-known Ennis street which runs along by the Fair Green.Mary has become a wellknown fixture in the local community across the long life she’s spent there. However, re cently she was forced to leave her home on Steeles Terrace for over two months after she broke herMaryhip. says one of the biggest things she missed in hospital was her morning ritual, “every morning at 8 o'clock I take my dog for a walk at the Fair Green and then I go to mass at 10 o’clock. I’m in the choir as well. I haven’t been since of course. I don’t know when I’ll get down to Themass”.only thing she missed more, despite all the visits she received in hospital, was her friends in Steeles Terrace “all my friends, I have so many friends” said Mary, “why they stick around I cannot explain but I’d be dead only for them”. Despite her delight at return ing home Mary had nothing but praise for Limerick hospital and its staff “they were very good. Fantastic I must say”. Mary’s friend Dymph na O’Mahony explained why Mary’s absence was felt so strongly in the community, “She’s just a really well known and well liked character, a very kind woman. That’s why ev eryone was concerned for her when she fell and broke her hip”.

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AN IDENTITY crisis in Fianna Fáil has not been aided by the decision of the Taoiseach to address a commemoration marking the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, a prom inent local party member has said. On Sunday, Micheál Martin (FF) became the first Fianna Fáil Taoiseach and leader to speak at the annual commemoration to Michael Col lins at Béal na Bláth which was attended by thousands of people in West Cork. He joined the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar (FG) in delivering anChairmanaddress. of Fianna Fáil’s Clare Comhairle Dáil Cheantair, Michael Enright felt the Taoi seach further damaged the “identity crisis” that the party is grappling with. He said “it would be remiss of any lifelong party member” not to air their views regarding Martin’s address. Micheál Martin speaking at the commem oration is one step closer to an amalgama tion between the civil war parties, the New market-on-Fergus native warned. “Fianna Fáil should focus on r e and strengthening its identity rather than moving one step closer to amalgamation. The leader has already gone to Beal na Bláth but he should change his advisors andHefast.”told The Clare Echo, “I couldn’t imagine Alex Ferguson making a speech to Liverpool supporters at Bob Paisley’s statue in Anfield”. He said “a lot of people were taken aback” by the Taoiseach accepting the invite.

Dymphna says Steeles Ter race has always been a very close-knit community, “God yes [Steeles Terrace is a close knit community], she has some beautiful neighbours who cut her grass and took care of her dog when she was in hospital”.

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"Then it developed along and when I got to my teens there were a few more local surfers who started to join me in the water, but it wasn’t until surf schools started to develop, going back 15 or even 20 years ago, that surfing started to really take off in Clare” said the Ennistymon native who moved to Lahinch at age 11. The inspiration for his big wave ca reer started at home in Lahinch.

big wave surf er Ollie O’Flaherty says that Clare’s surfing culture is “thriving”.O’Flaherty who is the chairman of The West Coast Surfing Club and runs Ollie’s Surf Academy in Lahinch rose to international surfing fame in 2012 when he was nominated for an XXL award for biggest wave, a prestigious honour at an awards show often referred to as the “Oscars of surf ing”.However, Ollie had been surfing a long time before that and while honing his craft in Clare he has witnessed the waves of Lahinch go from being ridden only by a small hard core group of surf ers to reaching massive global fame.

“I was probably in my late teens then and that just sparked my imagination, I saw that there were people coming from all over the world to surf these waves and I just thought well if they can do it I can do it. I wanted to try to be a homegrown Irish surfer and get the recognition for surfing that we de serve.”Ollie now thinks that the highlight of his career is his work in Ollie’s surf academy, “to be honest I find looking at the younger kids and seeing them do ing well [has been the highlight of my career], and I’m not just talking about winning competitions I’m talking about getting over milestones in cer tain surf breaks when the waves are big, or just watching other people grow and get the same buzz I always got.”

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Yet Ollie’s path to surfing stardom ac tually began a long way from the Clare coast, “My journey as a surfer started when I was 4-years-old with my uncle, who was a surfer at the time, on a fam ily holiday in France and I just started catching waves on the body board and then eventually stood up on the board,” said Ollie. It wasn’t long though before Ollie began testing his newfound passion back in Clare and as he grew up, he be came entrenched in the surf culture of Lahinch, “in the beginning [surfing in Lahinch] was a small thing, there was a core crew of 20 to 40 surfers coming, mostly from around Clare with a cou ple of guys from Limerick or Galway.

Ollie also works closely with The West Coast Surf Club, a surfing associ ation which has over a 50-year history in TodayClare. the club has grown to accom modate nearly 200 members with Ollie as the chairman, “The West Coast Surf Club is a big factor in the community”. Ollie told The Clare Echo, “We run multiple events through the year. We get locals kids in, nearly 70 kids, every Sunday for 8 weeks, which we do twice a year, and that’s all voluntary, it’s just to get kids surfing and enjoying the ocean. "Then we do clean-ups involved with that, and coastline awareness and edu cation and just try to build a little bit of knowledge in the kids. We also have women in surfing programmes, we’ve done special needs work, and we re cently brought out Ukrainians who’ve been displaced from their homes.” No matter where he surfs though Ol lie holds his roots in West Clare very closely.Tohim the waves of Lahinch will always be home, “I have a massive amount of pride in where I’m from and who I am, I’m a Clare man first of all and then Irish,” said Ollie.

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Surf culture is 'thriving'

Expert wetsuit advice from those who know bestTHERE are a multitude of wetsuits and other water wear items that can help make an Irish summer enjoyable in the water no matter the weather. The recommendation of what you need will depend on what activities you want to do and how long you want to spend in the water. Irish surf shops stock everything from lightweight wet suit separates to 6mm full length hood ed wetsuits. To reduce the risk of jellyfish stings, full length lycras or wetsuits are highly recommended. For warmth as well as protection from jellyfish a wetsuit is the solution, the thinnest style of full length (long legs and long arms) wetsuit is 3/2 (3mm and 2mm). There are also neoprene separates, shorties and long sleeve shorties available for those who don't want to go the route of a full suit. Surf wetsuits are used across a wide range of watersports are they tend to be durable and flexible compared to some specialist sport-specific wet suits.The staff in Lahinch surf shop have over 30 years of experience in advis ing people what would be their best option for convenience, warmth, per formance, fit and budget. For juniors Lahinch Surf Shop offers a tradein program on trusted brands. This means a small stock of second hand junior suits coming in throughout the year as suits are traded in for larger sizes.Summer wetsuits are generally 3mm or lighter and encompass everything from 1, 2 or 3mm shorties (short arms and legs) to full length sealed wetsuits. Sealed refers to the style of construc tion on the suit, these suits have glue on their seams in addition to stitching. There are a multitude of brands of wetsuit, each cutting to a different style of fit and within each brand there are differences in fit between different models or thicknesses of wetsuit. For example some people go down a size from their winter suit when getting a summer version. The best wetsuit is the one which fits the best, there is no gain in spending extra money on a fancier brand or fea tures if it doesn't fit properly. UK surf brands C-Skins and Alder are very popular in Ireland, you'll see their suits most used by surf schools along with some others. Billabong, Roxy, Rip Curl, O'Neill, Quiksilver, Xcel and Pata gonia are the biggest inter national brands you'll also find in Irish shops. At the moment Lahinch Surf Shop stocks Alder, C-Skins, Billabong and Roxy to cover a range of body shapes and product types. They strongly recom mend coming in-store to fit a wetsuit as buying online is not ideal unless you know how a wetsuit should fit. The last thing you want is to be in the water when you re alise your suit is the wrong size as you can't return it at that point.

On the Big Screen

REPRESENTATIVES of the Clare tourism sec tor promoted the Ban ner County as a desir able visitor destination to more than 120,000 people at Milwaukee Irish Fest in Wisconsin at the weekend. In the biggest international tour ism promotion of County Clare since before the pandemic, the tourism delegation - led by Clare County Council and members of the Clare Tourism Advisory Fo rum - showcased Shannon Airport as a key gateway to the west of Ire land and all that Clare has to offer. During the promotional visit, the Clare delegation also met with representatives of Tourism Ireland and group tour operators in a bid to bring Clare to the forefront of any international marketing of the county for Milwaukee2023Irish Fest, estab lished in 1981 by members of Milwaukee’s Irish community, is renowned as the world's largest Irish culture festival and is a cen trepiece event for Irish music, his tory, dance, sports, and culture in the United States. Ennis musician Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing fame and local group Socks in the Frying Pan performed alongside dozens of other artists, including Dervish, Emma Langford, Eileen Ivers, Finbar MacCarthy and We Banjo 3.

lVERY CLARE: Festival goer Clare, whose ancestors hail from the Banner County, entering the free holiday to Clare competition. Pictured with Sean Lally, Manager of Hotel Woodstock and Chair of the Clare Tourism Advisory Forum.

Sean Lally, Manager of Hotel Woodstock and Chair, Clare Tourism Advisory Forum; Joan Hamilton; Director, Burren Ecotourism Network; Deirdre O'Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council; Cllr. PJ Ryan, Cllr. Mary Howard; Cllr. Tony O'Brien (Cathaoirleach) and Cllr. John Crowe, Members of the of the Clare County Council Twinning Committee; Siobhan King; Client Services Officer Wild Atlantic Way, Fáilte Ireland; Cllr. Michael Begley, Twinning Committee; Melanie Lennon, Sales & Marketing Manager, Cliffs of Moher Experience; and Maurice Walsh, Manager of Durty Nellys and Vice-Chair, Clare Tourism Advisory Forum; Cllr. Tony O'Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, and Deirdre O'Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council, pictured with Mike Mitchell, Executive Director of Celtic Milwaukee, the organisation behind Irish Fest, and Paul McDonagh, Trade & Industry Engagement Manager (USA), Tourism Ireland; GEOfood produce from the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark was on display at Milwaukee Irish Fest. Pictured L-R: Maurice Walsh, Manager of Durty Nellys and Vice-Chair, Clare Tourism Advisory Forum; Joan Hamilton; Director, Burren Ecotourism Network; Cllr. Mary Howard, Clare County Council Twinning Committee; Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing; and Deirdre O'Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council. IMAGES relating to the cultural, sport ing, social and heritage aspects of Coun ty Clare were displayed on big screens to more than 120,000 festivalgoers attend ing the world's largest Irish culture festi val at the weekend. Clare tourism representatives attend ing Milwaukee Irish Fest in Wisconsin were inundated with queries about the county as a result of the imagery which was taken from Peninsula Television’s ‘Ireland County by County’ series. The 30-minute programme, which is finan cially supported by Clare County Coun cil, Tourism Ireland, the Department of Foreign Affairs, An Bord Bia, National Parks & Wildlife Service and CIE Tours International, has already been aired on the Create/PBS television network and has been seen by millions of TV viewers across the United States during 2022. The programme also is available to watch on Clare County Council’s You TubeThechannel.production showcases Ennis as Ireland’s boutique capital, surfing in Lahinch, watersports activities in the Lough Derg Region, the local produce on offer in the county, and visitor attrac tions and destinations such as Bunratty Castle &Folk Park and the famous karst landscape of the Burren. The programme also includes a live performance by the world-famous Kilfenora Céilí Band at the Cliffs of Moher Experience. The pro gramme is presented by Ciara Whelan, who is known for hosting Virgin Media's travel series ‘The Holiday Show’.

lDRINK UP: 5,000 Drinking Mats promoting County Clare were distributed at Irish Fest.

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TOURISM: (clockwise from above); Pictured L-R at the Clare tourism showcase

Clare promoted Stateside as 'desirable visitor destination'

WINNING: (above) Cllr. Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, signing the Twinning Charter linking Killaloe with New London; (below)Members of the Clare County Council Twinning Committee pictured with representatives of the City of New London

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MEMBERS of the Clare County Council Twinning Committee, led by Cathao irleach Tony O’Brien, have signed a Twinning Charter between the Wiscon sin city of New London and Killaloe.

The link between the two locations was first estab lished by Cllr O’Brien in 2007 when he accepted an invitation from the city’s local Shamrock Club, to meet with officials from the north Wisconsin city. The twin ning link developed during the following 15 years with representatives of New London making numerous visits to the shores of Lough Derg. New London boasts a population of over 7,500 and is best known for its annual St. Patrick’s Day festivities and Grand Parade, when the city's name is changed to ‘New Dublin’ for the week. Speaking after signing the Twinning declaration, Cllr. O’Brien said, “New London was originally more Germanic in population than Irish, but in the late 19th century Irish immigrants passing through found the verdant farmland reminiscent of their birthplace and began to settle outside of town near Northport. The Irish American community is now an integral part of thisCouncillorCity.” O’Brien explained that there are many similarities between New London and Killaloe. He ex plained, “Both towns can boast excellent outdoor ame nities.Like Killaloe, New London hosts such activities as boating, canoeing, hiking, biking, golfing and fishing. Within the city and surrounding area there are 900 acres of parks, trails and recreation facilities.”

Killaloe twinned with New London

MAKING CONNECTIONS: (from above): Cllr. Tony O'Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council; and Deirdre O'Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council; pictured at Milwaukee City Hall making a ‘Visit Clare’ presentation to Minister of State Martin Heydon Clare group Socks in the Frying Pan performed to sold out shows at Milwaukee Irish Fest on Friday and Saturday nights. The group is pictured here with members of the Clare tourism delegation. Ennis musician Mike Hanrahan of Stockton's Wing also performed last EoinweekendBolton from Kilrush, a software engineer working in San Francisco, was delighted to see the display of brochures for West Clare on display the Clare tourism stand. Pictured with Melanie Lennon, Sales & Marketing Manager, Cliffs of Moher Experience

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lAN CLÁR: (Clockwise from above): Alderman Michael J. Murphy, Milwaukee's longest-serving city alderman pictured with Cllr. Tony O'Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council; Deirdre O'Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council; and Sarah Keating and Niamh Marshall from the Irish Consulate in Chicago, Illinois. The Clare delegation attended a Minister’s Reception hosted at Milwaukee City Hall. Clare GAA jerseys were on display throughout the 74-acre festival site over the weekend. Americans Peter, whose wife’s name is Clare, and Joel Bayson are pictured with Councillors John Crowe, Michael Begley, Tony O'Brien (Cathaoirleach) and PJ Ryan, and Sean Lally, Manager of Hotel Woodstock and Chair, Clare Tourism Advisory Forum Cllr. Tony O'Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, pictured with Kim Murphy, anchor of Fox 6 Wake Up, the most watched morning TV show in Milwaukee. The Cathaoirleach spoke about Clare as an attractive visitor destination and highlighted Shannon airport as a key gateway to the West of TheIreland.Clare tourism delegation met with a number of tour operators in Milwaukee, including Walt and Julie Clocker of Inroads Ireland Tours (pictured 2nd & 3rd from the left). Also pictured is Maurice Walsh, Manager of Durty Nellys and ViceChair, Clare Tourism Advisory Forum (left), Sean Lally, Manager of Hotel Woodstock and Chair, Clare Tourism Advisory Forum (right) and visitors to the Clare tourism stand, Donald and Mary TheJanzer.Clare tourism showcase at Irish Fest distributed literature and information on visitor attractions and Shannon Airport to thousands of festival goers during the four-day Milwaukee Irish Fest. Pictured left to right: Maurice Walsh, Manager of Durty Nellys and Vice-Chair, Clare Tourism Advisory Forum; Cllr. Mary Howard of the Clare County Council Twinning Committee; Melanie Lennon, Sales & Marketing Manager, Cliffs of Moher Experience; Siobhan King; Client Services Officer Wild Atlantic Way, Fáilte Ireland; Lori Dahm, Manager of Irish Fest; Joan Hamilton; Director, Burren Ecotourism Network; and Sean Lally, Manager of Hotel Woodstock and Chair, Clare Tourism Advisory PicturedForum. with Deirdre O'Shea, Head of Tourism, Clare County Council, is Tom and Carole Barnum from Milwaukee who have been instrumental in supporting County Clare's presence at Irish Fest during the past two decades since the first Clare tourism delegation, led by former Mayor Flan Garvey, attended the event.

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Time for Ennis Chamber Golf Classic September 2nd

Ian Sheehy, Partner, MHP Sellors Solicitors and Allen Flynn, Ennis Hotelier and Chair of Ennis Chamber Golf Classic Committee

Special Clare screening of ‘Michael Collins’ the movie to mark centenary FINE GAEL has teamed up with Omniplex Cinema Group to host Neil Jordan’s biopic ‘Michael Col lins’, to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of General Michael Collins. The special screening takes place on Tuesday 6th of September at 7pm, in Omniplex Cinema Shannon. 18 other Omniplex Cinemas across the country will show the movie at the same time. It’s 26 years since the release of ‘Michael Collins’ the movie, so for some people this will be the first time they will have a chance to see it on the big screen. Tickets are available from Monday, 22nd August, for €6 through the Eventbrite link Special Screening of “Michael Collins” | Eventbrite (or search “special screening of Mi chael Collins” on Eventbrite). Please note that tickets will not be available from Omniplex.

TIME is fast approaching for this year’s En nis Chamber Golf Classic which will be held on Friday, September 2nd at Ennis Golf Club. This year’s classic is sponsored by MHP Sellors Solicitors, Bindon Street, Ennis. This annual event is one of the highlights of the business social calendar in Clare. An enjoyable day out is Earlierguaranteed.thisweek, local hotelier Allen Flynn, Chair of Ennis Chamber Golf Classic Committee was joined by Ian Sheehy, Partner with MHP Sel lors, at Ennis Golf Course to test the conditions ahead of Ennis Chamber Golf Classic. They were delighted to report that the course is in tip top con dition!Many businesses from around the county have already entered their teams; however, a limited number of tee times remain available. To enter a team in Ennis Chamber Golf Classic costs €275 in cluding a meal served afterwards in the Clubhouse. Businesses also have an opportunity to sponsor a tee or a green at €100. There are great prizes to be won on the day in cluding a 4-Ball at Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg, a 4-ball at Ennis Golf Club, 4 x vouchers for Knox’s Restaurant, and Clare Gift Cards to the value of €100 each for the winners of longest drive and closest to the Tee. Any business wishing to participate in this pop ular Golf Classic or to sponsor a tee or a green should Email: info@ennischamber.ie.

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isn’t just for kids anymore. Some of the hottest deals of the year happen in the fi nal weeks of summer. You’ll find deep discounts on items you could use as much as any secondary school or col lege student, including computers, printers, and small appliances. August and Septem ber are also prime bargain-hunting months for cars because dealers have to make room on their lots for next year’s models. And if you’re able to get away on a vacation, it’s a great time to save on airfare, hotels, and oth er travel services. Pick your spots, though, because not every end-of-summer deal is a steal. More retail ers and service providers are trying to get in on the action with phony sales or bait-andswitch tactics. Below, we tell you which deals are for real, and which could leave you out in the cold.

Perennials, shrubs, and trees also see deep discounts, though make sure you choose species that can be planted in Sept/Oct. Back-to-school buys Computers are often reduced 30 to 50 per cent, and mobile phones are discounted 20 to 30 percent during back-to-school season. Many of the top Android smart phones have already been introduced for the year, but if you’re an Apple fan, it might make sense to wait. Its new models typically come out in October, and we’re anticipating major hardware updates. Cooking gear Manufacturers usually introduce new cooktops, ranges, and wall ovens in early autumn, ahead of the busy holiday cooking season. To make room, retailers discount older models in August and September. Floor models might be reduced by up to 50 percent, saving you hundreds. But inspect them closely for wear and tear. If you find dings or missing parts, try to negotiate the price even lower.

20 Incredible deals on technology and lots lots more O’Flaherty Electric Carmody Street, Ennis 065 684 4434 - salesoflahertyelectric@gmail.comSALE €429ONLY €499SAVE€100 €349SAVE€30 €499ONLY 82H800S7UK 15.6” IdeaPad 128GB SSD • Office 365 1 year Intel® Pentium® Gold • 4GB RAM 15 6 €329SAVE€100 X515JA-EJ2229TS 15.6” Laptop 128GB SSD • Windows 10S Pentium Gold 6805 • 4GB RAM 15 6 €329ONLY Core Notebooki5 Intel Core i5-10210U 8GB RAM 512GB WindowsSSD10. • Huawei Share EB043TX415FA 14” €549ONLY MateBook D15 15 6 €499SAVE€180 Intel Core i3 8GB 256GBRAMSSD B3W5962IW EEURONICSXCLUSIVE C 9kg Washing Machine IronFast RecycledTub™ • 1600 Spin 28 min quick wash for a full load • connectionsmartHomeWhizz ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST 11kg Large Capacity Washing Machine • 1400 H-Washspin500 • inverterEco-Powermotor • Label scan & virtual wardrobe HW411AMC/1-80 HVT3CLFCKIHW KGV336WEAGA F FreezerFridge FreezerFridge • 3 spill proof glass shelves • Salad 176cmcrisperheight • 50/50 split VitaFresh climate controled drawer LED lighting • Big Box Drawer Low technologyfrost E Your guide to end-of-summer sales season

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Deals on wheels Buying a year-end closeout model makes particular sense if you plan to keep the vehi cle for five years or longer. Otherwise, you’ll lose out on the trade-in value because cars see their biggest depreciation in their first year. Lawns and beyond You’ll find deals on patio furniture, lawn mowers, camping equipment, and other outdoor gear in August, but if you wait until September, prices might be slashed in half.

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ROAD markings in Corrib Drive which were “obliter ated during resurfacing” are to be renewed, writes Páraic McMahon.Anappeal for Clare Coun ty Council to renew road markings in Shannon Town was issued by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) at a recent sit ting of the Shannon Munici pal District. Road markings in the area were “obliterat ed” following resurfacing works, he outlined. He flagged, “double yellow lines at the exit of Corrib Drive that was put in place to improve sight lines is cov ered over and some marking around speed cushions on Gort Road still need to be reapplied and Bóthar Mór (N19)”.Senior executive engineer, Tom Mellett noted that a new road surface was ap plied on the Gort Road ear lier in the summer. He confirmed that any road markings in need of a fresh coat of paint would be taken care of swiftly.

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Mayor gives Shannon Airport strong push in US TV debut

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Road markings to be restored in Corrib Drive

As the first Clare Mayor at the Milwaukee Irish Fest since 2019, he was sure to send a strong message to visit Clare. "It's the biggest festival of Irish culture, tradition anywhere in the world, we're de lighted to be part of it and the Co Clare stand will be there. Come and say 'Tony said to call', everybody is welcome and we'll be delighted to tell you about it. We have an international airport in Clare, Shannon Air port, if you're going to your travel agent just ask for Shannon". He added, "You must talk to your travel agent and do come into Shannon Airport, we're only about 120 miles from Dublin but it saves you driving and out of the capital and the heavy traffic, we're in the most beau tiful location in the Mid-West of Ireland, you will just have a fantastic time, when you brush away all the beautiful scenery and the beautiful things to do, the people are what areImagesspecial".of the county taken from Penin sula Television’s ‘Ireland County by County’ series were also beamed on big screens. The 30-minute programme, which is financially supported by Clare County Council, Tour ism Ireland, the Department of Foreign Af fairs, An Bord Bia, National Parks & Wild life Service and CIE Tours International, has been aired on the Create/PBS television network and has been seen by millions of TV viewers across the United States during 2022. The programme also is available to watch on Clare County Council’s YouTube channel.

SHANNON Airport received a big push when Clare’s first citizen made his debut appearance on US televi sion.Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) appeared on FOX6 WakeUp News, the leading morn ing show in Milwaukee ahead of the annual IrishO’BrienFest. was part of a tourism delegation led by the local authority and members of the Clare Tourism Advisory Forum promot ing Clare as a desirable visitor destination to over 120,000 festival goers at Milwaukee Irish Fest this weekend. They distributed lit erature and information on Clare’s tourism attractions to the thousands of festival goers that pass through the 74-acre site on Lake Michigan’sSpeakingshoreline.toKimMurphy, an anchor with Fox6 WakeUp since 2000, the Killaloe repre sentative painted a wonderful picture as he outlined reasons to visit the Banner Coun ty. "We have a very beautiful county, right across our county part of our west coast is on the Wild Atlantic Way, we've the beauti ful Cliffs of Moher, the UNESCO accredited Geopark of the Burren". He added, "It's very historical, we have our music, our culture, our Irish traditions and we're very proud of it. On the East Coast, we have the longest river in Ireland, the River Shannon, we have Ireland's Hidden Heart lands, it's not very well known but you will get a very warm welcome there with so many activities, mountains to climb and scenery to see". While speculating that Kim herself may have had ancestral Murphy links to Clare, Tony gave his recommendations, "You must eat the Irish stew, we've the best steaks but our culinary seafood we're renown for it on the Atlantic coast which is really fresh”.

RYANAIR remains committed to a vibrant future at Shannon Airport as it celebrates 35 years of flying out of the International Airport. July 1987 saw Ryanair operate its first flight out of Shannon Airport to Lu ton. This summer, the airline had 22 routes from Shannon with 57 weekly frequencies to nine different countries in what was its larg est schedule for some time. No official celebrations are planned to mark the milestone with Ryanair set to an nounce their summer schedule for 2023 in November. Jade Kirwan, Ryanair’s Head of Communications told The Clare Echo, “there will be some fireworks with that,” of the upcoming announcement. “It is a proper phenomenal milestone”. “It’s all to be revealed and to be confirmed,” Jade said when asked if Ryanair would be expanding its offering for next year. Nego tiations are ongoing within Ryanair’s com mercial team to ascertain whether demand would lead to potential new routes being a success.Shesaid Ryanair’s decision to maintain 19 routes from Shannon for its winter schedule this year “is testament to the demand” expe rience. Corfu and Malta are among the new routes from Shannon. The trend this year has seen a demand for sun holidays. In May, Ryanair opened its first aircraft heavy maintenance facility in Ireland at Shannon Airport in a €10m investment which is to create 200 high-skilled jobs, this is support the growth of the airline’s fleet to 600 aircraft by 2026. According to Ms Kirwan, the investment is “a real key indicator” of Ryanair’s commit ment to Shannon. She stated that 880 people “in totality” are employed by the airline in Shannon as a result. “We are seeing a lot of demand for travel through Shannon. What we can deliver in connectivity and inbound tourism to the locality is fundamental of that. Opening the maintenance facility was one of the proud moments in the history of our relationship with Shannon”.

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Car Bitz keeps Shannon drivers ready for road James Lernihan and Chris Higgins

Established in May by propri etor James Lernihan, Car Bitz is located overhead the popular florists Grettals Petals in Brú Na Sionna.James, an already established businessman and director of Shamrock Cabs, spotted a gap in the market during lockdown and hopes to fill a gap for car accessory needs in Shannon.

“It’s all car accessories at the moment and we plan to explore providing car parts also,” explains James, who along with Chris Higgins runs the new shop. “We provide for oil, batteries, phone accessories, power washers, wiper blades, car cleaning goods, roof boxes, phone holders, Bluetooth transmitters, steering wheel cov ers, wind deflectors, exact fit mats, anything in terms of an accessory.”

ONE of Clare’s newest businesses is assisting car owners with their motoring needs in Shannon and beyond.

James is passionate about the car industry having come from a business background, while staff are happy to advise car owners and fit products for those who come to their shop. “When you get your oil or your wipers, Chris will go out and fit them or fits the wind de flectors and bulbs. Chris worked in Midwest tyres and he has ex perience with tyres and batteries and can give advice to customers. Chris is brilliant at what he does and is very enthusiastic.”

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James notes that along with their wide range of stock, Car Bitz can order items on demand where available.Jameswishes to thank his part ner Gretta for her help in setting up the business, along with both their families and the growing customer base at Car Bitz. Car Bitz is open 10-5pm Mon day to Friday and 10-4pm on Sat urday. Visit carbitzshannon.com or call 086 013 1192.

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Catherine has established a di verse customer base ranging from local farmers, households and lei sure to construction, government bodies and public sector organisa tions, with many returning to grow and maintain their fleet of trailers. Nugent emerged from humble beginnings in 1985, manufacturing cattle crushes for the Irish market. Continued growth over the years across Ireland, UK and a large ex port market in Europe has been ow ing to the superior build quality of Nugent trailer, as well as the compa ny’s commitment to innovation and continuous product development.

Most recently, Nugent launched a new Tiltbed trailer, which will be showcased alongside the full range at the National Ploughing Cham pionships in Ratheniska, Co Laois from 20th – 22nd September. As the first event since 2019, Catherine is looking forward to being back on the front line, meeting old and new customers from across Ireland. Nugent’s depot in Shannon stocks a full range of trailers at any time, including Livestock, Flatbed, Plant, Tipper, Beavertail, Tiltbed and the smaller Utility, Quad and General Purpose trailers. With something to suit everyone, Catherine and her team will be on hand to advise and direct you to the right trailer for yourWalk-insneeds. are always welcome for a free visual inspection and a full range of trailer spare parts for most major brands are in stock. Regular servicing is essential for keeping your trailer safe and legal on the road, so why not give Catherine a call now, or pop into the Shannon Airport depot for your free annual service check.

SHANNON Trailer Sales & Servicing has gone from strength to strength since opening at Shannon Air port in 2019 under the care of Catherine Nugent, who relocated to Clare from her native Tyrone 15 years ago and is part of the Nugent family, who are the largest trailer manufacturers in Ireland. Catherine’s wealth of experience in the family business, coupled with a comprehensive knowledge of the industry, led her to choose Shannon as Nugent’s Munster base due to its central location and diverse business network.Herawareness of the market has proven resilient during the challeng es of the past couple of years, result ing in further growth and expansion of the yard, where she now stocks the full range of Nugent trailers and machinery, as well as servicing all brands and types of trailer with a full-time, qualified mechanic.

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River Walk link 'a small thing but big for the area' 'Michelangelo needed to do some paintwork'

Shannon Group rebranded as Shannon Airport Group by PÁRAIC McMAHON by PÁRAIC McMAHON

SHANNON Group has been rebranded as The Shannon AirportAlmostGroup.eight years after its establishment, the corporate brand has been refreshed and from Monday (August 22nd) is known as The Shannon Airport Group. A new interpretation of the logo has also been designed. CEO, Mary Considine stated, “Shannon Airport and our property activities are the life blood of our region, and we are proud of the role we play in sup porting the business, aviation and tourism sectors that are so vital to the regional and national economy”. She added, “To complement our new name, we have designed a new interpretation of our logo. The Shan non Airport Group brand refresh will energise our journey as we em bark on our next chapter in shaping opportunities in aviation and prop erty, and supporting our region as a thriving, connected place to live, work, learn and spend leisure time”. Ms Considine confirmed that the Group’s Shannon Airport consum er brand will remain unchanged. The roll-out of the new look is to be pushed across the coming weeks via signage and social media.

OFFERING a link with the River Walk and Drumgeely would be “a big thing” for one of the oldest areas of Shannon, writes Páraic Mc Mahon.Provision of a link footpath “to join up with the recent enhanced River Walk adjacent to the Airport Rd and near the Drumgeely apart ments” was sought by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND). He stated, “this very important facility is a well established facility in Shannon Town and just needs small additional work to improve ac cess for the Commitmentpublic”.to carry out an assessment to identify what works and funding will be re quired was echoed by senior executive engi neer in the Shannon Municipal District, Tom Mellett.“Wehave a fabulous footpath at the back of Fr Harry’s house in Drumgeely and we’re look ing for a section at the end linking the two. It is something to have a look at, they are the small things to make it more workable,” Cllr Flynn commented.Agreement was voiced by Cllr Donna Mc Gettigan (SF) when seconding the proposal, “it is a small thing but it is a big thing for that area”.

MICHELANGELO’s ser vices would be warrant ed in Shannon given the amount of paintwork required to signs in the town, a local representa tive has Visibilityquipped.ofspeed signs leading into small cul de sac areas are not strong enough in parts of Shan non, Cllr Donna McGetti gan (SF) highlighted. She requested the Shan non Municipal District to conduct an assessment on the type and size of exist ing signs while underlin ing that speed limit signs of 30km/h approaching cul de sacs had poor vis ibility.Tom Mellett, senior ex ecutive engineer in the Shannon MD explained, “The design and size of speed signs is regulated by the Traffic Signs Man ual issued by the Depart ment of Transport, Tour ism and Sport. If signs are missing or inadequate, the Shannon MD will replace them”.Bigger signs will help to clamp down on motorists speeding in residential ar eas, McGettigan believed. “What I’ve come across here, if you’re turning into a small cul de sac by where we live you’re looking at people trying to cross the road, the signs need to be bigger to help stop people speeding into the areas”. Support for the propos al was voiced by Cllr Ger ry Flynn (IND). He noted that some signs were “obliterated” in Shannon and commented, “I think we need Michel angelo to come out and do a bit of paintwork, some of the signs are fading”.

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lDigitalisation: Supporting businesses integrate digital tech nology and change the way they operate and deliver value to cus tomers.

lInnovation: Facilitating new business models, delivery mod els, customer engagement tools, learning technologies, Research and Development, and the man agement of innovation and collab oration.

CEO Helen Downes is now inviting companies to come forward with detailed expressions of interest and concrete proposals for worthwhile programmes that can make a real difference to their operations in the areas included in the BAR scheme.

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SHANNON Chamber Skillnet is calling on small and medium-sized com panies (SMEs) to avail of a unique opportunity to acquire new skills in several prior ity areas for business today – digi tisation, innovation, sustainability, and leadership development. The training will be delivered by the Chamber’s Skillnet network as a result a successful application for funding it made to Skillnet Ireland under the EU Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). This programme has been intro duced by Government to exclu sively support SMEs in addressing the unprecedented challenges they are facing as a result of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. The talent development and up skilling solutions which are being funded through this BAR scheme include:

Leadership Development: Strengthening the capacity of owners and managers in key areas including planning, finance, talent management, process manage ment and supply chain manage ment.Acquiring this funding will en able Shannon Chamber Skillnet to subsidise training in some areas by up to Chamber40%.

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lSustainability: Developing the capacity to create sustainable busi ness models, job types and career pathways, and to integrate existing frameworks and standards.

The deadline for receipt of pro posals is 31 August 31 to enable Shannon Chamber Skillnet plan the training in an efficient manner. Companies are advised to con tact Alan Kelly, Network Manager at Tel 061 475 854 or email: akel ly@shannonchamber.ie for further information or to discuss their ideas in detail.

TALENTED: (clockwise from left): Pastel Sky by Aoife Sweeney; My Friend Olivia by Katie Cashin; Bullman by Cathal Ryan and Day Out by Viktoria Kroejeva. Exhibitions of shortlisted works in both competitions run at the National Gallery of Ireland between 26 November 2022 and 2 April 2023. The exhibition will then travel to the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, where it will be displayed between 3 June and 2 September 2023.

CRATLOE is to host the largest gathering of potters in the county over this coming week end, writes Páraic Mc MahonClare Potters Mar ket will be hosted by Ballymorris Pottery in Cratloe this Saturday and Sunday from 11am to Potters5pm. from across the country are to at tend and they will showcase some of their work, both ceramics and“Withpottery.over 14 dif ferent artists the work on show promises to be inspiring and huge ly varied, from pottery to grace your kitchen to sculptures,” Hannah Arnup of Ballymorris Pottery explained. She said this will be the largest presence of pot ters at an event in Clare thisHannahyear. added, “Last year’s event was a great success with over 1000 visitors, this year promises to be even more exciting for those who love clay in all its forms”.Signs have been erected for Ballymor ris Pottery which is situated just off the N18 between Cratloe and Bunratty. “There will be plenty of onsite parking, as well as complimentary tea and coffee with scrump tious baking on offer too,” Hannah outlined. by PÁRAIC McMAHON

All 20 shortlisted entrants will have their artwork professional ly framed/prepared. This year’s judges are: Janet McLean, cura tor, National Gallery of Ireland; Nick Roche, comic illustrator; and Una Sealy RHA, artist.

The Two, a new series of traditional and folk music concerts, curated by Paula Carroll is headed for glór thisFourautumn.pairs will perform every second Thursday night from September into October, begin ning on Thursday September 1st and concluding on October 13th with an 8pm start time. Ennisty mon based Paul Dooley and Kyiv’s Kseniya Rusnak who is now living in Lisdoonvarna are the first act to take to the stage. Paul is one of the leading exponents of the Irish harp in its historical form and style, using a metal-strung harp, playing with the fingernails and achieving the distinctive medieval sound that met al strings bring. Kseniya plays harp and bandura - a type of lute or zith er which is considered the national musical instrument of Ukraine. A classical as well as folk musician, she taught at the Kyiv Conservatory of Music before her departure from Ukraine. She began her collabora tion with Paul Dooley earlier this year and wowed audiences at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Miltown Malbay this July. Elaine Hogan a harper from Ennis and Ballynacally fiddle player Sheila Garry team up on September 15th. Both women are graduates of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.Forthe penultimate concert, it’s a Miltown Malbay double act with the collaboration of Therese McInerney, a fiddle player and singer with flute and whistle player, Marian Curtin. Seamus Ó Flatharta and Caoim he Ní Fhlatharta, a young brother and sister duo from An Áird Mhóir, in Connemara bring the series to a close on October 13th in what will be their first appearance at glór. Feakle based Paula told The Clare Echo of the series, “It explores the power of the pair in traditional mu sic and song. If the solo voice is where we find the authentic expres sion of traditional music, then the duo is where we see musical com munication at its most creative.

"When two musicians really un derstand each other, we witness an almost indescribable ‘flow’ between them”.Visit glor.ie for more info.

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Ballymorris to host pottery gathering

Clare quartet shortlisted for Young Portrait Prize

26 artists, working across a variety of media, have made it through to the final stage of the Zurich Portrait Prize, while 20 young artists aged between four and eighteen years old have been shortlisted for the Zurich Young Portrait Prize. Now running for its fourth year, the Zurich Young Portrait Prize returns will select five winners, one from each respec tive age category and an overall winner. Winners will receive a bespoke art box and a cash prize. The overall competition winner will be awarded a personalised wooden box of high-quality art materials, specific to their choice of material in their portrait, and a cash prize of €500.

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FOUR Clare artists have been shortlisted for the Zurich Young Portrait Prize competition at the National Gallery of Ireland, writes Páraic McMahon Katie Cashin, Viktoria Kroeje va, Cathal Ryan and Aoife Swee ney have made the shortlist of 20s.My friend Olivia is the title of Katie’s work, Viktoria has named hers Day Out, Pastel Sky by Aoife and Bullman by Cathal are also in the running for honours.

ACRES can deliver positive results - Dooley

MCMAHONPÁRAIC 29FEATURESTHURSDAY, AUG 25 2022 lFarming

Senator Timmy Dool ey (FF) was confident the scheme would address biodi versity decline. “I’m delighted to see this new package for farmers which will allow them to re ceive qualitative payments depending on assessments of environmental improvements on their farmland. ACRES will address biodiversity de cline while delivering import ant income support for up to 50,000 farm families through what is the largest amount of money ever committed by a Government to a single agri-environmental scheme.

LONG-TERM en vironmental im provement will be delivered through a payment package to farmers, a Clare Senator has said.Announced in June by Min ister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie Mc Conalogue (FF), the €1.5bn Agri-Climate Rural Environ ment Scheme (ACRES) is to target a total of 50,000 farm families. It was proposed as part of Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). Minister McConalogue has stressed that approval for Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) is still awaited from the EU Commission so all the proposals may be sub ject to change. It is proposed that, like GLAS, all farmers will have the opportunity to apply for ACRES. There are, howev er, two entry approaches in the proposed new scheme namely, an ACRES General approach, available nationally (outside of the high priority geographical area as defined for the ACRES Co-operation approach below), which of fers a range of measures (both targeted and general); and an ACRES Co-operation ap proach, available to farmers in defined high priority geo graphical areas. Eight areas in the country have been defined by a cross departmental working group as having particular environ mental characteristics and farmers in those areas may engage in the new AECM through cooperation project teamsAll farmers who apply under the Basic Payment Scheme will have the oppor tunity to apply for ACRES with both approaches offering attractive rates of payments, with the approach for which they are eligible determined by the location of their land.

“Under the scheme farm families across Clare will be supported to directly deliver positive results in terms of cli mate, biodiversity and water quality. The farming commu nity in Clare are committed to their role in protecting biodi versity and it’s important they are rewarded for their com mitment to the environment,” Senator Dooley added. paraic@clareecho.ie

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DONATION: Pictured in The Irish Cancer Society Headquarters in Dublin presenting a cheque for €400 for Calendar sales was James Treacy from Scarriff and Jason Jenkinson head of fundraising

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“The saddest thing imaginable in my life was the untimely passing of my Big Brother, Anthony "However,Foley.outof this darkness, a seed of life and hope has emerged, in the form of Orla’s Wildways and a new and beautiful anthem in Anthony’s memory, “Alone You Stand”, penned and sung by his good friend and teammate, Barry Murphy, the proceeds of which will go towards these three charities”.

ST FRANCIS Credit Union Clare Community Have 90 children in the National Finals of the Community Games Cultural events on next weekend 27th – 28th August in Carlow. They will participate in – Chess, Draughts, Quiz, Art, Model Making, Solo and group music, Solo and group singing, Recitation, Choir U13 and U16. They will represent 11 areas across the county. Among the 90 participants are nine lots of siblings, two sets of twins and some first cousins. In the U16 choir from Quin Clooney there are four members of the same family including twins and another family of two sisters.

SOCCER STARS: The St Francis Credit Union Clare Community Games Outdoor Soccer for boys U12 took place during the week in Newmarket Celtic grounds. It was coordinated by David Ryan. Many thanks to David Ryan and Newmarket Celtic for their facilities. In the semi-finals Ennis St Johns beat Quin/Clooney 3 – 1 and Doora/Barefield beat Kilmihil 3 – 1. In the playoff Quin/Clooney beat Kilmihil 3 – 2 to take the bronze medals. The final was very close all the way with Ennis St Johns coming out the better on a score 1 – 0 over Doora/Barefield. Ennis St Johns now go forward to represent Clare in the Munster competitions in September.

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THREE CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM ORLA’S WILDWAYS

THEY say that a person never truly dies once people remember them and talk about Ifthem.that’s the case then one of Munster’s and Ireland’s best known Rugby players , gone long before his time, is set to live on forever. The world of Rugby was plunged into shock and sadness when Anthony Foley died in 2016 at just 42 years of age. None felt the grief more than his loving family and his Sister Orla, greatly supported by her extended family and Sister Rosie, set up Orla’s Wildways, a fundraiser to gather much needed finance for three family centric charities. To date ‘Orla’s Wildways’ has raised much needed funds for CRY (provide free screening for families at risk of sudden adult death), CARI (support and therapy for children who have been sexually abused ) and Mid western cancer foundation. This fundraiser has raised so far over €32,000 and heading towards the goal of €40, Fresh000.from her epic journey Orla says: “I feel privileged to be able to raise money for these wonderful charities, all of whom are doing sterling work for people in their CARIcommunities.(Children at Risk in Ireland ) is helping to support and health those innocents who have been damaged by sexual abuse. Sexual Abuse is definitely a ‘grief’ for those who haven been affected”.

“A strange blessing came to me out of the pandemic. With no matches, weddings or birthdays to attend, I was inspired to cycle the whole of the Wild Atlantic Way in memory of Anthony in my spare time, so most weekends, I would head off to some part of the Way and pedal until I had cycled more than 3,000kms of our beautiful Atlantic Coastline from Kinsale in Cork to Muff in Donegal”. Scan the QR code or go to: www.idonate.ie/ AloneYouStand and follow the simple donation instructions and then at end of process click on the download link to download your 'Alone You Stand' tribute anthem in memory of Anthony Foley.

NATIONAL FINALS IN CULTURAL EVENTS

CAINT AGUS COMHRÁ ENNIS Irish language group Caint agus Comhrá invites everyone wishing to knock the rust off their Gaeilge to come along to any of its informal Irish chat groups. Their get-togethers take place over coffee in Glór Café on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00 and from Thursday 1 September in Temple Gate at 8.00pm. Enquiries to: caintaguscomhra@ outlook.com

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Kearney Cooks SO I am on a bit of a diet lately, you see, I have a wedding coming up and I need to fit into my dress. So I have been avoiding the old takeaways lately. One of my absolute favourite munches from the Chinese is a chicken satay skewer. I had a bit of a grá for some the other day, so I knocked up a fakeaway ver sion based on an old recipe I used to do for finger food platters in a hotel I worked in. It's really simple to do, only takes about 10 min utes work and is great as a starter, a main course or indeed as finger food. Needless to say there will be an instructional video put up on my Instagram this weekend to go with this recipe, and you will find a lot of the old recipes there too. The below recipe feeds two people easily, but multiply it up to do more. Now, time for my Fake-away Chicken Satay Skewers. YOU WILL NEED: 2 chicken breasts cut into strips 3 peanuttbsp (unsweetened)butter 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp masalagaram The juice of half a lime 1 minced garlic clove Step One In a bowl mix the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic and garam massala together. If the mix is really thick you can loosen it with boiling water. Reserve half the peanut butter mix to use as a dipping sauce. Step Two Marinate the chicken in the other half of the peanut butter mix. Preferably leaving for at least an hour. Then pop your chicken onto skewers and bung them into the oven at 180c for 20 minutes. Step Three Serve the cooked chicken skewers with the dipping sauce. If serving as a start er, pair with salad. If this is for a main course, then pair with rice, and if your using these as finger food then pair with a napkin. K

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Mercy for me For me I believe that if you want to find happiness in this fast paced world of ours, then you have to make "mercy" a regular practice in your life. Mercy for me is something you do, not just something you feel.It means to help a person in need, to rescue and actively help the poor, the downtrodden, the homeless, the abused, the abandoned, the orphaned, the unwanted and uncared for in our world. Mercy isn’t just a sense of pity, it is also a desire to relieve theSimplysuffering.saying, “I feel your pain and suffering” is not mercy. Mercy is meet ing the need and doing something about it, not just feeling it but also acting on thatRealfeeling.mercy is pity plus action and service. So if you see a person with out food, you give them food. Without water, you give them water. That is merciful.Mercy is seeing a person who is lonely and bringing them comfort and com panionship. So if I see a problem and think, 'Oh, that is so sad. That breaks my heart,' it might be a pity.But if I say, “That is so sad. I am going to do something about it,” that is mercy. Mercy, for example, is doing more than simply applauding the charity work being done on our behalf by various charities both local, national and international and by many church groups and caring organisations.Mercyismore than making a financial contri bution, it should also make giving a time contribution toward those efforts. It is actually doing something about it. “Blessed are the merciful,” Jesus said, “for they will be shown mercy.” The more positive, helpful, caring and kind a person is, the more merciful they willAndbe.the more negative, unhelpful, uncaring and unkind a person is, the more harsh and critical they will be. What we need to realize is that if we know anything of God’s forgiveness and mercy in our lives, then we should forgive others. For given people are forgiving people.Thomas Adams said, “He that demands mercy, and shows none, ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.” Mercy requires you to treat people better than they deserve. Mercy drives you to show compassion to people you have good reason to ignore. Mercy leads you to care about people's pain even when these very peo ple have caused you pain.

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Mercy requires forgiving those who have wronged you.Mercy insists that you seek reconciliation with those who have offended you. Just try being merci ful - it takes the strength of God to show mercy, trust me on Whenthat!!weask for God’s mercy, we are essentially asking him to relieve us of a heart that is in misery and pain.

Thought for the week As your thought for the week, remember what Saint Mother Teresa said, "do small things with great love” and that will change theFinally,world.say this beauti ful prayer of mercy which has become a favourite of mine these past few years and which goes as fol lows, "Lord, I give to You, this day, every small act I perform. Help me to find value and meaning in even the smallest service. I pray that my love for You will increase in count less small ways so that I may be a holy instrument of Your abundant Mercy. Jesus, I trust in You. Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I will never be suspicious or judge by appearances, but always look for what is beautiful in my neighbours’ souls and be of help to them; that my ears maybe merciful, so that I will be attentive to my neighbours’ needs, and not indifferent to their pains, abuses and complaints; that my tongue may be merciful, so that I will never speak badly of others, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all; that my hands may be merciful and full of good deeds; that my feet may be merciful, so that I will hasten to help my neighbour, despite my own fatigue and weariness; that my heart may be merciful, so that I myself will share in all the sufferings and abuses of my neighbour but will stand up and speak out and fight for their right to justice and peace. As you have been fed, go to feed the hungry. As you have been set free, go to set free those imprisoned by guilt and sin, brokenness and pain.As you have been re ceived – give. As you have heard – proclaim. Help me always to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with you God. And may the blessing which you have received from the Creator be always with you.Amen."

Thought for the week Acts of love AS I was on a reflective walk recently I thought of how a few years ago, as some of you might be aware, Pope Francis dedi cated a full year to 'Mercy'. Love from your heart Responding to mercy is different for each of us, because we all have differ ent gifts and calls. But the main ingredient of mercy is a call to relationship with God and with everyone we meet, which is essential if we intend for our homes, our city, our country and our world to be trans formed by and through love, care and mercy. And relationships in clude real encounters with the people that have been placed in our lives, which means that we must be intentionally good, caring and loving every day in the way we interact with everyone we meet. Love through mercy is activated through our relationship with God and through human interac tions, including touch, eye contact, and a heart that is present to simply be with someone who is deeply suffering.Inturn, love leads us to act, heal, forgive, care and encourage. The world is healed through our hands, our hearts, our prayers, our forgiveness and through our actions.

THERE is a Malay prov erb that says “One can pay back the loan of gold, but one lies for ever in debt to those who are kind.” When it comes to someone’s career path, sometimes all it takes is the simple kindness of giving someone the opportunity to show what they can do that can end up changing their future. For someone from another country living in Ireland, looking for work can be a daunting experi ence. English may not be their first language and the education and employment systems may be very different from their home country, so finding the right support is cru cial.Nie Nie Gan from Malaysia has been living in Ireland since 2001 and is a busy working mum to a 12-year-old daughter who is in her first year in secondary school. Nie Nie has a degree in Economics from Malaysia and worked in the banking sector there before com ing to Ireland and working in the hotel, restaurant and then insur ance industry before deciding to go back to her studies. “I was actually working in Shan non when my contract finished up and I decided to go back to my ed ucation. I live in Ennis and decid ed to do a Medical Administration course at the Ennis Campus there. When I finished the two modules for that course, the staff encour aged me to do a Level 5 Business Administration course. I found it really good to refresh the skills I al ready had like Excel, Spreadsheets etc and also to learn some new practical skills like manual and computerised payroll, book-keep ing and audio transcription,” she explained.During her time at the Ennis campus Nie Nie was able to secure some locum work at a local health care facility but it was mostly cov er work and she was looking for something more secure. "That’s what I found so great about the campus in Ennis, they really sup port you while you’re doing your course and they also keep past learners in mind when it comes to placing them with local employers they might suit.”

One such local employer was John Casey and Co. Solicitors who took on Nie Nie as a receptionist to cover temporary leave at their busy office in Co. Clare. The popular practice which is a family firm of solicitors who have been operating for nearly 70 years are located in Bindon street in En nis and Nie Nie couldn’t be happier with her new job there.

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“They hired me to cover ma ternity leave, but when that end ed they kept me on three days a week,” she explained. David Casey from John Casey & Co. Solicitors is just as enthusiastic about Nie Nie’s new career path.

“Nie Nie initially came in to cov er temporary maternity leave, but she was so good we just couldn’t let her go. She’s very bright and en thusiastic and the clients love her and she’s very polite and friendly too.”

l UPSKILL: David Casey from John Casey & Co. Solicitors pictured with Nie Nie Gan outside the popular Ennis based business where Nie Nie secured employment after doing a part-time Business Administration course at Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of FET, Ennis campus.

As an employer David is also delighted that Further Education and Training Centres like the En nis campus support their learners throughout their time there and also after they’ve left. Tutors con tinue to encourage learners to go forward for interviews they be lieve they are suited to and when it came to Nie Nie and John Casey & Co. Solicitors it turned out to be the perfect match.

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HOTSPOTS: Celebrity chef John Torode filming with Eva Hegarty of the Burren Free Range Pork Farm in Kilfenora

IMAGES of Co Clare and the Burren were beamed into homes across Britain last week, when the fifth episode of a new food travelogue series hosted by celebrity chef John Torode – called John Torode's Ireland – aired on the Food Network UK. It will also be available on discovery+. The six-part TV series follows the MasterChef judge as he tours, tastes and cooks his way around Ireland. Filming took place earlier this year and was supported by Tourism Ireland. In this episode, viewers saw Torode visit the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher, as well as a number of Co Clare’s ‘food ie hotspots’ – including Hazel Mountain Chocolate and The Burren Smokehouse. He also met with Conor Graham and Mark Com mins of Linnane's Lobster Bar and Eva and Stephen Hegarty of the Burren Free Range Pork Farm in Kil fenora.Julie Wakley, Tourism Ireland’s Head of Great Britain, said: “Tourism Ireland was delighted to sup port the production of this new six-part TV series, ‘John Torode's Ireland’. With a large audience right across Britain set to tune into the series on the Food Network UK and discovery+, it’s a great way to shine a spotlight on Ireland – showcasing our delicious lo cal produce and beautiful landscapes. It will remind viewers across Britain that Ireland is a great choice for a holiday with a wonderful culinary offering. “Publicity and broadcasts like this are a key element of Tourism Ireland’s programme of activity, to en courage travellers in Britain, and elsewhere around the world, to put Ireland on their holiday wish-list.”

“With a premier national judg ing panel, the competition helps to amplify the voice of these indus try professionals, to further help to attract new entrants, to make the hospitality sector their career of choice. The winners carry the Ireland flag onto the international stage for the world final, to further profile Ireland as a food Island of fering high levels of hospitality.”

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The star-studded judging panel have won eight Michelin Stars be tween them and lead some of Ire land’s most prestigious hospitality and culinary brands. The winners will be crowned “Ireland’s Young Chef of the Year” and “Ireland’s Young Waiter of the Year” and will go on to represent Ireland at the World Final in Mo naco, in November 2022, where they will compete against Cana da, England, the Cayman Islands, the USA, Singapore, Macao and Wales.The Irish competition will cel ebrate the outstanding standards of Ireland’s emerging culinary and hospitality talent and will show case the global reputation of Irish ingredients and products. Under lining the emphasis on quality and excellence in Irish food culture, the Irish judging panel will be made up of leaders in the field, who are also advocates and supporters of young talent. The judges of the Young Chef awards will be led by Richard Cor rigan, with Michelin-starred chefs Ross Lewis; Derry Clarke; Jordan Bailey; JP McMahon and Mi chael Tweedie; Domini Kemp of the Feast Group; chef-proprietor Anna Haugh of Myrtle London; Sunil Ghai, Executive Chef Pickle, Dublin, Michelle Darmody, The Irish Examiner and Chairman of YCYW Ireland and Monaco, Rob ert Lee Mulcahy. The judges of the Young Waiter awards include General Manager of The Merrion Hotel, Peter Mac Cann; Majken Bech-Bailey front of house manager at Michelin starred Aimsir; Elaine Murphy Managing Director Woollen Mills Group; Peter White, General Manager of Ballyfin House; Aoife Carrigy, the outgoing Chair of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild; Peter Loughnane the Group Sales and Marketing Director, The Trigon Hotel Group; Jess Murphy, owner Kai Galway, Ross Golden Bannon, Member of Food Writers Guild, Master of Wine Alan Crowley; and Ray mond Blake, one of Ireland’s lead ing wine writers. Robert Lee Mulcahy, Chair man, Young Chef Young Waiter (YCYW), Ireland & Monaco com mented, “Bringing this national competition and awards to the Mid-West, gives the opportunity to profile TUS as the premier cu linary arts and hospitality training university in the region, responsi ble for training some of Ireland’s newest talent for this sector.”

IRELAND’S finest young chefs and young waiters will travel to the Technological University of the Shannon in October to compete in the Young Chef Young Waiter Ireland 2022 competition, writes Elaine Tubridy.TUSPresident Professor Vin cent Cunnane said: “It is entirely fitting that as a new university ded icated to nurturing and support ing young people in their chosen spheres, TUS was selected to host the inaugural Young Chef Young Waiter Awards in Ireland. "We want to showcase what our young people are capable of on the national and international stage, and we want to celebrate the standing and importance of food culture for Ireland. This is a very significant competition, and we look forward to working with the organisers to see it grow further here in Ireland and to become a staple in the Irish calendar. I wish all the entrants well in the national and world competitions.”

Entry to the competition is free and is open to those working in the industry, of 26 years and un der, The closing date for entries is September 9th. Entry forms can be found at onIrishwaiter.awardsplatform.com/.https://youngchefyoungThecompetitionwilltakeplacetheTUSMoylishcampus(Limerick)onOctober4th.

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ANDBUSINESSBUSINESSRECRUITMENT CATCH OF THE DAY: Mike Tweedy, Jess Murphy and JP McMahon with Professor Vincent Cunnane, President TUS Photo by Alan Place

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lLIMBO: There was great fun to be had at the Resilience family fun day

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IRISHchildrenFunSummeriencecompanyHealthcareResilcelebrateditsFamilyDaywiththeandfami lies it supports on Sunday, 22 August. Through their Advanced Community Care division, they pro vide nursing support at home to people with com plex medical needs. With this normally annual event having been put on hold for two years due to the pandemic, everyone was keen to make the day a great success, as chil dren and parents came to gether at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork to share some unforgettable fun and joy.

Resilience employs over 200 nurses, who work in the community, in their clients’ homes – deliv ering one-to-one, high ly-personalised, individu al nursing Directorcare.of Resilience Advanced Communi ty Care division, Olivia Sinclair, explains the im portance of the Family Fun Day: “We started the Family Fun Days back in 2016, and each one has been wonderful. For obvi ous reasons, many of the families we support who have children with com plex medical needs find it difficult to just take time out and enjoy a day that’s completely different. The Fun Days are a way we can bring together all the chil dren and their families –to connect, relax and have fun, and spend a bit of time getting to know each other. The kids love it, the parents love it, the nurses love it. It’s an important day in our calendar.” Services are provided to children nationwide, and the carnival had families visiting from across the country. Roll on 2023! Visit www.resilience.ie for more info.

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“You have to pick a strategy for the long term and stick with it,” he explains, noting the currently vol atile markets. “If you have money that’s going to be sitting on deposit for longer than 5 years, then you’re far better off to invest that than leave it in cash. The key here is that you diversify your investment into a fund that would give you expo sure to a number of different asset

Addressing staffing challenges facing employers, Darach believes a very cost-effective solution to avoid staff churn is through pension schemes. “The last couple of years has been referred to as ‘the Great Resignation’ as many people have left jobs in search of green er pastures. Employers are looking at ways to retain talent. One of the most cost-effective ways of doing that is to apply a generous employee benefit package which would involve an employ ee pension scheme - it’s cost effective because employers receive tax benefits.

“I’ve built up great connections over the years through the hurling and it’s a common language whereby I’m always happy to talk to people about hurling and people in Clare especially where we’re passionate about it, it’s a good way to find common ground with people. My connections to the GAA have been huge for me, as well as linking in with people like the GPA who gave me good help when I set up the company initially.

“Individuals will also have seen a change from July of this year where the pensions authority have stopped oneman executive schemes being allowed to be issued and that has had a huge impact on business owners and I’ve been working with business owners to overcome that challenge.”

MONEY that’s been kept on deposit is losing value fast, according to financial advisor Darach Honan. There is a high volume of cash on deposit in Ireland currently, however consumers are current ly at risk due to historically high inflation levels. Darach Honan, of Honan Financial Services explains that keeping your assets in cash is essentially a stagnant strategy which will see your asset dwindle.

“Another benefit to consider is group risk schemes which would offer a death in service benefit and income continu ance in the event and employee is sick and unable to work We’re seeing a lot of interest in that from employers recently, it makes their staff feel appreciated and gives them a long-term career path at their current employer.”

TALK TO DARACH Darach says he’s always happy to speak to clients about their financial planning needs, however he admits that the subject of hurling is never far from clients’ minds particularly in Clare. Despite a relatively short career due to forced retirement aged 26, Darach scored a crucial goal in Clare’s 2013 All-Ireland win as well as being a crucial cog in the U21’s All Ireland win in 2009.

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“The environment at the moment isn’t a good one to keep money on deposit at the bank because interest rates are extremely low - and have been for the last 10 years - plus now you have a 40-year high in terms of inflation, with inflation hitting 9.1% in July for the year. So money that’s been kept in cash on deposit is losing value and fast so people would need to look at options in terms of how to protect that cash and that Honanasset.advises that an effective strategy to safeguard your savings is lump sum investment or regular saving investment, where you could start contributing on a monthly basis to an investment policy.

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A finance graduate of UCC with a Masters in Financial Services from UL, Darach has expertise in a wide range of areas including financial planning, retirement seminars and planning, and he strives to “give people an understand ing of what to expect from their pensions before they do retire. Approaching retirement can be a cause of stress for many workers so I get a great sense of satisfaction from sitting down with clients, explaining how their pensions will work and helping them to optimise their pension before their retirement date”

Money kept on deposit is 'losing value fast'

Darach outlines that there are cur rently challenges with regard to pen sion regulations and he is urging any business owners with questions on new directives to contact him for advice. “I’ve found since I set up my own com pany there’s been a big uptake from the private sector, business owners and private client work. The pensions indus try is an ever-evolving area and new EU Directive (IORP ii) will force some com panies to change their pension arrange ments going forward. Company pension schemes with fewer than 100 members will have new regulatory burdens placed on them which may force them to look at alternative arrangements. These companies should consider utilising a master trust to lower the future cost of running the scheme and should research the market in conjunction with a financial planner to decide which mastertrust is best suited to them.

EXPERT: Darach Honan, of Honan Financial Services

Honan is urging businesses who run company pension schemes to prepare for EU directives which have altered the pension landscape. The Clonlara native has entered his second year in business, with Honan Financial Services celebrating its oneyear milestone in July. Having joined the Ennis and Shannon Chambers in recent months, the financial expert is continu ing to expand his growing client-base in County Clare and the Midwest. “As a Clare man I have a huge interest in how the local economy is going and it’s great to see the growth of businesses in Clare and to tie in with them in making sure they’re getting good sensible financial planning from someone they know and can trust,” explains Darach. Having worked in the industry for almost a decade helping both public and private sector workers with their financial planning, the 2013 All Ireland winner established Darach Honan Fi nancial Services last year, a busy period which also has seen him married and celebrate the arrival of his first child.

Darach notes, “The industry is work ing with the pensions authority to come to a solution where the private sector, business owners and company directors will be allowed to fund a pension again.” He adds that despite the obvious benefit of starting a pension at a young age, it’s never too late for business owners to take advantage of tax benefits. “Pension contributions receive generous tax reliefs and incentives, funding a pension is a great way to extract cash from a business and it is never too late to start”

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'We have moved away from traditional fitness classes' lMT Performance, Kilkee

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MTexpandingplanningCoachingMANCEPERFORandisonits fitness classes all across Clare fromTheSeptember.gymand fitness stu dio already offers its classes and personal training from its home in Kilkee but, from next month, its children’s classes will be offered throughout the county.“We just opened recently at the start of the summer in Kilkee, we run children’s class es called FitKids and we run a lot of women only classes for beginners all the way through to strength and conditioning for athletes” said Mary Taylor, owner and operator of MT Per formance and Coaching. Mary, who has a degree in strength and conditioning and has worked with the Clare camogie team, says the inspira tion for the fitness studio came from her own experiences as a mother, “last year, just after lockdown, I felt I was working all the time coaching kids. Then in the evening I was bringing my own daughter to class es and unfortunately the bad thing about being in west Clare is that there wasn’t a whole pile of facilities and classes available to her, so I found myself on the road then every evening. It was just like a brain wave that this was something I could do my self, it would be a great addi tion to have in west Clare.” With her FitLadies classes Mary is dedicated to avoid ing the usual conventions of women’s fitness programmes which focus on surface level improvements. Instead, she hopes to instil the skills in her participants which ensure long term comprehensive wellbeing improvements.“Forourladies’ classes we’ve gone away from the tradition al, typical fitness, weight loss classes. It’s not the pressure we want to be putting on women, so we promote things like hav ing higher energy levels, mov ing better and feeling more confident rather than your tra ditional weight loss techniques. I do a lot of one-to-one train ing with women all over west Clare and we’ve adapted a dif ferent route of not using scales or transformation photos or anything like that, we’re trying to make sustainable life style changes” she said. A similar comprehensive approach is also taken for her FitKids programme, “for chil dren’s classes we have a mixture of fun games, fitness, gymnas tics, dance, sport, mindfulness, and wellbeing. It’s totally inclu sive for non-sportsy children. It is just a fun environment to be in” she said. That inclusivity is core to ev erything Mary does, her own daughter has special needs and so Mary is committed to mak ing sure MT Performance has classes that are suited to every one no matter their needs or fitness levels, from athletic de velopment classes and personal training for athletes to fitness training for complete begin ners Mary says, “everyone is welcome.”MTPerformance and Coach ing can be found on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

Ennis local Nicole says rescue cat Toffee 'saved her life'

“I can say he brought me safely over the hard est years of my life and now that I am much bet ter he’s also enjoining his cat life to the fullest, but still if I or a close one is very sick or mental ly not well he doesn't leave my side and is very clingy until he feels it’s safe to let go a bit.

A CLARE resident has spoken about how her rescue cat saved her life, crediting the loving pet as a live-in therapist. Nicole, who entered Toffee into The Clare Echo’s pet photo competition this week, re vealed that for the last eight years, ginger cat Toffee has been an important constant by her side during a tumultuous period in her life.

“I was really in a bad place, nearly all my life, and when I finally left a very toxic relationship I fell into deep depression and anxiety. Being the first time I was living on my own it was very difficult, you expect to be out of a relationship and be happy but actually, of course, this didn’t happen," Nicole Post told The Clare Echo. “Then came a little bundle of fur into my life. He rescued me in many ways. I had something to do, something to take care of, plus he has a special gift. He really picks up moods, he really picks up if you’re not fit, if you’re not healthy. When I had suicidal ideas or was really in a bad place, he tried everything to get me out of it,” saidToffeeNicole.gave Nicole a “sense to keep living” fol lowing a 12 year long abusive relationship but even now over eight years later, Toffee still helps Nicole every day.

Recently Nicole fell ill with Covid and under lying health conditions caused her added con cern. “That was a really, really big thing, and he woke me the first night every hour to see that I was breathing. My best friend has cancer and he’s clinging to her too so he has that kind of gift to pick up on moods,” she said.

Nicole understands why some people don’t like cats but thinks those in her position can re ally benefit from their friendship, “They often say cats are vicious or whatever, and some can be vicious assholes to be fair, but you really get great ones. I always say he was my life rescu er because there were a couple of years where I would have given up if it wasn’t for him” Nicole said.“That cat will always be my hero and stands out from all the pets I had in my previous life” she added.

LIFELONG FRIENDS: Nicole and her 'rescuer' Toffee

Photo comp attracts clucks, cats, cows & dragons

RAINING CATS & DOGS: (top) Alfie the dog plays dress-up, sent in by Niamh Cordon; Sheppie the cat, from Noelle

THE Clare Echo is delighted to announce the winners of its Pet Photo Competition. Last week we announced a pet photo competition for this week's edition of The Clare Echo, but little did we expect that hun dreds of entries from across the county would flood in, includ ing photos of pet dogs, donkeys, cats, cows, chickens, rabbits and bearded dragons. One thing is certain, the peo ple of Clare love their furry (and not-so furry) little friends. Due to the unprecedented volume of entries, we can only print a small selection but keep an eye on our social media in the coming days for more pictures. Alas, there could only be one winner (in two categories), congratulations to Catherine Vaughan and Millie who won the prize of Best Pet Photo and Amy Tierney who has been awarded a prize for Funniest Pet Photo of her dog Zena. Many thanks to Noodles & Chig who kindly sponsored our Funny Photo competition, and Dawn Greene Dog Groomers for sponsoring Best Photo.

I'M SPECSY AND I KNOW IT: Cookie tests out the mirror at Horizon Optical in Ennis GONE TO THE DOGS: Ned the calf takes a wellearned rest in Boloughera, Cranny, sent in by Sheila

ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO: Teddy and Toby look dapper with their bow ties. Thanks to Laura Hayes for the photograph entry

SNUGGLED UP: Patricia and Blue vie for position, sent in by Natalee

TAKING IN THE VIEWS: Millie at the Cliffs of Moher, sent in by Catherine Vaughan; (below) Bridget McNamara from Ennistymon and her pet cat Mr Tibbs, taken on her husband's 84th birthday. Sent in by Patricia Vaughan

FURRY FINNY: Archie the 1-year old English Bulldog owned by Callum (age 9) and Eada (age 1) Linehan from Ennis; Sky, taking up the fireside armchair sent in by Myrna O'Loughlin; (right, l-r) Nala the cat tries to get comforatble, sent in by Lisa McGrath; Bella and Zola support the Banner, sent in by Claire O'Reilly

WITH International Dog Dog celebrating our fourlegged furry friends across the globe on Friday, Irish wedding venue platform SaveMyDay.ie have created a paw-some list of Ireland’s Top Dog-Friendly Wedding Venues - with two Clare venues coming up trumps. The Barn at Hotel Doolin is an alternative boutique wedding venue focused on friendliness, fun, eco-friend liness, delicious local food, and of course our fourlegged furry friends! Hotel Doolin gives to-be-weds the op-paw-tunity to celebrate their special day with their beloved pets by their side, and even offer pet-friendly self-catering houses onsite. Catering for celebrations up to 300 guests, whether you're looking for a festival style party, quirky fairy-tale magic or a hooley in the barn this award-winning venue provides couples and their pooches with a stunning setting, fabulous food and all the support they need for a stress free dog-friendly wed dingTighday.Na Ghra, also in Doolin, is a more intimate ven ue for small ceremonies and with magnificent panoram ic views of the Aran Islands and Galway Bay, , Tigh na Ghra is a one-in-a-million setting for an intimate out door or indoor ceremony up to 18 guests including be lovedShellpets.Holden, Co-Owner of SaveMyDay.ie, comments “On our Irish wedding website, we have experienced over a 50% increase of dog-friendly wedding venues over the past 6 months, showing the increased interest for to-be-weds to say ‘I Do’ with their cuddly compan ion by their side”.

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SMILE FOR THE CAMERA: Thanks to Amy Tierney for sending in this hilarious snap of her beautiful pooch Zena

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SCARIFF’s senior hurlers have al tered their coaching ticket ahead of a must-win final round clash with Kilmaley in the Clare SHC with the addition of a former in ter-countyManagermanager.MarkMcKenna who led the club back to the senior ranks with their 2020 intermediate final win over Tubber continues in the post as manager but changes have been made to the make-up of his management team. Defeated by Clooney/Quin and Éire Óg in the first two rounds of this year’s championship, the East Clare side are now facing a vital clash with Kilmaley in the final round, both sides needing a win to keep their aspirations alive. A victory for Scariff could see them qualify for the knockout stages if mathematics go their way and avoid a relegation battle. Joe O’Leary of Ardrahan joined the management this year as coach, succeeding Johnny Markham of Shannon. Markham had been in volved when Scariff claimed the intermediate title and remained with the side last season. Sources within the club have said a “mutual decision” was reached following last weekend’s 4-16 2-16 loss to Éire Óg to make changes, this resulted in O’Leary's departure. O’Leary has told The Clare Echo it was his decision to depart the management and admitted it was a very difficult one. He felt “re stricted” in the set-up, “I couldn’t stay training them if I was not able to set up with my own personnel then on the day of matches. I can’t train them and then be restricted in how we set-up”. He pointed to changes made at half-time in their second round clash with Éire Óg as an example, they trailed 3-07 0-09 at the in terval but refined their approach in the second half to outscore the Ennis side 2-07 1-09. Coach of the Gort side which reached last year’s Galway SHC semi-final, O’Leary insisted there was no falling out with any mem ber of the Scariff management or panel. “We have been training since the 30th of January and we would be getting 34 lads at training most night, the players have given a huge commitment and effort, with some of them driving from Cork and Dublin, their commit ment was unbelievable."

Mark McKenna and Donal Moloney Photo by Gerard O’Neill

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“Overall, it’s just been a tough week. The poor lad is the fabric of our club and we’re all thinking of him and his family at this time.” Further well-wishes to O'Grady's recovery were voiced by O'Leary who de scribed him as one of the top three hurlers on the Scariff team.

Moloney had been involved in an advisory capacity with McKen na last season and the year previ ous but is believed to have taken on an enhanced role this week. The trio took training on Thursday night as the East Clare side bid to do everything in their power to re main in the top tier. Manager McKenna declined to comment when contacted by The Clare Echo. Michael Long, Mi chael Moroney and Jim Minogue are understood to be remaining in their roles as Meanwhile,selectors.Eoin O’Grady a member of the Scariff team re mains in hospital following a trac tor accident eight days ago. Due to line out at midfield in their clash with Éire Óg, the teenager has ended up in a serious condi tion in hospital after the tractor he was driving overturned on the R461 in Scariff. He was taken to The Mater Hospital in Dublin by air ambulance. A special mass was said by Fr Joe McMahon in Scariff subsequent to this as everyone in East Clare and the county’s wider hurling community prayed for a successfulMcKenna,outcome.speaking in Sixmile bridge following their six point loss to Éire Óg admitted that everyone involved in the set-up was thinking and praying for their teammate.

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Avenue and Newmarket on course for third round meet ONE OF Clare’s top two adult soccer sides will not progress into the last 32 of the Mun ster Junior Cup, writes Páraic McMahon Current League and Cup champions, Av enue Utd and their predecessors Newmar ket Celtic are on course for a third round meeting in the Munster Junior Cup unless either side faces a shock elimination before then.Draws took place for the provincial tour nament this week. Premier Division sides Tulla Utd and Lifford FC will face off in the first round with the newly established Fair Green Celtic FC getting their first crack at Avenue Utd B. A close encounter is fore cast with the clash of Shannon Olympic AFC v Fern Celtic while Kilrush Rangers and Coole FC will be vying not to be elimi nated by a club in a lower division to them. First round ties have to be played on or before September 18th, the second round by October 9th and the third round for No vember 13th. An open draw will be held for the fourth round which is to be held before December 11th.

Former joint manager of the Clare senior hurlers, Donal Molo ney who alongside Gerry O’Con nor oversaw a historic three-in-arow All-Ireland and Munster U21 success from 2012 to 2014 has entered the fray alongside Martin Rodgers and Ger Hartigan.

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“We needed to get two points on the board today but we didn’t. We can’t fault the lads for perfor mance or effort, they gave absolutely everything but just came up a bit short at the end. We had a couple of shots there at the end that with a bit more composure we might have got something from them. But we didn’t so we’re disappointed. However, we’re still alive which is the main thing so we just need to get back to training on Tuesday night and focus on Ennistymon. “The early goal killed us really. Credit the lads, they dug deep and came right back into it but we just couldn’t get ahead and maybe if we did, we could have pushed on. But credit to Clondegad, they were well set-up and disciplined and made it very hard for us.

REFEREE: Barry Kelly (Miltown)

REIGNING Harty Cup champions, St Jo seph’s Tulla have been paired against two Cork sides when they begin their defence. Managed by Whitegate’s Terence Fahy, the side captained by Ronan O’Connor of Feakle made history when claiming the provincial title for the first time in Febru ary at the expense of Ard Scoil Rís. Their efforts to retain the Harty Cup will begin against Midleton CBS and St. Colman’s Fermoy, two traditional powerhouses. St Flannan’s have been drawn in Group C where they will renew their rivalry with Ard Scoil Rís, the Ennis secondary school had the upperhand when they met in last year’s Dean Ryan final. In the Corn Uí Mhuirí, St Flannan’s are paired in Group A with Tralee CBS.

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“We’re disappointed to lose another tight game. We managed the first half quite well and kept Lis sycasey’s pacy forwards at bay in what was a very workmanlike performance all around the field. It was working well but we just got caught for the goal before half-time and it was a huge psycholog ical blow to the boys.

Lissycasey 'made hard work of' victory

BAREFIELDDOORA/ Frees For: 7 (4/3) Wides: 6 (5/1) Scores from Play: 1-6 Spread of Scorers: 6 Top Scorer: Tom McDonald (0-4 2f) Own Kick-Outs: 17 from 22 (77%)

"In fairness to Doora/Barefield, they came with a purpose and came out firing on all cylinders in the first 20 minutes.

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Jack Hannan gets away from Shane Griffin and Aaron Griffin Photo by Gerard O’Neill

DOONBEG Frees For: 16 (8/8) Wides: 3 (1/2) Scores from Play: 0-5 Spread of Scorers: 6 Top Scorer: David Tubridy (0-3 3f) Own Kick-Outs won: 13 from 18 (77%)

“Look, we’re immensely proud of our lads, they’re a fantastic bunch and they’ve worked very hard all year. They did so against Kilmurry Ibrick ane and were the exact same today. When you get that work-rate, you’re getting that performance and the honesty of effort, you’ve something to work with. So we’ll regroup again on Tues day evening and look for ward to Ennistymon."

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“I think the goal just before half-time was vital for us because they had all the work done and we looked to be struggling so that goal was a great boost and we kicked on from there in the second half.“We were much more comfortable in the sec ond half and owned the ball but our scoring effi ciency isn’t where we need it to be quite yet and we have to look at that. “We’ve a group decider against Cratloe now, I was here {in Cusack Park] watching them against Kilmihil and they did what they had to do and fin ished very strong. We know we’re in for a tough game, we know what to expect so it’s up to us to improve for that game.”

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CLARE SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 Clondegad 1-07 Doonbeg 0-09 Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis Compiled by Eoin Brennan

JOHN RYAN, LISSYCASEY MANAGER: “We’re through to a quarter-final but we made hard work of it. I think we kind of died a little in the last five minutes so we’ll need to address that but overall we’re delighted to get the win.

“We found it hard to get going to the same ex tent in the second half and ultimately we just came up short again. Look, they’re young but they’re a super bunch and are very close to making that breakthrough. We’re learning the hard way but we are“Itlearning.wasacompletely different game than the Cratloe match but we ended up chasing the game again and we managed to gather momentum at the end and very nearly got something out of the game. “There’s still a balance there to be struck but for the moment, we’re learn ing as a management and learning as players but are hopeful that we can get there. “We’ve a massive game coming against Kilmihil to come which will define both our seasons so we’re excited to still be in the champion ship."

CLONDEGAD Frees For: 10 (5/5) Wides: 11 (5/6) Scores from Play: 1-5 Spread of Scorers: 5 Top Scorer: Barry Toner (1-1) Own Kick-Outs won: 9 from 12 (75%)

REFEREE: Niall Quinn (Miltown)

LISSYCASEY Frees For: 9 (4/5) Wides: 12 (8/4) Scores from Play: 2-7 Spread of Scorers: 4 Top Scorer: Conor Finnucane (1-4 1f) Own Kick-Outs won: 14 from 15 (93%)

MARTIN BRENNAN, CLONDEGAD SENIOR FOOTBALL MANAGER: “We’ve more that bit of relief to get over the line as Doonbeg, to their credit, are an unbelievable team. No matter when you play them, they’re amazing“Thingsbattlers.didn’tgo so well for us today for lots of the game in terms of shooting but credit has to go to the Doonbeg defence too. We did create a lot of chances though and we can improve on a lot of things from today but we’re just delighted to get over the line in what was a really tough game, “We got a great boost with the early goal and while we did leave more goal chances behind us, we’ve a lot of young lads out there and we’re trying to do the right thing and play a slightly different way so we just have to have patience with it. “This is definitely a game that we would have lost a few years back so we’ll keep at it and keep trying to improve and if we can make a quarter-fi nal, we will need to improve again. But we have Kilmurry Ibrickane next and anything can still happen in the group.”

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CRATLOE Frees For: 22(10/12) Wides: 10 (5/5) Scores from play: 1-7 Spread of scorers: 5 Top scorer: Cathal McInerney (1-04 2f) Own kickouts won: 8 out of 12 Bookings: Podge Collins (47)

“We seemed to run out of legs. We have four or five lads there on the wrong side of 30. We got off to a great start in the second half with a great score from Ciaran Downes but they just seemed to overrun us, we’ll have to look at the video to pinpoint exactly where it went wrong, it just didn’t happen in the second half.

COLM COLLINS, CRATLOE MANAGER:

KILMIHIL Frees for: 14 (9/5) Wides: 3 (1/2) Scores from play: 1-3 Spread of scorers: 5 Top scorer: Ciaran Downes (0-05 3f 1’45) Own kickouts won: 17 out of 24; Bookings: Ciaran Downes (23)

Cratloe 1-13 Kilmihil 1-08 Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis

Sinking Kilmihil 'not pleasant' for Collins

MARK SHANAHAN, ENNISTYMON MANAGER: “We needed a response after our first round loss and we’re pleased with the result. I don’t know if we were too bad the last day. On the face of it we would have to be pleased with this result. The key thing for this group, a very young group, is that we are improving and we are on the right track. “Everything was telling us for the last two weeks that the hunger and the desire was there but you still have to go out and do it. The reality is that we didn’t knock anybody out today and we didn’t go through to the next round today. We are thinking of the bigger picture here and the biggest thing for us is that we are maturing. What we want is consistency and today won’t just give us that. We have to do that over time and that’s what we are building towards.

GERRY DOWNES, KILMIHIL MANAGER:

Shanahan happy with side's response

“They really put it up to us, at half-time we were in big trouble. I thought they outplayed us, we were in a bad spot, we needed to up it and thank fully we did, the goal was very important and we needed to get that I felt. It’s good to be in the quarter-final but a lot to work on if we’re talking about going any further”. “If you have four shots dropping short it wasn’t the kind of display you were looking for, at least if you shoot and make sure they have to kick the ball out. I wouldn’t be as bad on wides as I would be on dropped shots and turnovers, we kicked away some awful some stupid ball in the first half, we had 15 turnovers which is not going to get you anywhere, we have to up it big time and hopefully the quality is there to up it.”

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“We had hoped we’d get over the line today but at the end of the day it was prob ably going to come down to a winner takes all game against Doora/Barefield. We’ve to keep working with what we have and hopefully the tide will turn a bit”.

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K' IBRICKANE Frees for: 10 (4/6) Wides: 3 (2/1) From play: 0-07 Spread of scorers: 5 Top scorer: Keelan Sexton (0-03 2f) Bookings: Dermot Coughlan (20), K Sexton (37 & 61), James Murrihy (39), Daniel Walsh (44). Own kickouts won: 13 from 14 (93%)

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REFEREE: Chris Maguire (Wolfe Tones) ENNISTYMON Frees for: 23 (9/14) Wides: 4 (2/2) Scores from play: 1-05 Spread of scorers: 5 Top scorer: Sean Rynne (1-02) Bookings: David Fitzgerald (44), Liam Cotter (60). Own kickouts won: 10 from 12 (83%)

“Same old story again, we put ourselves in a way better position at half-time this time around to take the game on but you have to hand it to Cratloe, they are a class outfit, these guys are on the road a long number of years. They know how to win games and how to close out games, you can’t buy that experience and that talent, they were by far the better team in the second half and hats off to them, they deserved their victory.

“I heard them talking last weekend about Daithi O’Connell in Wolfe Tones and Michael O’Dwyer in Kilmurry Ibrickane but we have three or four guys like Shane Egan, Niall Reidy and Alan Nor moyle, they are great guys who have given huge service to the club, they’re well into their 30s and only for them we’d be in big trouble.

“It wasn’t a pleasant experience, it’s something I’d rather not repeat but that’s the way it is” (on facing his native Kilmihil).

“It’s part and parcel of the thing dealing with injuries and there were a lot out today. It’s not ideal, every team has those issues. We are trying to manage a big squad. We have a junior team as well and we have a lot of juniors on our senior squad. Hopefully we will get some of those on the injured list back over the coming weeks. “A lot will depend on how the lads will react to this result. It’s our second de feat in the championship in two and a half years. There is a lot of character and ex perience in that group and I have no doubt that they will bounce back in the next two weeks and put ourselves in the quarter finals.”

REFEREE: Niall Quinn (Miltown)

“We have another huge game in two weeks time. Today’s result doesn’t change anything. We have to win against Doonbeg and we played them al ready in the league and they beat us and we know all about them. It’s going to be another big battle. “We are looking for consistency and you can only judge that over time. We are doing every thing. We are working fierce hard to build that and if we can do that we will have a lot done. To day was a must win and when we were backed into the corner, there was a great reaction. The goal gave us the impetus and it hit them hard. Look, Kilmurry are still in this with a big shout and they won’t be panicking too much about to day.

JAMES MURRIHY, K' IBRICKANE MANAGER: “Their backs were to the wall and all week we tried to guard against that because there was an element of us going through the motions with three coming out of the group and not having to finish in the top two, there was an element of the eye off the ball. While we started great, we started doing sloppy things and we allowed Ennistymon back into the game in the first half. To be fair to Ennistymon they wanted it more and they were more“Goalsclinical.wins games. We had two goal chances and we missed them. It’s only game two of three and we had one win on the board. It’s not all doom and gloom. We have to pick ourselves up over the next two weeks and make sure we get a win against Clondegad and get to the quarter final.

MILTOWN

“There was passages of our play that was a little bit more clinical today but there was some mis takes and I think you’re going to get that. We’re playing senior championship against a team that has won three championships in the last eight years, they’re no mugs, they were fighting for their championship lives but they are not out of it either, they still have a chance. It’s a tough group.”

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REFEREE: Jim Hickey (Cratloe)

“The aim for the club is to get both teams to the quarter-final in hurling and football. The Cloo ney/Quin game is a massive one for the club.

DONIE GARRIHY, ST BRECKAN’S SENIOR FOOTBALL MANAGER:

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DOUGLAS HURLEY, COROFIN SENIOR FOOTBALL MANAGER: “We were taught a lesson I suppose really. They’re a tier one team with notions of winning the championship and maybe after our first round victory, we thought we were better than we were but in fairness in that first half we got a “We’velesson. got to learn from that now and if you look at the final result, we only lost by four points, hav-ing missed a penalty. So if we were a bit more clinical we probably could have turned it over but wouldn’t have deserved it. “We have to move it on a notch now. I mean the way we set up, 1-7 isn’t going to win us any games. There are a lot of lads out there disap pointed because they just didn’t perform. Espe cially up front, we have forward that can score but didn’t today. We can’t fault the backs as only conced-ing 14 points isn’t bad. “Breckan’s are probably a year or two ahead of us in their development cycle so hopefully this game can bring our lads on another bit. Today was definitely humbling but we’re still in the champi-onship heading into the last round and if you offered me that before a ball was kicked, I’d have def-initely taken it”. of

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Mark McInerney scored a hat-trick for Éire Óg Photo by Gerard O’Neill St Breckan's 0-14 Corofin 1-07 Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay Compiled by Eoin Brennan

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ÉIRE ÓG Frees for: 11 (5/6) Wides: 5 (2/3) Scores from play: 3-05 Spread of scorers: 4 Top scorer: Mark McInerney (3-01 1f) Own kickouts won: 15 from 19 (79%) Frees for: 13 (10/3) Wides: 6 (4/2) Scores from play: 0-08 Spread of scorers: 6 Top scorer: Cormac Murray (0-04 2f 1M) Red Card: Seanie Malone (59) Own kickouts won: 14 from 19 (74%) Jim Hickey (Cratloe) ST BRECKAN’S Frees For: 17 (9/8) Wides: 3 (2/1) Scores from Play: 0-10 Spread of Scorers: 6 Top Scorer: Joe McGann (0-6) Own Kick-Outs won: 13 from 16 (81%) Frees For: 12 (5/7) Wides: 9 (4/5) Scores from Play: 1-7 Spread of Scorers: 6 Top Scorer: Killian O’Connor (1-1) Own Kick-Outs won: kept another

PAUL MADDEN, ÉIRE ÓG MANAGER: “We’re into the quarter-finals, that was the goal at the start of the championship. We’ve a tough group with four good teams, we came out the right side of it today. It was into the mix right un til the last few minutes where we got a couple of goals. I was unhappy with a few of the turnovers in the first half, some basic handling errors, it was a warm day out there today and both sides felt it towards the end, the pace went out of the game but we’re one foot in the quarter-final, that’s what we“There’swant. never been an issue with us coming out of Ennis to play games, it’s a field with 15 on 15 and five subs coming on, as long as our lads are doing what we’re asking them and working hard, we’ve a chance wherever it is on.

MARTIN FLYNN, ST JOSEPH’S MANAGER: “We came up against a very good Éire Óg team, we were with them for 40 minutes and ultimate ly the first goal put them on the front foot and we were under pressure from then on. We pro ceeded to concede two more goals from that, we came up against a good team and we were down a good few with injuries but we have to play with what we have...To lose Cormac (Murray) on top of the players we had lost already like Darragh (McDonagh), Enda O’Gorman, Gordon Kelly and more. Cormac was on fire against Corofin, he was on fire at the start of the game and a massive loss for“We’llus. have to see where we stand and what we’re facing. It’s backs to the wall, we’re under serious pressure to get a win and see where it gets us.”

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"I’m proud of all our guys but I’m also proud of our neighbours Corofin. I’m proud of Doug las Hurley and my former boxing mate Geoffrey [O’Sullivan] and all they’ve done. They’re our North Clare neighbours and they put it up to us so I’m proud of them. “We’re ambitious. That’s game two of six so we’re going to put our heads down and prepare for number three.”

Donie 'proud'

clean sheet for Truagh/Clonlara Photo by Gerard O'Neill CONTINUEFAVOURITESTODOMINATESCANHEREFORFULLROUND-UPSENIORCAMOGIE MARK McInerney leads the way following two rounds in the very competitive MD MyClubShop.ie / The Clare Echo top scorer award. Éire Óg are faring well in the champion ship with two wins to date and the scoring prowess is reflected with both McIner ney and Gavin Cooney in the top three alongside Cormac Murray of St Joseph’s Miltown. 1. Mark McInerney (Éire Óg) 3-06 2. Cormac Murray (St Joseph’s Miltown) 0-14 3. Gavin Cooney (Éire Óg) 0-13 4. Ciaran Downes (Kilmihil) 0-12 5. Cathal McInerney (Cratloe) 1-09 6. Shane Griffin (Lissycasey) 3-02 7. Jamie Stack (St Breckan’s) 0-08 8. David Tubridy (Doonbeg) 0-08 SFC TOP SCORER

“I’m happy with patches of the performance but we possibly wouldn’t get away with it the next day. We gave them chances in the second half that they didn’t take but we won’t get away with that against Miltown, not a hope in the world.“Joe[McGann] was excellent today. He has had his troubles with injury but he’s over that now as you could see tonight. However, it isn’t all about Joe as modern football is a 20 man game. We’ve had our fair share of injuries across the board but we seem to have turned a corner in that regard so hopefully that’s all behind us.

WOODSTOCK GOLF CLUB: Woodstock recorded a great win last week over Ballyneety in the West Munster semi-final of the mixedTheyfoursomes.willplayGlengariff from Cork in the West Munster final at Doneraile on this Saturday. The team is managed by Ollie and Mary Mc Namara and the pairings in last week’s semi-final win were Paul Coote and Annemarie Russell; Ollie McNamara and Niamh O’Regan; Declan Coote and Cheye Kelly; Ken Horgan and Mary McNamara; Paddy Meehan and Margaret Ann Killeen. Meanwhile Woodstock bowed out of the Pierce Purcell competition when they suffered a 4/1 loss to Dooks in Killorglin (Maine Valley Golf club) last week. SHANNON GOLF CLUB: Kevin Fennessy(12) won last week’s men’s singles at Shannon with 45 points from Jamie Kirby (21) with 43 and Damian McGettigan (24) with 42. Chris Willets (2) won the gross with 37 points In the men’s green tee singles, a JB Carr fundrais er, Tony O’Callaghan (20) won with 43 points from Robbie Corry (9) with 42 and Brian Lonergan (6) with 41. Lewy Halpin Jnr (2) won the gross with 35 points.The winners of the scramble were Michael Whel an (16) Mark Burke (12) Mike Marnell (12) and Alan Small (12) on a score of 53.8. In second place we’re Karl Scott (15) Keith Buckley (4) Joe Finlay (8) and Chris Willetts (2) on a score of 56.1. The men’s 9 hole winner was Rory Hayes (5) with 20 points.

EVAN TALTY has stepped down as manager of the Clare intermediate ladies football side. Talty brought his two year term to a conclusion on Thursday last, he initially joined the management as a coach to James Murrihy in 2020.For the past three seasons, Clare have exited the cham pionship to the eventual winners losing to Meath in the semi-final (2020), West meath in the quarter-final (2021) and Laois in the last fourBusiness(2022).interests and time commitments were among the reasons for the Kilmurry Ibrickane’s man departure.

by SEAMUS HAYES ENNIS GOLF CLUB: ENNIS DUO, Ciaran Coote and Barry Lynch came up trumps in the Paddy Con trophy at Ennis Golf Club while Adam Roberts emerged victorious when President James P Horgan’s Prize was played for. President James P Horgan prize was played for last week when Adam Roberts (39) emerged as the winner with 46 points. He had three to spare over Patrick Garry (31) with Mark Geraghty (10) in third spot with 42 points. Darragh Murphy (4) won the gross with 34 points. In category A, Liam Hughes (8) was the winner with 38 points. Donagh Stack (17) won category B with 39 points while category C was won by John Lillis (20) with 39 points. Tommy Timpson (16) won the guest’s prize with 38 points while Noel Pyne (5) was the winner of the past president’s prize with 34 points. A total of 236 played in the competition. In the Friday singles the winner was Donal O’Hal loran (23) with 43 points from Stephen Dolan (17) with 41 points and Adam O’Brien (12) with 41 points. Sean Myatt (2) won the gross with 30 points. The Tuesday fourball was won by Pat Murphy and Ronnie Guinnane with 33 points. In second place, also with 33 points, were Michael Ball and Ollie Ken neally followed by Tony Kehoe and Michael Irwin, also with 33 points. The Paddy Con trophy, sponsored by John Ney lon, was played for last week when Barry Lynch and Ciaran Coote (20) emerged as winners with 44 points. They had one to spare over Tom and Kieeran Fox (13) with third spot filled by Noel and Damian Pilkington (18) who also had 43 points The Friday singles was won by Mary T. McMahon (26) with 40 points from Conor Malone (9) with 39 with third spot filled by Niall Cotter (21), also with 39 points, Dave Kenneally (4) won the gross with 31 points. Winners of the Tuesday fourball were Neil Cremin and Frank Cullinan with 35 points from Steve Burns and Gerry Connellan, also 35.

DROMOLAND GOLF CLUB: Winner of the men’s 18 hole stableford compe tition at Dromoland was Tony Kelly with 45 points from Paul O’Halloran with 43 with third spot filled by Eoghan Smith, also with 43 points, Nicholas Dug gan won the gross with 43 points while the winner of the category for 22 handicappers and over was Shane Browne with 35 points. In the men’s 9 hole competition the winner was Alan O’Flanagan with 22 points from John Canny with 20 and Shane Mowat with 20. Katrina O’Neill won the ladies 18 hole stableford competition with 38 points while the 9 hole competi tion winner was Gabrielle Gilna with 25 points from Dorothy Brennan with 20 points, Frances Bergin with 19 points and Cora O’Toole, also with 19 points

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“I think the hardest part of my decision to step away was knowing I won’t meet the players or management again, there was no thoughts of we could win an All-Ire land or win promotion from Division 3, there was no thoughts of that, it’s the bond you get on a journey with a group, you miss the camaraderie and the team ethic. We had a great year with the bond built in the group,” the founder of Wild Irish sharedonoutlined.SeaweedWhenhetooktherole,EvanhisambitiontogetthesidetoCrokeParkandcontestanAll-Irelandfinal,anobjectivethatClareultimatelydidnotachieve.“Therewasahugeblocktowinaknock out game mentally for us, we were under performing in some games and you need a bit of luck on any given day. The Laois game was a hard luck story and statistical ly you could say we should have won by 10 points, you get over the line or you don’t. I would leave the Laois game with no regrets in that we performed, if you’re looking Clare versus Kilkenny in the hurling or the footballers versus Derry this year, you’re coming out saying if we per formed we could have come closer, if you gave me the same performance against Laois I’d take it.” Reflecting on his tenure, he felt a big success had been the improvement of struc tures within Clare LGFA. “In the GAA and in Kilmurry Ibrickane especially success is only measured in champi onships, only one team can win every year. Westmeath won last year and they went back straight down, I think over the last three to four years there is more of a desire from girls to play football for Clare. I’ve listened to Lau rie Ryan say before she can remember going to games where there was only 15 to 16 girls on the bus, we now have 33 girls on the panel”. He credited the efforts of Chairman Seán Lenihan for lifting the structures which have seen the side train at Caherlohan. “The struc tures are in the right place for growth, before we were blessed with the likes of Lau rie Ryan and Niamh O’Dea, very good individuals but the structures were not behind them. I’m happy to leave it there with the structures we have, we are now set up at an inter-county standard which we weren’t five years ago”.

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EAST CLARE GOLF CLUB: The ladies scotch foursomes was won by Ursula Hogan and Breda McCarthy with 45 points. They had four to spare over Maureen Clune and Bridget Minogue and will represent East Clare in the Glenn's trophy competition which will be held in Birr. The men’s open was won by Mark Clune (22) with 43 points from Alan Leamy (10) with 39 points with third spot filled by Seamus Mason (15) also with 39. In the men’s golfer of the year medal competi tion, the winner was Tony Stuart with 64 from John Corcoran with 67, and Ronan Molloy with 69 while Ben Rittweger won the gross. In the Wednesday ladies competition the winners were Connie Mc Kenna, Geraldine McNamara and TrishTheKerr.senior men’s competition was won by Danny Minogue, Michael Moloney and Kevin Grimes from John Fielding, Michael Heffernan and Paul Husband with third spot filled by Tony McNulty, Ailbhe Mc Donald and Steve Symes.

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KILRUSH GOLF CLUB: Pat J. Shannon (13) was the winner of the Bow man’s Lane Restaurant men’s singles competition at Kilrush with 42 points. In category 1, Neil Browne (6) won with 39 points from Tom Fox (9) with a similar score. Category 2 was won by Tony Lock (18) with 40 points from Tony McMahon (17) with 37 point while category 3 was won by Paul McGibney (21) with 42 points from Anthony Gilmartin (19) with 40 points. Jim Young Senior (9) won the gross with 30 points while the nines were won by Pat Donnellan (19) with 19 points and Sean Moran (23) with 23 points. The West Clare trophies ladies fourball competi tion was won by Maureen Kinnerk and Mary Nolan with 43 points and they had one to spare over Anne Gallagher and Edel Crowley. In third spot with 41 points were Mary Young and Mary Lyons followed by Miriam Saunders and Fiona Kinsella with 40 points

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“I made the decision this week but before I went back last year it was always on the cards, win, lose or draw due to time commitments and what’s involved. I never planned to be the manager of the Clare ladies until the gap opened in COVID and they were looking for conti nuity, I did it for the year and gave it another, it was never my intention to make it a long-term”.Havingkept a diary at stages during the year, Talty admitted that on average an inter-county manager is giv ing 40 to 50 hours per week. “I would honestly say there’s never more than four to six hours per day that go by when there isn’t something to do for the job,” he stated while referencing the jobs of organising food and pitches on top of meetings with stat isticians, coaches, physios and session planning.

Myles Cummins and Breda Casey with Breda's sister Eileen Crosby (left) Photo by James Treacy

MYLES CUMMINS AND Breda Casey had a trio of winners to mark the return of greyhoundThursdayracing.evening saw the resumption of racing, Greyhound Racing Ireland suspend ed all racing and trialling activity for the care and welfare of all greyhounds due to the ex treme hot weather. Action resumed locally at Limerick Grey hound Stadium, and it proved to be a mem orable evening for the dynamic duo of Myles Cummins and Breda Casey who went home to Newmarket on Fergus with a trio of win ners. Snuggie Archie was first to the winners enclosure, a son of Paddy Magic and Miles Girl, he justified favouritism to land the spoils in 29.42 for a fifth career success. Next up Shug Avery, a daughter of Droopys Cain and Portdrine Queen recorded her ninth ca reer win with a 29.50 effort for an A5 graded contest, and the treble was completed in the eight race, when Snuggie Ranger took the honours in the A4 contest in a time of 29.02, this was actually the fastest time of the eve ning and a second career win for this son of Paddys Magic and Miles Girl. Noel Moroney from Mullagh, had Tierma na Oak in fine form for the A3 graded contest and this son of Laughil Blake and Cloneyo gan Flash didn’t disappoint with a 29.30 vic tory, to record his second career success. In the A2 graded contest, Glengar Manus had the Manus Syndicate from Clarecastle which is spearheaded by Pakie Healy in full voice, as this son of Ballymac Best and Droopys Mazda led from trap to line to notch career win number seven and stopped the clock in 29.25. For race nine in Galway on Friday night, Aulton Lulum owned by Ennis’ Pat Hogan and trained by Vincent McKenna never saw another rival in this S7 contest as she made all to defeat Mounvoor Lady by two lengths at the line in 19.77. Smartly into her stride the daughter of Skywalker Rafa & Rylane Dubh led from Bumblebee Mojo and Mounvoor Lady approaching the opening bend where Mounvoor Lady closed along the inner to go second. Off the home bend the leader was a little wide but she stayed on well to win in good fashion. As the traps rose for the 525 yard feature contest on Galway Saturday night’s card, Arrowhead was away smartly on the wide outside to lead on the run towards the open ing bend from Beebees Star and Toolate Shannon as Speedie Syd met trouble in rear. Turning to run down the back straight the Kevin Ryan of Ruan owned Arrowhead set sail for home chased by Master Of Magic with Speedie Syd beginning to recover lost ground. Exiting the back straight Arrowhead (Pat C Sabbath-Krystalise) was still in com mand and staying on well he completed a litter brace and a training double for the Stephen Murray kennel of Sixmilebridge by three and a half lengths from Speedie Syd ney in 29.00. The double was initiated in the opening A5 graded 525 yards contest in which Krys taline was very smartly away from her trap five berth and the Stephen Murray trained lady led Killerk Black by over three lengths rounding the opening bend. With crowding behind the leaders advantage extended to over six lengths approaching the halfway mark as Killerk Black continued in second place. Tracking well around the final two bends the Kevin Ryan and Helen Vaughan owned Krystaline(Pat C Sabbath-Krystal ise) was home and hosed by eight & a half lengths at the line in 29.37. Racing towards the opening bend in race ten for this S5 graded sprint contest Nephin Tommie, Room To Stop and French Flo Jo were lined across the track with the Martin Griffin of Lissycasey owned Room To Stop just about shading the advantage as they negotiated the turn. Approaching the home straight Room To Stop had established a length advantage as Drumgeely Avenue came out of the pack to give chase and the son of Laughill Blake & Nebraska Scot was all out to see off that challenge by a dimin ishing neck in 19.52. In race eleven, the Noel Gavin of Ballyea owned Ballyea Rogue never saw another ri val as he recorded his fifth career success by two and three quarter lengths over Capoola Blue in the S3 graded finale in 19.23. Very smartly into his stride the Declan McDonagh of Liscannor trained son of Laughill Blake and Amigen Rogue led by two lengths ap proaching the opening bend. Tracking well, he extended the advantage as he rounded the home bend as Capoola Blue gave chase all the way home. It was a night to remem ber for the Ballyea owner as he also sent out Ballyea Scrutiny to win the final race at Lim erick on Saturday night.

European success for Ennis tennis star Mia Mia with her tennis coaches Danny (left) and Jason Comeford

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The 14-year-old fol lowed this up with a storm ing run of wins at the Kim Clijsters Tennis Academy in Belgium, where she won titles in the U15 and U16 categories on clay – her fa vourite surface – without dropping a set. Coached by Danny and Jason Comeford at Ennis Tennis Club, Danny told The Clare Echo that Mia’s success is down to her powerful, consistent serve and excellent net play. “She has a super sliced second serve and Mia wins as many points off her second serve as her first. Oppo nents find it very difficult to break her serve.”

Greyhounds: Myles & Breda mark return with trio of winners by MICHAEL MAHER

A CLARE tennis starlet has returned to Ennis Ten nis Club after tearing up the European circuit this summer.Colaiste Mhuire student Mia Gavin’s credentials on the tennis scene continue to grow as the Ennis na tive recorded a number of successful outings on the TenPro Global Junior Tennis Tour. Mia grabbed the runner-up spot in the prestigious Dutch Bowl, defeating national cham pions from Iceland, the Netherlands and Romania on route to the U15 final.

Danny notes that as a leftie, Mia can pull her opponents off the court with ease, adding, “She possesses an excellent volley with great force but she also has feather-light touch.”

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McCormack (née Skerritt), Maura Kilfenora, Clare Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 O’Dwyer, Kieran Cratloe, Clare / Limerick Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 Monahan (née O’Shaughnessy), Anna Ennis, Clare Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 McNicholas (née Fahy), Kitty Ennis, Clare Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 Colm Walsh Dublin / Clare Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 Haugh (née Carmody), Hilda Dublin / Ennis, Clare Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 Considine (née Coulter), Florence Ennis, Clare Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 Doyle (née McDonagh), Laura Ennis, Clare Date of Death: Tuesday 23rd August 2022

OBITUARIES50 THURSDAY, AUG 25 2022

Devaney, Joseph (Joe) Inch, Clare Date of Death: Monday 22nd August 2022 Roberts (née Bohan), Colleen Ennistymon, Clare Date of Death: Sunday, 21st August 2022 Martina O’Halloran Ennis Road Ruan, Ruan, Clare Date of Death: Saturday, 20th August 2022 Kearney (née McMahon), Breeda Galway / Kilmihil, Clare Date of Death: Saturday, 20th August 2022 Mc Guane, Patrick Tullyvarraga Court, Shannon, Clare Date of Death: Saturday 20th August 2022 Mc Namara, Sr Bridget Loughborough, O’Callaghans Mills, Clare Date of Death: Friday 19th August 2022 McEvoy (née O’ Sullivan), Margaret (Rita) Ennis, Clare Date of Death: Friday, 19th August 2022 Neylon, Noel Lahinch, Clare Date of Death: Friday, 19th August 2022 Naughton (née Greene), Eileen (Eily) Lickaun, Kilnamona, Clare Date of Death: Thursday, 18th August 2022 Sheedy, Patrick Kinsale, Cork / Newmarket-on-Fergus, DateClareof Death: Thursday, 18th August 2022 McNamara, Pádraig Coolawn, Tuamgraney, Clare Date of Death: Wednesday, 17th August 2022 Scanlon, Marie Rafeen Bridge, Monkstown, Cork / Kilkee, DateClareof Death: Wednesday, 17th August 2022 Thompson, Brian Ennis, Clare / Raheen, Limerick Date of Death: Wednesday, 17th August 2022

Prayer Prayer to St. Pio Oh Jesus, full of grace and charity, Victims for sinners, so impelled by Your love of us that You willed To die on the cross, I humbly Entreat Thee to glorify in heaven And on earth St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Who generously participated in Your sufferings, who loved Thee So much and laboured so faithfully For the glory of Your heavenly Father and for the good of souls. With confidence, I beseech Thee To grant me, Through his Intercession, the grace of…….. Which I ardently desire. Feast Day – September 23rd MK Recent Deaths

To:Clarethe Garda Superintendent, Ennis Garda Station, Ennis, Co. Clare To: the Chief Fire Officer, Fire Station, Ennis, Co. Clare. To: the Local Authority, Clare County Council Ennis, Co. Clare To: the District Court Clerk, Ennis District Court, Courthouse, Ennis, Co. Clare.

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CLARE LISCANNOR,RANNAGH,COUNCILCOUNTYCO.CLARE

CLARE BALLYGEERYCOUNCILCOUNTYWEST,CO.CLARE

Take notice that Gary Shan non intends to apply for retention permission for the dwelling house, garage, treatment system, and site entrance as constructed which differ in location and design to those granted un der existing permission P991099, and for permission to change the site boundaries associated with the dwelling, and with all associated site works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or pur chased 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 prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such sub missions or observations will be considered by the plan ning authority in making a decision on the application.

that the abovenamed Applicant, Glor Music Designated Activity Company, of glór, Friar’s Walk, Ennis, Co. Clare intends to apply to the District Court at Ennis on the 28 September 2022 at 10:30 for the grant of an Annual Dance Licence to use a particular place, to wit: glór, situate at Causeway Link, Ennis, Co. Clare, in court area and district aforesaid, for public dancing.

LISDOONVARNA,CO.CLARE

TAKECamisonApplicantLimitedNOTICE that the abovenamed Applicant, Camison Limited of C/O Auburn Lodge Hotel, Galway Road, Ennis, Co. Clare intends to apply to the District Court at Ennis District Court on the 28 September 2022 at 10:30 for the grant of an Annual Dance Licence to use a particular place, to wit: Auburn Lodge Hotel, situate at Gort Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, in court area and district aforesaid, for public dancing. Dated this 22 August 2022 Signed Michael Houlihan & Partners Solicitors LLP Solicitors for the Applicant, 9/10/11 Bindon Street, Ennis, Co.

CLARECOUNCILCOUNTY 35 CROI NA MBAILE, KILMIHIL, CO. CLARE

Take notice that Ronan & Janine Howard are applying to Clare County Council for planning permission to de molish a derelict structure and construct a new dwelling house, private garage, access road, entrance, and install a new wastewater treatment system along with all asso ciated works at the above address. The planning ap plication may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not ex ceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offic es of Clare County Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

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The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Dated this 22 August 2022 Signed Michael Houlihan & Partners Solicitors LLP Solicitors for the Applicant, 9/10/11 Bindon Street, Ennis, Co. To:Clarethe Garda Superintendent, Ennis Garda Station, Ennis, Co. Clare To: the Chief Fire Officer, Fire Station, Ennis, Co. Clare. To: the Local Authority, Clare County Council Ennis, Co. Clare To: the District Court Clerk, Ennis District Court, Courthouse, Ennis, Co. Clare.

PUBLICD:LIC:ENIS:2022:007206NO:NO.86.3DANCEHALLSACT,1935NOTICEOFAPPLICATIONFORAPUBLICDANCINGLICENCEDISTRICTCOURTAREAOFENNISDISTRICTNO.12

Take notice that Michelle & Colin Lernihan are applying to Clare County Council for planning permission to construct a granny flat to the side of an existing dwelling house along with all asso ciated works at the above address. The planning ap plication may be inspected or purchased at a fee not ex ceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offic es of Clare County Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Island Stability Services, in tend to apply for permission for development at this site Ballygeery West, Co. Clare. The development will con sist of a 10-year planning permission for the construc tion of a: 1. enclosed battery energy storage system com pound on a total of up to c. 7.8-hectare site, to include: 1 no. TSO electrical substa tion building and 1 no. single storey customer substation, control and switch rooms, up to 19 battery storage blocks on concrete support structures including heating, ventilation and air condi tioning unit (HVAC units), transformer and inverter units. Including access tracks and site entrance, associated electrical cabling and duct ing, security gates, perimeter security fencing, CCTV sys tem, landscaping works and all associated ancillary infra structure. The planning ap plication may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not ex ceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the of fices of the planning author ity during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application

CLARE KNOCKOGONNELL,COUNCILCOUNTYINAGH,CO.CLARE

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CLARE COORACLARE,BRISLACOUNCILCOUNTYEAST,CO.CLARE

CLARE LISDOONVARNA,POULNAGUN,COUNCILCOUNTYCO.CLARE

CLAREENNISTYMON,MOANREEL,COUNCILCOUNTYCO.CLARE

GlorApplicantMusic Designated Activity

Take notice that Shane Con sidine intends to apply for permission to build a new dwelling house, garage, in stall a sewerage treatment system & all other associat ed site and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of re ceipt by the authority of the application.

PUBLICD:LIC:ENIS:2022:007204NO:NO.86.3DANCEHALLSACT,1935NOTICEOFAPPLICATIONFORAPUBLICDANCINGLICENCEDISTRICTCOURTAREAOFENNISDISTRICTNO.12

CLARE BALLYGASTELL,COUNCILCOUNTY

AN CHUIRT DUICHE THE DISTRICT COURT CASE

CLARE CAPPA,COUNCILCOUNTYKILRUSH,CO.CLARE

AN CHUIRT DUICHE THE DISTRICT COURT CASE

Take notice that Kate and George Karbus intend to ap ply for permission to build a new dwelling house, ga rage and install wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or pur chased at a fee not exceed ing the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, during its public opening hours. A submission or ob servation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the pe riod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Take notice that Sheila Con sidine intends to apply for outline permission to build a new dwelling house, install a sewerage treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not ex ceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the of fices of the planning author ity, during its public opening hours. A submission or ob servation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the pe riod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Take notice that Arlene and Sean Donohue intend to ap ply for permission to build a new dwelling house and install wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or pur chased at a fee not exceed ing the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, during its public opening hours. A submission or ob servation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the pe riod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

PLANNING 51THURSDAY, AUG 25 2022 PLANNING LICENCE APPLICATIONS

Take notice that Mary and Kieran Sheahan intend to apply for permission to re tain the changes to the exist ing dwelling house, the up graded sewerage treatment system and for permission to revise the existing boundar ies & all other associated site and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not ex ceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the of fices of the planning author ity, during its public opening hours. A submission or ob servation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the pe riod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Take notice that C. Quinn intends to apply to the Plan ning Authority for permis sion to erect dwelling house, garage, foul sewer treatment plant, percolation area and new site entrance at the above address. The Planning Application may be inspect ed or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submis sion or observation in rela tion to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on pay ment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such sub missions or observations will be considered by the plan ning authority in making a decision on the application.

The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

Take notice that Patrick McKnight is applying to Clare County Council for planning permission to con struct a first floor extension to an existing house along with all associated works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Clare County Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authori ty in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE KELLS,COUNCILCOUNTYCOROFIN,CO.CLARE

Take notice that Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd of Osprey House, Carmody Street, En nis, Co. Clare 065 theofweeksfeepaymentthemayinsubmissionitsplanningingthechasedmayTheatopmentwithfinishedhousehousesNo.3underoutpermissionJLSningIntendwww.foudyconsulting.ie.6893565toapplytotheplanauthorityonbehalfofDevelopmentsLtdfortorevisesitelayplanpreviouslygrantedP21-153to(a)Replaceunitterraceblockwith1blockofsemi-detachedand1No.detached(b)Alterapprovedfloorlevelstogetherallassociatedsitedevelworksandservicestheaboveaddress.planningapplicationbeinspectedorpuratafeenotexceedingreasonablecostofmakacopyattheofficesoftheauthorityduringpublicopeninghours.Aorobservationrelationtotheapplicationbemadeinwritingtoplanningauthorityonoftheprescribedwithintheperiodof5beginningonthedatereceiptbytheauthorityofapplication.

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