The Junction Youth and Community Centre is running a variety of programmes for young people from 14 to 18 years from September.

THE Killimer 49ers are not members of an American football team, as the group’s name suggests. In fact, they are those who started attending Burrane, Killimer and Knockerra National Schools in 1949.

TOURISTS in Lahinch are getting older, it is claimed, as emigration takes its toll on visitors to the North Clare resort. This could well account for the fact that an increase of up to 30% in visitors to Kilkee this summer compares to a more modest 3% increase in Lahinch.

  A 6/1 shot came good for Clare in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final in Croke Park. John Kelly’s photograph captures the moment after Clare’s Darach Honan, as he tumbled, managed to toe-poke the ball past Nickie Quaid into the Limerick net. It was not the most spectacular goal ever scored by Honan, or indeed any Clare forward, but it was certainly one of the most important. Not only was it a defining moment in the game but for many, who like a flutter, it brought an added bonus of collecting on a 6/1 bet for Honan to score the first goal. The 12th minute score was the icing on the cake for those who placed their faith in the big Clonlara man’s goal-getting abilities. The final scoreline read 1-22 to 0-18 but Clare would not have been flattered by a bigger margin. Bar a mini-revival early in the second half, Limerick were always chasing the game. Once again, Clare manager …

A SOUP kitchen is to be established in Ennis in the coming weeks, The Clare Champion can reveal. The facility will also offer limited accommodation to those in need, including women escaping abusive relationships, when it opens in September on the Clare Road.

DAYS of speculation and spoofing came to an end in Lahinch on Wednesday when the winner of Saturday’s Lotto jackpot collected their cheque for more than €6.1 million.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s plan for the construction of the country’s largest salmon farm off the North Clare coast hit rough waters this week.

CLARE comic book creators have reached the top of the charts with their latest publication. Blackstar Book One, a collaboration between Clare writer Mike Lynch and artists Dwayne Moloney and Trystan Mitchell, recently reached number one in the Top Paid Comics chart on iTunes.