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There has been shock and disappointment following the Government’s Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) grants announcement that no new indoor sports facility has been announced for West Clare, with one county councillor describing it as “another kick in the teeth” for clubs, organisations and youth in the region. Following Monday’s announcement which included €3.2 million in funding to upgrade the Clare GAA Centre of Excellence at Caherlohan, Councillor Ian Lynch (IND) said the omission of two project applications from West Clare was “disappointing” news. Earlier in the summer, a grant application was submitted by Kilrush for a 1,700m indoor sports centre in the town under the Fund, and it was felt a strong business case was put forward. Kilkee Sub Aqua Club’s application for a scuba diving and snorkelling centre of excellence for in Kilkee was also unsuccessful. “Not a single penny was allocated to the indoor facility for West Clare. One of the key components of the application was …

  A KILLALOE-based photographer has snapped up €40,000 for a local charity by completing a gruelling 1,000 kilometres along the Wild Atlantic Way . Ciara McCullough collected this donation for the Children’s Grief Centre in Limerick after running from Derry to Kinsale on consecutive days and welcomed other runners to join her during her arduous journey. The Ballinahinch native, who moved to Killaloe three years ago, is delighted to have raised such a large sum for this charity, having seen children benefit from their work. “I have witnessed first hand the work the Children’s Grief Centre does and what a positive impact it has on children. It is a charity that is close to my heart as it has helped people who are close to me. “I just wanted to give something back. I love the conversation the founder St Helen Culhane has around the topic of grief. “In Ireland we can dismiss things like grief as we feel we …

UP to 1,000 acres of farmland in the Ballynacally/Kildysart area was flooded on Sunday, as a result of a major breach in the Shannon Estuary embankment. Over 50 farmers in the area have been affected – 43 in Ballynacally and the remainder in Kildysart. Kildysart graveyard has also been flooded, which has caused further distress to locals. At a public meeting, attended by elected representatives, in Ballynacally community centre, a formal appeal for Government intervention was made.  Efforts are to be made as soon as possible to assess the cost of the damage to support the appeal. There are no reports of the loss of livestock but in one instance fodder had to be brought to two horses isolated on raised ground. On many farms, however, silage bales have been left under several feet of water, which will cause an additional financial burden for farmers. John Joe O’Sullivan, whose farm in Ballynacally includes a parcel of corcass, said his holding …