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CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has announced his resignation as a public representative. Deputy Carey, who has been on sick leave since March of last year, confirmed he will not be a candidate in the next General Election. Stating that his decision was based on medical advice, Deputy Carey informed Clare Fine Gael party members that he had to put himself, his wife and family first and retire from a job that he loved. Deputy Carey said, “In the past year, I suffered a life-altering medical situation that I will be dealing with for the rest of my time on earth. While I would dearly wish to continue, my decision to step away is based on medical advice. “I have had the absolute privilege to serve for the past 25years as a public representative, eight as a County Councillor and 17 as a TD. I want to express my sincere thanks to my constituents who elected me to represent …

A FORMER Ennis student who has gone on to run an anti-racism charity in the UK with his sister has won an international humanitarian award. Eltayeb Bashar, who was born in Limerick and raised in Ennis, attending CBS and Rice College, has been named the winner of the 2024 HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) Prize for Human Rights for an essay inspired by his family’s experiences during civil war in Sudan. HART is an international development charity that collaborates with humanitarian groups in different countries to assist communities with sustainable development and peace efforts. The international essay competition invited participants aged 11-25 to address human rights issues in HART operational countries, highlighting under-represented humanitarian issues. Eltayeb, who is currently completing a masters in international human rights law at the University of Birmingham, won first prize in the senior category for his essay titled, Sudan’s Forgotten War: Addressing One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises of Our Time. He explains the essay, …

GARDAÍ attached to the Clare / Tipperary division have arrested a man as part of investigations into organised retail theft. A man in his 40s was arrested on Monday as part of Operation Táirge. This investigation is into multiple thefts from retail outlets carried out nationwide between July 2020 and February 2024 by an Eastern European Organised Crime Gang. The alleged thefts primarily involve premium alcohol and spirits with an estimated potential loss to the retailers in excess of €30,000. The man is currently detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at a Garda station in the Clare/Tipperary Division. Investigations are ongoing. Operation Táirge is part of An Garda Síochána’s Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategy supporting operational activity aimed at detecting and preventing Organised Retail Crime (ORC). Organised retail crime (ORC) typically refers to situations where a number of persons are acting together, targeting retailer outlets to steal significant quantities of goods to resell back into the …

This week’s Clare Champion includes a very special, 16-page souvenir supplement to mark Clare’s success in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. In this supplement we talk to Tony Kelly, Brian Lohan, Shane O’Donnell, John Conlon, Conor Cleary, Cathal Malone, Eibhear Quilligan, Brendan Bugler, Pat O’Donnell, Tommy Corbett, Deirdre Murphy, Davy Fitzgerald and many more. We also have all the colour from before, during and after the game, the excitement from the homecoming events on Monday night and a souvenir team poster. This collector’s item is in the shops now. Below, Derek Dormer chats to Davy Fitz. The man who led Clare to their last All Ireland title in 2013 is over the moon and thoroughly enjoyed the day supporting his beloved County with his family. Davy, who highlighted Cork’s puck-out strategy against Limerick as a key factor in their semi-final success, feels Clare got their tactics spot on and all players and management deserve huge credit. “Firstly it was just an …

This week’s Clare Champion includes a very special, 16-page souvenir supplement to mark Clare’s success in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. In this supplement we talk to Tony Kelly, Brian Lohan, Shane O’Donnell, John Conlon, Conor Cleary, Cathal Malone, Eibhear Quilligan, Brendan Bugler, Pat O’Donnell, Tommy Corbett, Deirdre Murphy, Davy Fitzgerald and many more. We also have all the colour from before, during and after the game, the excitement from the homecoming events on Monday night and a souvenir team poster. This collector’s item is in the shops now. Below, Derek Dormer chats to Cathal Malone. Moments after being introduced to the almost 40,000 Banner supporters in the Fair Green midfielder Cathal Malone took time out to speak exclusively to the Clare Champion about the match itself and what the victory means to everybody. “It’s absolutely incredible, a feeling that I’ve honestly never experienced anything like it before and one that will stay with me forever. I joined the panel in …

This week’s Clare Champion includes a very special, 16-page souvenir supplement to mark Clare’s success in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. In this supplement we talk to Tony Kelly, Brian Lohan, Shane O’Donnell, John Conlon, Conor Cleary, Cathal Malone, Eibhear Quilligan, Brendan Bugler, Pat O’Donnell, Tommy Corbett, Deirdre Murphy, Davy Fitzgerald and many more. We also have all the colour from before, during and after the game, the excitement from the homecoming events on Monday night and a souvenir team poster. This collector’s item is in the shops now. Below, Dan Danaher chats to Brendan Bugler. Clare selector, Brendan Bugler believes the hurt of losing three Munster finals drove the team to scale new heights in extra time to help them edge Cork after a thrilling All-Ireland SHC decider. Speaking to The Clare Champion, the Whitegate clubman said sometimes a team learns more from a defeat and recalled the Clare management learned a lot from losing to Limerick in the Munster …

Clare County Council will host a homecoming for the Clare Senior Hurling Team who defeated Cork at Croke Park today to win their fifth All-Ireland Championship title. The event will take place from 6pm tomorrow, Monday, July 22, at 2024 at Active Ennis Tim Smythe Park, formerly the Fair Green, in Ennis. The players and members of the management team will be introduced to the crowd. Planned activities include big screen entertainment and musical entertainment from One September and others. Cllr Alan O’Callaghan, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, commented, “On behalf of Clare County Council, I want to congratulate the Clare hurlers for the pride they have brought to the people of the county with their outstanding performances in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. This year’s campaign has demonstrated the depth of sporting talent that we have in Clare. The determination, skill and fighting spirit of this group of players are a credit to our county.” According to Cllr Clare …

Clare 3-29 Cork 1-34 (AET) It was a game for the ages in 2013, and so it was once more 11 years on, that needed extra-time to separate the sides as a rampant Clare were reeled in by Cork’s determination and their own nerves in normal time before they finally found the answers in extra-time. It was a victory built on never-say-die and courage and the sorcery of Tony Kelly and the genius of Shane O’Donnell, with a supporting cast of giants that included heroes all over the field, like other veterans of 2013 such as John Conlon and David McInerney, while the young turks that have come through the ranks under Brian Lohan’s watch were huge too. In the end it was points by Kelly, Aidan McCarthy and Shane Meehan that were enough to stave a late rally via two Patrick Horgan frees as they edged home to a one-point victory that carried Clare to a fifth All-Ireland title. …