On this week’s RCB Sports Show, Nicholas Rynne reviews Clare vs Antrim and previews Clare vs Wexford. We hear from Colm Collins ahead of Clare vs Laois and we also hear from Laois Manager Mike Quirke. Lastly, we hear from Brentford Danish midfielder Christian Norgaard ahead of Brentford Playoff Semi-Final against Barnsley.

RCB Sport presenter Jim Conlan is joined by RCB Sports analyst Nicholas Rynne, renowned Clare sports journalist Seamus Hayes and Clare Ladies football manager Evan Talty to look ahead to the upcoming league campaigns for Clare Senior Footballers and Clare Intermediate Ladies Footballers.

Jim Conlon previews the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship ith Pa Ranahan (Limerick), Paul Fitzgerald (Tipperary), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Francis McInerney (Clare), Eoin Brosnan (Kerry) Shane Briggs (Waterford)

NEW TEXACO SUPPORT FOR SPORT INITIATIVE LAUNCHED

Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited – the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand – today announced the setting up of Texaco Support for Sport, an initiative which sets aside a fund of EUR130,000 for distribution to sports clubs on a twenty-six, county-by-county basis, with successful applicants receiving €5,000 each.

At a time when many sports clubs may be experiencing financial strain, the initiative is one that Valero hopes will recognise the important contribution that sports clubs make to communities and throughout Irish society as a whole.

Open to sports clubs across the 26-counties of Ireland – irrespective of sporting discipline, size, membership, age, cultural appeal or gender – it is expected to attract all whose activities, goals and ambitions can, in the view of adjudicators, be materially advanced through the receipt and proper use of funding.

Speaking at the launch of the Texaco Support for Sport initiative, James Twohig, Director of Ireland Operations, Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, described Irish sports clubs as a unifying element and a focal point for good in our communities. “In our cities, towns and villages, sports clubs are the magnets to which so many of us are drawn, homes-from-home where we meet and enjoy the friendship and camaraderie that sport offers and that all members and supporters share,” he said.

“By offering a new and innovative route to funding, we believe that the Texaco Support for Sport initiative will help uphold the unique values and characteristics that countless numbers of dedicated club members work so hard to preserve, whilst giving new expression to the cherished relationship that exists between the Texaco brand and generations of Irish sports enthusiasts,” James Twohig added.

Adjudication

Leading the adjudication process will be Texaco Support for Sport ambassador, acclaimed broadcaster and former Irish rugby international, Donncha O’Callaghan. “From my knowledge of sports clubs, gained at junior, senior and international level, I know how beneficial the Texaco Support for Sport initiative will be by bringing a much needed benefit to clubs when it is least expected. Now more than ever, our clubs and volunteers need our support. I am really looking forward to reviewing the online applications, which provides clubs with the opportunity to showcase their importance to their local communities, and then seeing the recipients enjoy the benefit of this great initiative,” he added.

Application

Sports clubs can apply for funding from the Texaco Support for Sport from the 1 October 2020, the only requirement being that they be properly constituted and hold a valid Games & Sports Number (GS Number) issued by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners.

Those wishing to apply are invited to submit full details of their sporting activity, the purpose for which the funding is sought and the use to which it will be put. Full details of the scheme and its operation – together with registration, application, validation, adjudication and terms and conditions – are available to view at www.TexacoSupportforSport.com

Closing date for applications is the 31 December 2020 with adjudication taking place in January 2021.

RCB Sports Show Special 2020 Clare Senior & Intermediate Hurling & Clare Camogie Club Championship 1st Rd preview Show presented by Noel Greene, Jim Conlan & Nicholas Rynne and joined by special guest analysts former Clare Hurling Manager Ger O’Loughlin & former Clare Camogie manager Trish O’Grady.
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[/p]RCB Sports Show Special 2020 Clare Senior & Intermediate Hurling & Clare Camogie Club Championship 1st Rd preview Show presented by Noel Greene, Jim Conlan & Nicholas Rynne and joined by special guest analysts former Clare Hurling Manager Ger O’Loughlin & former Clare Camogie manager Trish O’Grady

Clare District Soccer League Oscar Traynor Cup Final success review with Denis Hynes & Robert Clancy.

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The following archive audio profile of the West Clare Gaels Ladies Football Club is from the Sports Community Corner Series recorded in 2012

The following archive audio profile of the West Clare Curragh Club is from the Sports Community Corner Series recorded in 2012