Miltown Malbay is guaranteed to be cock-a-hoop next week when the Willie Clancy Festival throws in, but you might mistake it for starting early if hometown man Conor Cleary is part of a first Munster SHC-winning Clare side in 20 years this Sunday.

On the night of July 18, 1992, Martin Donnelly sat in his hotel room in the Clare Inn looking at 20 brand new Clare jerseys.

AS the Arts Council today released the specific details of the revenue funding programme offers for 2005, there was cause for celebration for many of the arts organisations in the country, as a 16% increase in funding was reflected in increased allocations for many.