Clare Camogie lost €181,000 in funding for a new camogie pitch after an administrator who “lives for Clare camogie” falsified a bank document in support of a grant application for the funding.

While I always enjoyed the hurling column of Tony Considine over the years I have to say that he went way over the top in his analysis of last Sundays hurling All-Ireland between Kilkenny and Galway (Irish Examiner September 8)

Tipperary 2-17 Dublin 1-15: When eventually the Dublin dam gave way, Liam Cahill’s young charges flooded through to devastating effect – seven-points in the final 12 minutes comfortably progressing Tipperary to the All-Ireland minor final.

The late American journalist Heywood Broun once said that sport doesn’t build character - it reveals it.

Offaly’s Niall McNamee has spoken of his embarrassment at seeing Tyrone’s state-of-the-art centre of excellence in Garvaghey and claimed more could be done by his own county board to facilitate their county teams.

UCD 2-16 Mary Immaculate College 1-8

UCC 3-28 Mary Immaculate Col 2-14

Clare 1-20 Limerick IT 1-2

Last week, in these pages, Irish Examiner columnist and Kilmallock senior hurling manager, Tony Considine, called for an open draw to be introduced to the AIB All-Ireland Club Championships.

Naomi Carroll’s late point sealed a shock victory for Clare against Meath in Saturday’s TG4 All-Ireland ladies SFC qualifier at St Brendan’s Park, Birr.

Clare 3-10 Fermanagh 1-12

LEINSTER champions Dublin and Munster surprise packets Kerry advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC with hard-fought quarter-final victories at Banagher on Saturday.

Leinster champions Dublin and Munster surprise packets Kerry advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship with hard-fought quarter-final victories at Banagher today.

WATERFORD and Cork square off in tonight’s ESB Munster MHC semi-final replay in Walsh Park at 7.30pm with a place in next Sunday’s provincial decider against Clare in Semple Stadium the prize on offer for the victors.

THE GAA recently outlined its latest figures for attendances and revenues. As Croke Park says farewell to the Six Nations this evening, Michael Moynihan enlisted academic and All-Ireland-winner John Considine to look beyond the figures.

IT WAS like old times at Claughaun yesterday as Thurles CBS held out for a thrilling one-point victory over St Flannan’s in a superb Harty Cup quarter-final clash before a huge crowd.

CLARE ladies have been knocking on the door of the senior grade for four years now and they finally let themselves in yesterday after withstanding a second-half comeback from Fermanagh.

Clare 3-10 Fermanagh 1-1

Queen of the South 4 Aberdeen 3

Despite increasing speculation that Tony Considine would walk away from the position of Clare senior hurling manager after last Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final defeat to Limerick, he is still interested in remaining at the helm.

The fans are really …

FRACAS, down in class, gets the vote to win a less than inspiring Listed Gallo Family Vineyards Silver Stakes at the Curragh this evening.

Diarmuid McMahon has been ruled out of contention for a place in the Clare team for Sunday's NHL Division 1A clash with Wexford.

CLARE hurling selector Tim Crowe last night claimed “an orchestrated and cunning attempt is being made by a small section with a huge vested interest” to force manager Tony Considine to resign.

Down 1-13 Clare 3-25

Frank Lohan, the Clare hurlers' new captain, is expected to miss their National Hurling League opener away to Down on Sunday.

Clare manager Tony Considine has refused to answer questions about the situation regarding goalkeeper Davy Fitzgerald.

THERE is no getting away from this miserable weather but at least we have something we can look forward to with a bit of hope, with a bit of light.

IT’S GETTING tiresome, all this talk about once again changing the format of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship.

FORMER Clare selector and current Irish Examiner columnist Tony Considine yesterday moved to scotch rumours that he would be involved with the Galway hurlers next year.

Celtic 2 Aberdeen 0

CLARE centre-back Brian Considine admitted last night that trying to man- mark Kerry’s lethal attack in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Munster SFC would be counter-productive.

FORMER Clare hurling selector Tony Considine is being lined up to take over as manager of Limerick club Garryspillane.

DONEGAL manager Brian McEniff is expected to name Finn Harps star Brendan Devenny when he selects his side later in the week for next Sunday’s Allianz NFL clash with Dublin at Ballyshannon.