Cratloe relinquished a second senior crown inside seven days, when their footballers were surprisingly beaten by Clondegad on a final scoreline of 1-12 to 0-11 in the quarter-final of the Clare SFC at Cusack Park yesterday.

A Minke whale, washed ashore in north Clare 13 days ago, will be allowed to decompose naturally rather than being removed by the authorities.

THE dangers that can arise if children are given unbridled access to go online may be well known, but the risk of 10-year-olds unwittingly engaging in cyber-bullying is not so apparent.

A group of farmers in the north Clare market and heritage town of Ennistymon is frustrating attempts by German supermarket giant Aldi to build an outlet there.

A county council wants to bulldoze two disabled pensioners’ home to make way for a new road to the Cliffs of Moher.

The quarter-final pairings for the Clare SFC were finalised at the weekend.

A Co Clare family has sold its electronic display firm to a US rival for an undisclosed sum. 

Davy Fitzgerald’s four-year tenure as Waterford boss caused him to question his desire for inter-county management.

Clare Marts has sold Ennistymon Mart to a well-known discount supermarket for a price tag believed to be in the region of €1.5m, despite opposition from the local IFA branch and traders.

Lissycasey edged into the Clare SFC semi-final after extra-time at Clarecastle yesterday, beating Ennistymon by 0-9 to 1-4.

Ennistymon's Cathal Malone has been added to the Clare team for tomorrow's Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final against Antrim at Semple Stadium.

Ennistymon 0-9 O’Curry’s 0-7

Thousands flocked to Derry for the weekend’s Féile Peile na nÓg — the national festival of U14’s Gaelic Football for both girls and boys.

Kilrush Shamrocks join Ennistymon, Cooraclare and Doonbeg in the Clare SFC quarter-finals as a result of a three point win over Shannon Gaels at Cooraclare.

St Brigid’s became the fifth Dublin team in a row to win the Féile Peil Division 1 final after a comprehensive 1-6 to 0-0 victory over Portlaoise in O’Moore Park yesterday.

Gardaí in Co Clare are appealing to members of the public to assist them in identifying the body of a man who was recovered from the sea over a fortnight ago.

A more determined Ennistymon CBS side deservedly denied holders Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine, Kenmare a hat-trick of Munster Colleges Corn Na Carraige (U16½ FC) titles in miserable conditions at Rathkeale yesterday.

A SOLICITOR has hit out at Courts Service plans to shut down two more rural district courts and centralise the sittings in Ennis from January.

CHAMPIONS Doonbeg recorded a Group One win over Ennistymon in the Clare SFC at Quilty on Saturday ( 3-9 to 1-7).

THE Clare senior football title race began this weekend and Kilmurry-Ibrickane record a first round win over Kilmihil on Saturday.

In the Mid-West constituencies of Limerick and Clare, the country-wide trend of a swing to Fine Gael is being duplicated.

ONE of the mid-west’s largest building firms, Paddy Burke Builders Ltd, that once employed over 110 people, has gone into receivership.

At the Auburn Lodge Hotel, Ennis last evening St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Spanish Point had a very exciting win over Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon in a first round quiz session.

I WAS surprised by the letter which appeared in last week’s Arena claiming Davy Fitzgerald was responsible for the abuse by Cork fans at the recent Munster championship match.

ST SENANS, Kilkee (Clare) and Cahir (Tipperary) come head-to-head tomorrow at Cahir to decide An Ghaeltacht’s opponents in the Munster Club SFC final.

INVESTMENT in public transport around the world is helping Clare company Data Display recover from the sales slump caused