A serial road traffic offender has clocked up another conviction — this time after crashing his bicycle into his parish priest’s car.

A Co Clare couple, whose dog attacked an 84-year-old woman who sustained serious injuries, have been fined €1,000 at Kilrush District Court.

Ronan O’Gara found himself stranded in Birmingham airport after Racing Metro’s victory in the Champions Cup yesterday, when he left his passport in the team hotel.

A man has appeared before a special court sitting charged with possession of almost €700,000 worth of cannabis herb.

The closure of the well-known sports pub co-owned by former rugby international Peter Clohessy coincided with a receiver being appointed to assets owned by the business, new documents show.

The decline in Limerick city centre trading claimed another casualty yesterday with the closure of a well-known sports pub, Clohessy’s at Howley’s Quay.

Castletroy College 20 Glenstal 10

Celtic 4 Kilmarnock 0

Rockwell 13 Castletroy 20

Kilmarnock 2 Celtic 5

Rugby fans queued outside Peter Clohessy’s sports pub in Limerick from 8.30am yesterday, thirsty for mouth-watering rugby memorabilia up for grabs in a special auction.

Roscrea 1-12 Moycarkey-Borris 1-11

Former Irish rugby player Peter Clohessy said yesterday that his pub business in Limerick is being “crucified” at the moment by works associated with a €5m plan to open up Limerick to the River Shannon.

Clare 0-10 Laois 3-17

Clare 1-11 Cork 1-20

Offaly 2-05 Clare 0-13 David Tubridy contributed six quality points as Mick O’Dwyer’s Clare kept their promotion push alive with a vital victory over Offaly, one that was far more convincing than the scoreline suggests.

They may have been key cogs in the pack during his first spell at Munster, but Alan Quinlan, Mick Galwey and Peter Clohessy are all adamant that Declan Kidney should walk away from his role as Ireland head coach at the end of the Six Nations.

Ulster 1-14 Munster 1-13

Limerick 2-16 Clare 2-13

St Vincent’s (Cork) 0-7 O’Curry’s (Clare) 0-6

The Clare SFC got underway at the weekend with some excellent football served up.

Cork 3-16 Clare 0-13

After 20 years only bits and pieces are fresh in his mind.

Alan Clohessy is hoping that the Clare senior footballers can create history this weekend and become the first team from the Banner County since 1992 to secure the Munster SFC title.

The company that operates the well-known Limerick entertainment venue co-owned by former Irish rugby star Peter Clohessy slipped further into the red last year, new figures show.

The focus of the Gaelic football community was trained on Croke Park that Sunday in mid-April but a short distance south from those Division 1 league semi-finals was a game of huge significance irrespective of the lower grade.

Clare grabbed their fourth win in Division 4 when they had six points to spare over Leitrim in Cusack Park yesterday.

CORK’S winter federation meeting, held in Burnfort Primary School a fortnight before Christmas, was hosted by Mourne Abbey ICA, who describe themselves as a guild with a big heart — with plenty of justification.

ON an afternoon when young Michael Quinlivan offered a glimpse into the future for Tipperary football, it was a more established forward who eased the Premier County into the McGrath Cup quarter-finals.

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

Cork 1-23 Clare 0-11

Clare 5-10 London 0-4

THE company behind a €100 million wind farm in Co Clare also plans to create a 360 degree visitor viewing platform on the site.

CLARE secured their first brace of league points when they crushed Kilkenny in Saturday’s Allianz NFL Division Four tie at Miltown Malbay.

THERE were few signs of celebrations amongst the local football support after Saturday’s McGrath Cup final in Dr Crokes grounds in Killarney.

CLARE claimed the spoils in this competitive McGrath Cup quarter-final at Cooraclare yesterday.

MUNSTER legend Jim Williams returned to the province yesterday, eagerly looking ahead to tomorrow night’s clash with his old comrades at Thomond Park while concerned at the form displayed by his native Australia in their 35-18 defeat to England at Twickenham on Saturday.

‘OFFALY PRIDE’ was the key ingredient, according to manager Tom Cribbin, as his side rallied bravely to get the better of a David Tubridy-inspired Clare in this All-Ireland SFC Qualifier.

Offaly 2-18 Clare 1-18, O'Connor Park, Tullamore (after extra-time)

A SERIES of new and separate claims by various banks seeking judgment orders for more than €150 million over unpaid loans, the vast majority property related, came before the Commercial Court yesterday.

A WELL-TAKEN Davin O’Neill goal was enough to give Cork City victory in this FAI Ford Cup third-round replay but the First Division team were pushed all the way in Bray by a Bluebell United side who did the Leinster Senior League proud with a classy performance which deserved more than the pain of cup defeat.

TWO former Irish rugby stars believe there will be no serious fall-out from Saturday’s Croke Park loss to Scotland.