There was a time for Ballygunner when playing Clare opposition in Munster competition was always one match too far, but those days of serial defeat to the best of the Banner have been well and truly ended these past three years.

For 12 years they didn’t speak to one another but for the sake of their club Tim Crowe and Davy Fitzgerald yesterday combined forces to guide Sixmilebridge to their fourth Clare SHC title in seven years.

A medical expert has quantified the greater risk to cyclists who do not wear a bike helmet.

“She’s never going to know her sister, that’s what gets me the most. And the fact now that there’s no answers, it makes it 100 times worse.”

Cork University Hospital is set to become one of the country’s two major trauma centres in a comprehensive overhaul of trauma services — but it will require significant investment.

Less than one in 10 critically injured patients are met by a trauma team when they arrive at a hospital.

Only 8% of people with life-threatening injuries are met by a trauma team when they arrive at Emergency Departments.

A suspected terrorist was ‘injured’ and airlifted to hospital after armed gardaí stormed a suspect vehicle carrying explosives yesterday.

Two in five patients who suffered severe head injuries in 2014 and 2015 were not treated at neurological centres, despite clear evidence of much better outcomes for patients when this is the case.

Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) 3-11 Sixmilebridge (Clare) 1-15: NA PIARSAIGH remain on course for a third Munster Club hurling title in five years after a blistering second-half performance saw them power past the home side at O’Garvey Park, Sixmilebridge yesterday.

A young man accused of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to his friend was found not guilty by the unanimous verdict of a jury yesterday.

A new telemedicine centre in Cork University Hospital (CUH) will help save lives and offer a better level of care to people in accident situations, especially at sea.

In the well-produced programme for the recent Clare county senior hurling final the date of birth for Niall Gilligan was given as 12/8/1986.

Reigning Munster and All-Ireland champions Tipperary can call upon just three starters from last year’s All-Ireland final replay win over Dublin as they begin their Munster MHC campaign with a quarter-final against Waterford at Walsh Park tonight (throw-in 7pm).

Clare boss, Eamonn Fennessy described the dramatic conclusion to this pulsating tie as “heartbreaking”, after his young charges saw two massive decisions go against them, enabling Dublin to snatch the honours.

It has been a long process for Cork minor hurling manager Pat Kenneally to finalise his championship squad and finally they open their campaign with a clash against Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh tonight (7pm), with Kenneally outlining the selection system.

Clare eased into the Munster MFC semi-final after a facile victory over Waterford at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening last.