“When the game was over, Loughnane slumped to the ground in frustration, and as he thumped his hurley off the turf, one could imagine his feelings and those of the many other Clare people in the ground. It was a sad setback for a hopeful team and one that may take some time to get over”

WE’VE just said goodbye to our summer batch of 12-Week Certificate Course students and I’ve just been paid perhaps the best compliment I’ve got when one chap told me: “I’ve learned so much and had so much fun I feel I owe you money!”

There was a 4.8% increase in total group revenues at Glanbia in 2012, to €2.88bn.

A PLEA for “ugly ducklings” to move to Mount Isa in Australia to help address a woman shortage has paid dividends, with CVs and letters flowing in.

WOMEN so ugly the tide wouldn’t take them out are in hot demand in the Aussie outback.