Kerry ... 1-17, Clare ... 2-8: Kerry will play Waterford in the Munster U21 football semi-final next Wednesday after this less than convincing quarter-final win over Clare, reports Eoghan Cormican from Austin Stack Park.

A discarded snack box takeaway has proven to be a very expensive dining experience for a Clare visitor to Limerick city as it has ended up costing him €760.

Clare GAA chiefs have demanded that online abuse of players and management be tackled as a matter of urgency.

Limerick hurling manager TJ Ryan has given three debuts for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final clash with Clare in Semple Stadium (throw-in 4pm).

KERRY 0-14 CLARE 0-3: In a lifeless encounter in front of 1,962 souls, Kerry were erratic in front of goal, error-prone and lazy in the tackle.

Tipperary 0-15 Clare 0-07: Tommy Toomey conceded his Tipperary U21 footballers will have to improve considerably to shock Cork in the EirGrid provincial decider.

Clare enjoyed a facile victory over a very poor Waterford side in the quarter-final of the Munster U-21 football championship at Miltown Malbay last evening.

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

Clare SFC round-up : Holders Cratloe got off to a winning start in the opening round of the Clare SFC at the weekend, defeating Éire Óg 2-12 to 1-12 at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening.

It has been a long road back for Joe Hayes.

Kerry minor manager Jack O’Connor believes county board bosses must appoint a Director of Football to ensure the Kingdom’s finest underage talents are not lost before transition to senior ranks.

Cratloe made it through to their first Clare SFC final when they defeated Éire Óg, Ennis 2-8 to 0-9 in the semi-final at Clarecastle yesterday.

A resolution to the fixtures saga surrounding the Clare SFC has been reached following three days of deliberation.

Talks over the fixtures controversy between the five Clare clubs left in the county SFC dragged into the late hours last night.

Cratloe advanced to a Clare SFC semi-final with Éire Óg, Ennis next weekend after an impressive 2-6 to 0-7 win over Kilrush Shamrocks in Clarecastle yesterday.

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

Holders Kilmurry-Ibrickane, Kilrush Shamrocks and Lissycasey are through to the quarter-finals of the Clare SFC following triumphs over the weekend.

Lissycasey 1-08 Shannon Gaels 0-04

Kilmurry-Ibrickane, champions for the past two seasons, were brought back down to earth at Cusack Park on Saturday when they succumbed to an impressive Cratloe by 0-11 to 0-4, in round one.

Martin Daly is regarded as Clare’s greatest ever forward; some would say their greatest ever footballer. But among a list of achievements the Lissycasey man clocked up for the Banner County, one stands out above the others

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

They have sampled the senior management game in recent years but these days Ephie Fitzgerald and Mickey Ned O’Sullivan are focusing on the underage ranks.

High School, Clonmel, despite playing with 14 men for the majority of the second-half, held off St Flannan’s at Lattin yesterday to reach the Munster Colleges Frewen Cup (U16½ AFC) final.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

2010 CHAMPIONS Doonbeg were sensationally knocked out of this year’s Clare senior football championship, when they lost by a point, 0-7 to 0-6, to St. Joseph’s Doora-Barefield in Saturday’s quarter-final at Lissycasey.

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.

TRALEE CBS withstood a fierce challenge from St Flannan’s to capture honours in an exciting Frewen Cup (Munster Colleges U16½ AFC) final at the Limerick venue of Croagh yesterday afternoon.

THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to appeal against the leniency of sentences handed down to two men jailed earlier this month for “a cowardly and unprovoked attack” that killed Clare schoolteacher Brian Casey.

TOMORROW, in Cashel, Tipperary champions Aherlow face Kerry kingpins Dr Crokes in the Munster club SFC semi-final.

TWO Clare men were yesterday jailed for “a cowardly and unprovoked attack” that ended the life of a 26-year-old school teacher on St Stephen’s night in Ennis last year.

THE sister of the 26-year-old school teacher who died following an alleged assault in Ennis on St Stephen’s night has described her brother “as a role model, inspiring son and loyal friend”.

THE agri-food sector, the country’s leading indigenous industry, has a central role to play in the revitalisation of the economy, Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith said yesterday.

With a break in the National Hurling League next weekend, Munster giants Tipperary and Clare have teed up an enticing challenge match for Sunday at Templederry (throw-in 2.30pm).

THE STATE of hurling dominated Clare’s GAA convention yesterday, amid claims that the association has utterly failed to promote the code in 20 of the 32 counties.

DARAGH EGAN will be hoping for a second victory over Cork in three days when the Tipperary minor footballers play the Leesiders in the Munster championship semi-final at Kilmallock tomorrow night (7.30pm).

ALL-IRELAND senior hurling final on Sunday, Clare v Kilkenny, and the best of luck to both. Even as they enjoy the big stage however, we read again that in both counties, the club scene, and the club players, are suffering a serious lack of serious competition.

THE biggest challenge facing the GAA on the games front over the next few years will be to tailor the inter-county programme to meet the needs of clubs, according to Fr Michael McNamara.