A district court judge said yesterday that a case of a man charged with careless driving a bicycle is the first such case he has come across in the courts.

A self-professed geek has created an online atlas of the world's rudest place names.

An impressive show of beef animals at Cappamore Show saw William R Gubbins of Kilfinane, Co Limerick winning both the GVM All Ireland€ 2,500 Commercial Beef Championship and the commercial championship of the show.

The Dáil’s spending watchdog has initiated inquiries into a €5m overspend by the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) on its new flagship stadium in Limerick.

IT’S an extra pressure that Dromid Pearses could have done without.

CLARE managers Gerry O’Connor and Donal Moloney have made three changes from the side that crushed Kerry in the opening round in April for tonight’s Munster joust with Tipperary.

THE letter from Anne-Marie Desmond (September 25) about the ordination of women made my blood boil.

GALWAY footballers received a huge boost with news the knee injury Michael Meehan sustained against Kerry on Sunday is not as serious as first feared.

A useful exercise for new Clare manager Ger O’Loughlin in this first round Waterford Crystal senior hurling tournament in magnificent Meelick yesterday afternoon, as his charges chiselled out a gritty three-point win over WIT (Waterford Institute of Technology).

Ger 'Sparrow' O'Loughlin got his managerial career with Clare off to a good start at Meelick when his side carved out a hard-earned 0-15 to 1-9 win over Waterford IT in the Waterford Crystal Cup.

THE defeat of champions DLS Waterford has thrown the Dr Harty Cup wide open and any of the four schools in today’s semi-finals will fancy their chances of winning the coveted prize.

FACING into their first-ever Munster Club final, Barryroe are boosted by the news that they will be at full strength for Sunday’s JHC decider against Moyle Rovers in Fermoy.

Barryroe (Cork) 2-14 Meelick (Clare) 0-5

THE Galway Hurling Board have to deal with another high profile incident after a player was hospitalised following a senior club hurling game on Sunday.

LAST year’s beaten finalists St. Brendan’s, Tralee CBS, Limerick Colleges and newcomers DLS Macroom are the only schools definitely through to the knock out stages of the Corn Uí Mhuirí after Christmas.

MOYCULLEN’S Paul Clancy will captain Galway in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC semi-final clash with Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.

FRIENDS and family will tell you John O’Connor is a laid-back lad.

AN 18-year-old student who had to repeat the Leaving Cert after his 16-year-old brother died in a drowning tragedy at Parteen, near Limerick city, was “over the moon” when he opened up his results yesterday.