Cold shoulders will be the order of the day in Chadwicks Wexford Park next Sunday as former friends Davy Fitzgerald and Brian Lohan face off for the first time since the latter took over Clare.

Brian Lohan has been appointed Clare hurling manager, his ratification arriving at the outset of a county board meeting dominated by the social media abuse directed at members of the executive.

Off the beaten track It took the impending birth of his son and a sense of responsibility to his new family to focus Cathal Landers’ mind at last.

Inspectors from the workplace health and safety watchdog will this week visit construction sites across the country as part of a crackdown on exposure to dangerous, cancer-causing chemicals.

Michael McDonagh, reported missing from Newbridge, Co. Kildare, has been located safe and well.

The Health and Safety Authority has begun an inspection and awareness campaign targeting the construction sector. Five workers have died during excavations or been buried in excavated earth over the past five years.

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A total of 139 greyhounds were put down last year after suffering serious racetrack injuries.

Two men who received 20-year prison sentences for an aggravated burglary in Co Tipperary had their sentences reduced to 18 years on appeal.

Five members of a gang who terrorised a young family in 2013 during an aggravated burglary will be in court next month appealing the severity of the prison sentences they received.

A man armed with an axe on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital may have been planning to attempt the release of his girlfriend from a unit in the complex.

Armed gardaí rushed to a hospital grounds in Glanmire, Co Cork, and found a man carrying an axe.

Armed gardaí in Cork rushed to a hospital grounds in Glanmire, Cork and found a man carrying an axe on Tuesday afternoon, and yesterday the man’s solicitor claimed the accused was not properly before the court, writes Liam Heylin.

Construction activity increased at its fastest pace for nearly 16 years in February, helped by a sharp pick-up in new business order volumes.

Traditionally, Clare has been Fianna Fáil country, with the party consistently taking at least two of the seats on offer since it became a four-seater in 1981.

Former Clare GAA chairman Michael McDonagh has defended his version of his “warts and all review” of the 2015 season, which he delivered at last week’s county convention.

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A lost drug shipment was suspected of sparking the appalling violence that resulted in a hard-working and loving family “losing everything”.

It was a horrific and violent attack on a young family that caused “catastrophic changes” to their lives and “shocked an entire nation”.

Clare GAA chiefs are investigating how a gate at Cusack Park became dislodged within feet of a child’s buggy at the weekend.

An eight-year-old girl told gardaí she thought her “daddy was going to die” when he was assaulted by an armed gang during an aggravated burglary in the family home, a court heard yesterday.

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

Brian Lohan has refused to back down from his call for a review of the performance of the Clare senior hurlers and their manager Davy Fitzgerald despite accepting he has caused ‘upset’ to some people.

Clare chairman Michael McDonagh has downplayed health and safety concerns ahead of Cusack Park’s premature re-opening this Saturday.

Further divisions in Clare GAA emerged yesterday with All-Ireland winning manager Ger Loughnane labelling the position of Clare GAA chairman Michael McDonagh "utterly untenable".

Legendary Clare full-back Brian Lohan wants Ger Loughnane to lead an independent review of the performances of the county’s senior hurling team and management.

The dust will have barely settled from the staging of its final contest when the bulldozers arrive through the gates of Cusack Park.

Brian Whelahan has stepped down as Offaly senior hurling manager after two seasons in charge, the board’s executive informed club delegates in Tullamore last night.

Former All-Ireland medallist Patrick Kelly is available for a potential recall with his native Clare in 2016 after being ruled ineligible to continue with Christy Ring Cup champions Kerry.

The family of a mother of three beaten to death by her husband have honoured her memory by skydiving to raise money for victims of domestic violence.

A 14-year-old boy drove a car containing his bloodied and disfigured father and a 20-month-old baby away from the scene of a frenzied machete attack.

Clare/Limerick manager Davy Fitzgerald/ TJ Ryan was under increasing pressure last night in the wake of last Sunday’s Munster championship exit. 

Members of the Clare football management team were remaining tight-lipped last night over the 12-week ban handed down to Colm Collins.

The country’s oldest food bank expects to break its own record this year in terms of the amount of food it dispenses, while doubling the number of community food initiatives due to unprecedented demand.

The family of a toddler were yesterday continuing to pray for a miracle as she battled critical injuries in hospital.

The Munster Council is set to contribute €500,000 towards the completion of Clare GAA’s centre of excellence at Caherlohan and the redevelopment of Cusack Park, Ennis.

In-form Luke Dempsey again proved his star quality when partnering Thunder Zone, the outsider of just three runners, in the CIT race Week Hurdle on Student Race Day in Cork yesterday.