Clare GAA chiefs will meet tonight to ratify Mick O’Dwyer as manager of the county senior footballers.

Another Monday morning, another disciplinary headache for Croke Park.

Dublin hurling boss Anthony Daly could face disciplinary action following ugly scenes at a minor match on Saturday afternoon.

An adult stand ticket for next Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier triple-header in Thurles will cost €25.

The Munster Council are bracing themselves for one of the lowest crowds for a provincial senior football final in the last 50 years.

GAA chiefs have described RTÉ’s focus on Davy Fitzgerald’s language on Sunday as “highly unusual” while the Clare county board have asked whether all inter-county managers are being treated in the same manner as the Banner boss.

HURLING legend Ger Loughnane was last night in good form and responding well to medical treatment, contrary to erroneous internet reports that he had died on Wednesday.

All-Ireland winner Ger ‘Sparrow’ O’Loughlin is set to be named Clare senior hurling boss following the resignation of Mike McNamara and his management team last night.

ALL-IRELAND winner Ger ‘Sparrow’ O’Loughlin is set to be named Clare senior hurling boss following the resignation of Mike McNamara and his management team last night.

TALKS aimed at resolving the crisis in Limerick hurling on Saturday night proved ‘totally inconclusive’ according to a senior board official.

A NUMBER of Limerick hurlers who have quit the county squad have declined to meet with manager Justin McCarthy according to a board spokesperson.

A CLARE player delegation led by captain Brian O’Connell look set to meet with county board chiefs within the next 48 hours to outline their opposition to the retention of manager Mike McNamara for the 2010 season.

MIKE McNAMARA’S managerial future is set to be decided at a meeting of Clare County Board in Ennis tonight.

The Clare hurling crisis intensified over the weekend after the majority of players expressed a vote of no confidence in manager Mike McNamara and his backroom team.

THE Clare hurling crisis intensified over the weekend after the majority of players expressed a vote of no confidence in manager Mike McNamara and his backroom team.

ANOTHER standoff is brewing in Clare with player unrest over the expected re-appointment of Mike McNamara as senior hurling boss at tonight’s meeting of the county board in Ennis.

It has been confirmed that today's All-Ireland SHC relegation play-offs involving Antrim, Offaly, Clare and Wexford will go ahead as planned, after a decision was made by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) early today.