Clare football manager Colm Collins has lamented “the death of the dual player”, which he says has come about due to the fixture congestion brought on by the qualifier system.

Clare’s dual star Podge Collins has backed Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor to do a “great job” with the county’s senior hurlers.

Clare only led once in this qualifier, but they hit the front when it mattered most, landing a winner as the game slipped into stoppage time to crown a great weekend for the Banner County.

From the Burren to the Cliffs of Moher, Tony Clayton-Lea is stone mad for the charms of Co Clare.

Clare County Council is to make an audacious bid to have the University of Limerick (UL) renamed the University of County Clare and Limerick.

Ennis in County Clare has been revealed as the host of next year's Fleadh Cheoil.

Conor Sweeney and Philip Austin scored goals in either half as Tipperary kept their slim promotion hopes alive this afternoon.

Ballygunner 1-10 Cratloe 3-07

That Kilkenny and Tipperary meet again today having already faced off in a remarkable five league and championship finals since 2009, this evening’s encounter at Semple would seem a reaffirmation of their status as hurling’s elite.

By Peter O'Dwyer

Davy Fitzgerald admitted his Waterford players were negatively affected by the mass hype prior to the 2008 All-Ireland hurling final and he is determined to avoid a similar scenario arising this weekend.

It’s a long way from Botswana to the Banner County, but one Clare hurling fan is determined to see his adopted team lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup this weekend.

The notes of nostalgia were only too apparent over the past few days as the Lahinch traditionalists informed you that “the South of Ireland is nothing like it used to be”.

De La Salle selector Barry Murphy knows Sunday will test the Waterford county champions to the limit.

Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Seán Bán Breathnach’s top tip would be to buy the local papers if you are driving through a place. Local journalists have a wealth of knowledge!

It was like 1992 all over again, with a team from Co Clare coming to the heart of Co Cork football territory, and taking home the trophies.

Lotto fever will spread countrywide today, as players hope to scoop the weekend jackpot, expected to top €11m.

The Munster Council has adopted a common-sense approach to venue selection for the Waterford Crystal Cup and other competitions – and they’re reaping the rewards in terms of atmosphere and attendance, say officials.

EVERY GAA parish has one — a character, a living embodiment of the club and its history.

JOHN KENNEDY is back on a familiar journey. During the three years that spanned his spell as Clare senior football manager earlier this decade, Kennedy was well-accustomed to the trip from his north Kerry home to the west coast of the Banner County.

AFTER an inter-county career which earned him All-Ireland medals with Kerry, Declan O’Keeffe was looking for a footballing outlet to keep him in shape in Clare where he was stationed as a garda.

IT’S a long, long way from Clare to France, but for 150 French schools that took part in a tourism project about the Cliffs of Moher, the Banner county now seems a lot closer.

GER LOUGHNANE has launched a blistering attack on former Clare players Tony Griffin and Tony Carmody, accusing the former attacking pair of letting their county down.

TIPPERARY are nursing a number of injury concerns ahead of the Munster SHC quarter-final showdown with Cork on Sunday week following a low key challenge outing against Clare in Thurles last night.

BEAR with me while I approach the point laterally by way of an interview I had in the seventies with a charismatic cult leader called Kevin Jacobson, leader of a group called Mary’s Followers of The Cross.

CORK forward Paul Kerrigan insists that the Rebels will be treating next weekend’s league meeting with Kerry the same as any other game.

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.

MIKE McNAMARA remains in situ as Clare senior hurling manager following last night’s lengthy meeting with his players – but sources within the Banner County expect McNamara to walk away in the next day or two.

CORK’S Ronan Curran has urged the Clare hurlers to reach a quick compromise in their row with boss Mike McNamara.

THE CLARE GAA dispute took another twist last night when the Banner’s senior hurling squad met to discuss their next move in the row over manager Mike McNamara’s tenure.

Clare senior hurling captain Brian O’Connell is to meet representatives of the Clare Co Board within the next 24 hours to discuss the stand-off within the Banner County regarding senior hurling boss Mike McNamara.

REGIONAL Championships are important to former triple national champion, Niall Maguire, who is the top seed for Sunday’s Ennis-based Auburn Lodge Clare Rally, the fifth round of the Top Part West Coast Championship.

THE first weekend of November doesn’t mean an easing of the demands placed on Cork’s Michael Cussen.

IN MORE years than I’d want to admit watching and reporting on Gaelic games, I’ve never witnessed anything like the scenes at the final whistle of Wednesday night’s game in Ennis.

Clare is the worst county in Ireland to live if you’re looking for planning permission, architects claimed today.