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McGrath leads Clare cakewalk
1 month ago

Clare had a facile victory over bottom-of-the-table Kilkenny at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.The Banner county will now face Wicklow away next weekend in a winner-takes-all clash to see who will join Fermanagh in Division 3 next season.After the game, Cl
Wicklow boss wants to take on the 'big boys'
1 month ago

Offaly's footballers may just have taken the drop to the fourth tier, but Wicklow have a great shot at going in the opposite direction in their final Division 4 game next weekend.Fermanagh have already clinched promotion but Wicklow, third and two points
Low Croker turnout leaves GAA officials 'shocked'
1 month ago

OFFICIALS are set to radically rethink their attitude to venues for future football semi-finals after the disastrously low attendance at Croke Park on Sunday.The decision to bring the reinstated Division 1 Allianz Football League semi-finals to HQ backfi
where are they now?
1 month ago

Kevin Martin(Former Offaly hurler)In the 1990s Clare and Offaly won four All-Irelands between them and helped define the decade as the golden era of hurling. They met in several deciders and a rivalry developed.At that time, Kevin Martin played wing-back
Council to cut water supply of 20 firms over unpaid bills
2 months ago

MORE than 20 businesses including a farm and hotel will have their water supply cut off next week after refusing to pay bills of up to €42,000.Clare County Council will take the unprecedented step of disconnecting businesses in Ennis and Shannon because
All-Ireland hero suing Tesco over 'wine for children' claim
2 months ago

A FORMER All-Ireland winning hurler told a court yesterday that he was "absolutely mortified" when a Tesco employee accused him of trying to buy a bottle of wine for a minor.Patrick Moroney (33), a practising solicitor, is suing the UK retail giant for d
County by county, what's going on in your area
2 months ago

• Carlow: Carlow town -- parade begins at 3.30pm and runs along Kennedy Street, Barrack Street, Burren Street and Tullow Street.• Cavan: Cavan town -- parade gets under way at 12.30pm, starting at the Tesco carpark and finishing at 2pm on Main Street.• C
How closure of rural garda stations is encouraging the law of the jungle
1 month ago

A culture of fear is growing in towns and villages that have lost their barracks, writes Joanna KiernanLast week, the garda lantern was taken down from the barracks in the small County Offaly village of Geashill, breaking a link that has lasted for gener