*St Flannan’s College are the reining Dr Harty Cup champions. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After two very disrupted seasons, one without any fixtures, the second level colleges GAA competitions are set to commence and first round games in a variety of Munster championships will be played from the beginning of November.
*Ryan Taylor and Clooney/Quin will be in relegation action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Semi-final pairings are known for the Clare IHC, Junior A and C championships while draws were also held for the Clare SHC relegation round robin series and Senior B competition.
*Clare GAA Treasurer, Michael Gallagher. Photograph: John Mangan Clare GAA are on course to report a surplus at the end of this year while the sitting treasurer has hinted he will not be continuing in the role.
Clare TDs have said findings from a political rich list which reported that two of them were millionaires are “misleading”.
Kilkishen/Bodyke got their senior championship bid back on track while potentially derailing Newmarket-on-Fergus’ chances of advancing from the group in the process while Scariff/Ogonnelloe collected a second win in as many games.
Brian Lohan has officially been ratified as Clare senior hurling manager for a further three years.
*Artist Lynn Kirkham’s angel wings. Anticipation is swirling around Mountshannon air as a special merger between the Trad Festival and the Arts Festival comes to fruition next weekend.
*Scariff Bay’s Jim Collins organises an interview with Scariff senior hurling manager, Mark McKenna. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Scariff Bay Community Radio has resumed FM transmissions.
*Sixmilebridge’s Noel Purcell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Defending champions Sixmilebridge remain unbeaten after three rounds in this year’s Clare senior hurling championship but they received their stiffest test of the season to date when they faced Scariff in their final group game this Sunday afternoon.
Collecting their first win since returning to the senior ranks has given Scariff a massive lift ahead of a date with the current senior champions this weekend.