Sixmilebridge 3-21Tulla 6-11IN a high-scoring U-21C hurling championship quarter-final replay at Kilkishen last Wednesday, Sixmilebridge caused a surprise with a one-point win over a fancied Tulla side.

FROM starting out working behind the bar in Glór to becoming the venue’s traditional arts specialist, Marie O’Byrne has certainly come a long way.Now, the Ennis native is about to move ahead even further with her recent appointment as director of the Hawk’s Well Theatre in Sligo.Marie said that that after working in Glór for more than eight years, her departure is an emotional one. However, she is also delighted to take up her new role and is keen to make her own mark on the Hawk’s Well’s programme.Speaking shortly before she moves to Sligo to take up the role, Marie said. “It’s quite similar to Glór in terms of what they do there, which is everything, really.”Being from Ennis, the move away from family and friends is no doubt difficult for Marie. “When I went up to Sligo for the interview, I have to say, it just feels like Ennis. “You know when you go somewhere and it just …

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A DIAGNOSIS of Parkinson’s Disease is a life-changing event, and one person who knows this more than most is Robin Simms.

Corofin 2-11Clooney-Quin 0-7THE line-up for the U-21B hurling semi-finals was completed last Saturday when Corofin proved too strong for Clooney-Quin at Gurteen.

DESPITE winning a Nobel Prize for Literature and publishing 16 books, Ernest Hemmingway said, “In writing, we are all beginners”. Whether or not the great man of American letters was right, creative writing classes are enjoying a revival and if you’re looking to unlock your potential two local workshops might hold the key.

COLLISION, a collaborative show between Isabelle Gaborit and Simon Large, was launched in Scariff Library this week.

Two Japenese women living in East Clare will be holding a concert this week to raise funds to help with the disaster relief in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck their homeland’s north-east coast.