THE North Munster Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships were held over two days in Castleisland and UL Limerick with Clare athletes capturing 29 gold, 18 silver and 11 bronze.

“IT is inappropriate and not in the best interests of the institute” for Flan Garvey to remain as chairman of the college’s governing board, according to members of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) in the Institute of Technology, Tralee.

THE first in the summer series of 5k runs, promoted by Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Athletics Association, was held at the Lees Road Sports Complex on Thursday evening last and proved to be a huge success.

Corofin 3-12   Clooney-Quin 1-2 COROFIN defeated Clooney Quin in their Division 2B U-16 final at Ennistymon on Sunday evening.  

Kildysart-Coolmeen 1-12   Shannon Gaels-Kilmihil 3-2 AN excellent first-half display, after which they led 0-6 to 0-1, helped Kildysart-Coolmeen to a well deserved win over Shannon Gaels/Kilmihil in the U-16B football final in Doonbeg last Sunday evening.

Plans for the second annual air show in Mountshannon may be scuppered as a result of the new feathered arrivals at Bushy Island. Concerns have been raised about the risk such an event will have on the newly hatched sea eagles.

Fergus Rovers Miltown 1-9   St Joseph’s 1-5 FERGUS Rovers were full value for their four-point win against Miltown in the Division 2 League semi-final at Quilty on Saturday.

PEOPLE from Cork, Tipperary and Limerick travelled to Ennis for the third annual suicide awareness walk on Saturday, despite the fact they could have attended similar events much closer to them.