The Heist**Directed by: Peter HewittStarring: Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, William H Macy,Marcia Gay HardenIf you ever wondered what well paid, successful, slightly more mature Hollywood actors do when they’ve nothing to keep them busy then The Heist (released in America as The Maiden Heist) is the film for you.

  Whitegate 3-12   Meelick 1-5 WHITEGATE were crowned U-21C hurling champions at Cusack Park on Friday evening when they had a comfortable win over Meelick. Two goals in as many minutes, shortly before half time, proved decisive for the East Clare outfit, who led 3-6 to 1-3 at the interval after playing with the aid of the breeze on a bitterly cold evening. The opening 20 minutes saw the sides evenly matched and were level on three occasions. From then on, however, Whitegate dominated proceedings and the pace of their forwards caused huge problems for the runners up. The winners got off to a tremendous start with the outstanding Paddy Burke rounding his marker Bobby Sherlock and racing through to shoot to the net in the first minute. Burke tormented the Meelick defence all evening and the South East Clare side, surprisingly, waited until late in the game before making a switch in this area. Burke’s brother, Colin, a member …

Waterford 4-18   Clare 1-10 THE scoreline indicates the clear gulf between the Waterford and Clare minor hurlers. Played in perfect conditions in sunny Dungarvan, the home county all too easily secured a place in the Munster semi-final against Cork on June 26.  

Clare 1-12   Limerick 0-9 INSPIRED by the scoring, movement and multiple free-winning capability of Barry Keating, Clare put Limerick out of the Munster Minor Football Championship in Cusack Park on Sunday evening.

Australian resident Barry Lynch, a native of Inch, Kilmaley, will compete in the World Ironman Championships in Hawaii later this year.

Proposed investments in the region of  €68m by Doonbeg Golf Club could be left blowing in the wind if plans for a new €100m windfarm are approved in West Clare.

Cratloe 3-10   Clonlara 1-10 CONOR McGrath scored a hat-trick of goals as Cratloe returned to winning ways in the Clare Champion Cup (Division 1A) campaign at Clonlara on Thursday evening.

A request for a 90-year-old West Clare man to repaint his family vault has been condemned as a case of “bureaucracy gone mad” Clare County Council has given PJ Curtin, Craggaknock, Mullagh, three weeks to repaint his family vault in a nearby burial ground or else pay for any costs incurred by the council in doing so. However, Mr Curtin hasn’t any intention of repainting this vault, which is currently bright yellow, the same colour as his cottage, as he believes he hasn’t done anything wrong. In a recent letter to Mr Curtin, the council stated it had come to its attention that he was responsible for the painting of a family vault in Clohanes Burial Ground. “Please note that this burial ground is a recorded monument and as such any works must be in keeping with surrounding vaults and burial plots. “As such, you are requested to return the family vault to its natural stone within 21 days from …