COMPETITION was intense in the University of Limerick pool for the National Stillwater Lifesaving Championships last Saturday, where Ireland’s top lifeguards guaranteed exciting competition throughout the day.

The way is clear for the semi-finals of the Fitzgibbon cup, the inter-varsity hurling championship, in Galway next Friday. hosted by GMIT, the final will be on Saturday.

West Clare Colleges 4-9   Waterford Colleges 1-8 West Clare Colleges progressed to Round Two in the Frewan Cup, (Munster Colleges Junior A Football Championship, U-16 ½) where they will meet either Tralee CBS or Killorglin. they proved too strong for Waterford Colleges at Lattin in Tipperary on Wednesday.

Carrig na bFearr, Cork 1-13   Scariff Community College 2-9 There was heartbreak for the senior hurlers from Scariff Community College on Wednesday at Kilfinnane in Limerick when they faced Carrig na bFearr from Cork in the semi-final of Corn Mhic Ruairi, Munster Colleges Senior C Hurling Championship.

CLARE GAA County Board had a turnover of €1.5 million in 2012 with team costs accounting for 45% of that figure, outlined audit committee chairman Michael Curtin to last week’s board meeting.

St Joseph’s, Tulla 10-7 Lucan Community School 1-7 St Joseph’s Tulla qualified for the All-Ireland final of the O’Neill’s Senior D Post Primary Camogie Championship with this easy victory over Lucan Community School at Feakle on Saturday.  

DELEGATES from the GAA clubs of the county will return to the West County Hotel this Thursday at 8pm to accept or reject the master fixtures plan for 2013.

THE 2013 U-21 Hurling Championship draw has thrown up some mouth-watering pairings.