It’s been all of 35 years since Clare won the last of the county’s three National Hurling League titles.

MUNSTER champions, Clare went into the weekend’s All-Ireland darts championships with high hopes of finishing near the top but disappointment was their lot.

Cratloe GAA hall was the venue for the primary schools indoor camogie and hurling finals last Friday.

BUDDING sculptors and painters showed their talents at the Community Games Art and Model Making County Finals at Rice College, Ennis on Saturday. Perhaps they have food for thought in a quote by Picasso, “It took me four years to paint like Raphael but a lifetime to paint like a child”.The competition was co-ordinated by Cecilia O’Sullivan of Ennis St John’s. The standard was extremely high and the judges, Louise Houlihan and Frances Bailey, had a very difficult job selecting just four in each category.The first-placed competitors in each category will now go forward to represent Clare in the national finals in Athlone from May 24 to 26. ResultsModel makingBoysU-10: 1. Eoin Lynch (Clooney-Quin); 2. Trinity Minihan (An Droichead); 3. Hugh Gardiner (Cratloe); 4. Evan Creaven (Doora-Barefield).U-12: 1. Patrick Sheridan (Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor); 2. Michael Mundy (Cratloe); 3. Shane Quinn (Newmarket); 4. Matthew Gardiner (Cratloe).U-14: 1. Alex McConway (Quin-Clooney); 2. Max Ellison (Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry); 3. Patrick Molloy (Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry); 4. Sean Keane (Ennis St …

THE West Clare Economic Task Force, which was formally established five years ago, is to be disbanded due to lack of interest from the agencies involved.

A HEARTBROKEN Mayo woman is making a special St Valentine’s Day appeal to the people of Clare after losing her precious engagement ring on a romantic weekend in the county last month.

The revelations of the McAleese Report into the operation of the Magdalene Laundries has sent shockwaves across the county as it emerged that 261 Clare women and girls spent time in the institutions, the sixth highest amount in the State.