FOR many, The Field is less a stage play than a film and it brings to mind Richard Harris’ oscar-nominated performance as the Bull McCabe.

THREE Clare children have been recognised as being among the best young artists in the country at the Sightsavers’ Junior Painter Awards.

SIOBHÁN Hoey, the wife of the late Ger Hoey, who was the corner-back on the 1999 St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield All-Ireland club winning team, cannot envisage how her family would have coped without the support of the club following her husband’s untimely death, while out jogging, in February 2009.

FORMER Munster and Ireland flanker Alan Quinlan has told The Clare Champion that the emergence of Ennis native Luke O’Dea and 20-year-old Doonbeg man Brian Haugh, who played in Munster As’ 15-0 win over Plymouth Albion last Friday night, is a signal that players from non-rugby areas can make careers in the game.

SCARIFF native and Tuamgraney club member Diarmuid Nash added to his handball success last weekend when he captured his second Munster senior singles title.

CLARE ladies’ football referees will have to learn the rules of the game if they are to hang on to their whistles in 2013. They are to be hauled in to take part in a refresher course on the playing rules before the new season starts.

Django UnchainedDIRECTED BY: Quentin TarantinoSTARRING: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L JacksonCERT: 18Despite the fact that he lost the plot somewhere around Kill Bill – deciding finally to throw out any pretence that all he was ever doing was indulging himself and his extreme fanboy fantasies – a new Quentin Tarantino movie is still an event. Because you know that, somewhere in all of the juvenile nastiness, there are going to be moments of genius, things that mark the man out as a great director, despite his own worst efforts. Django Unchained is no different.

St Brendan’s, Killarney 0-9   St Flannan’s, Ennis 0-5 It was the same old story for Clare football this week, so near and yet so far.