PATRICK Donnellan has been retained as Clare senior hurling team captain for 2013.

Ennis heavyweight Martin Keenan made his way to the semi-finals of the national novice boxing championships, which got under way last Friday last in the National Stadium in Dublin.

Marty Morrisey was this week named as RTE’s Gaelic games correspondent.

WITH the start-up date for the 2013 Clare GAA season fast approaching, a number of clubs are still without team managements.

THERE will be a special Clare GAA convention next Thursday at the West County hotel at 7pm to discuss the updated county bylaws.

Changes at the top at O’Curry’s Members of the O’Curry’s GAA Club attended their annual general meeting in Carrigaholt at the end of December and the re-convened AGM at the weekend. The club will have a new chairman and secretary for the new year in Michael and Brian Troy respectively. Club patron Fr Pat Culligan lamented the loss of the basic skills such as high fielding, foot passing and blocking down. He expressed his disappointment at the current state of football and warned that unless the basic principles are adhered to, the game will cease to be a spectator sport. Margaret Keane gave a breakdown of events on and off the field for the year under review and said the highlight was regaining of senior status. Treasurer Dinny McMahon presented a report and said it is very difficult to keep knocking on the same doors for financial aid but added that the people of the parish were outstanding in their …

The victory certainly gives the Ennis outfit the proverbial shot in the arm and if they can build on this result, their Premiership survival won’t be an issue. The same cannot be said though of Rhine Rovers and Burren United as both these sides’ poor form sees them propping up the table with just one point each secured to date. Their losses on Sunday to Avenue United and Ennis Town Rock respectively did very little to help their causes and unless there is a marked improvement in their performances, relegation could be an issue at the season’s end. Lifford had a well-deserved 3-0 win at Cassidy Park over visitors Tulla United. The feature here was a spectacular goal in the 52nd minute from a 25 yard shot from the home side’s Liam Keane for his side’s third goal. The final game in the top division saw defending champions Newmarket Celtic take over top spot in the Division with a 3 …

First Division Corofin Harps 3  Turnpike Rovers 2 In this meeting of the top two in Division 1, Corofin continued their winning run when they accounted for Turnpike Rovers.