THE discovery of iron fittings attached to old sluice gates in Ennis dating back to the mid-1800s has been described as significant find in the industrial heritage of the county town.

VISITORS to Kilkee, or indeed locals caught unaware, may feel they have become emeshed in a bizarre time-warp on Sunday.

SWISS man Henry Dunant was shocked by what he witnessed of war and the suffering it caused. In 1862 he published his book Memoir of Solferino about the inadequate treatment of the sick and wounded at the battle of that name.

FERGAL Lynch predicts that 2013 will be a seismic year for two of his county hurling colleagues. The Quin National School teacher is the only married man on the county panel but is confident that his isolation is approaching end game.

SOMETIMES you ride your luck and you get away with it. Cork and Clare did it this year, both in terms of the league and championship.

CORK’S victory over Clare by a single point in the 2005 All-Ireland Hurling Championship semi-final was Banner legend Seán McMahon’s most disappointing defeat.

WHILE it remains very likely that Colm Collins will be appointed manager of the Clare senior football team for 2014, a meeting with the county board on Tuesday evening did not finalise the management for the coming season.