FOR underage hurlers across the country, the last weekend in August is a major time in their careers as the various inter-county tournaments are staged.

A PLAN to show the All-Ireland hurling final on a big screen in Ennis has resulted in mixed reactions.

AS the scramble for All-Ireland hurling final tickets continues, 16-year-old, Sean McCaw has no worries about gaining admission to Croke Park for the big game.

REPORTS this week that welfare traps are stopping people taking up work are borne out by business people in Clare. Labour TD Michael McNamara said reform of the current system is required.

YOU wouldn’t jump into a pen with a bull, so why would you get in the water with a dolphin?

WHILE the rest of the county goes saffron and blue, Lisdoonvarna will be turning pink this weekend.History will be made in the North Clare town when it hosts its first gay festival, The Outing.

MC Banner, the singer with MC Banner and the Killaloolas, whose popular song The Banner’s Back Again, is fast becoming a big hit with Clare fans, has taken his devotion to the Clare team and their manager to new levels.