Laois 4-9 Clare 2–13

THE situation regarding the Clare adult fixture schedule will be discussed again on Monday, August 19, by which time there will be a clearer picture as to when the next rounds of the championships can be played.

Sixmilebridge minor hurlers suffered an agonising one-point defeat to rivals Clarecastle on Friday evening. After a poor showing in their last outing, the ’Bridge were determined to get back to winning ways and burst out of the blocks to score 2-4 without reply.

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has uncovered breaches of management and staffing records at eight Clare pre-school facilities, following inspections earlier this year.

  DECEASED Cooraclare and Cree emigrants, who are buried abroad, will be remembered on Sunday when a commemorative monument is unveiled outside St Senan’s Church. Part Leader-funded research, carried out by the Cooraclare Cree Historical Society, has found that hundreds of Cooraclare people are buried around the world. Committee chairman Tommy Clune has a deep personal interest in the project, as four of his siblings are buried abroad. Indeed, it was while at his brother Peter’s funeral in Southampton that he happened upon the remembrance concept. “I was over at the brother’s funeral and that’s when this idea struck me. That was about five years ago. I was coming away from the grave and I said to myself ‘I might never again see this grave’. I thought about it after and I said there must be an awful lot of people in this situation,” Tommy told The Clare Champion. Another brother, Patrick, is buried in Northampton; his sister Theresa is …

IN something of a role reversal, three dogs have been killed by a fox in Ennis, sparking fears for the safety not only of pets but also of young infants.

WITH the internet now a part of just about every kind of family gathering, it’s perhaps inevitable that the technology would soon become part of the funeral.

  THE race for the Clare senior camogie title commences this weekend with the opening round of games in the championship. Seven teams will do battle for a place in the final to compete for the McMahon Cup on October 12. Group 1 features the 2012 finalists, Clooney-Quin, Sixmilebridge, Inagh-Kilnamona and the 2012 intermediate winners, Truagh-Clonlara, while group 2 features title holders Kilmaley, along with Newmarket-on-Fergus and the 2012 Glenomra shield winners Kilkishen.Clooney-Quin caused the surprise of the 2012 championship when they defeated Newmarket-on-Fergus in the semi-final, leading them to a first appearance in the senior final in 60 years. They will, no doubt, be hoping to go one step further this season.Sixmilebridge, who last made a senior final appearance in 2008 when they lost to Kilmaley, have been knocking on the door for a few years now. In 2011, they beat Wolfe Tones to lift the Glenomra Shield. They had success at U-21 level in 2012, as well as …