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THE Hogan Stand in Croke Park is named for the Tipperary footballer murdered on Bloody Sunday, the Cusack Stand for the founder of the association and the Davin Stand for the great Tipperary sportsman Maurice Davin.The Nally Stand is unique. It is named for a man who was probably not even a member of the association. He definitely never took part in any games organised by the GAA. However, his athletic activities were instrumental in spreading the desire for a ‘non-establishment’ group to organise athletics in Ireland.In the 1880s, there were a number of bodies organising athletics, none of which welcomed the ordinary people of the country. At local level, sports would have been organised by the landlord and only his guests were invited to take part, the ordinary man in the street was not welcomed.PW Nally was the fourth of eight children born to a reasonably well off landowner and businessman. He was educated at St Jarlath’s College in …

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A SCULPTURE in remembrance of the hundreds of paupers buried in a mass unmarked grave in the old part of Drumcliffe Cemetery is being unveiled and blessed this Sunday.

NINETY years ago three men lost their lives in Doonbeg as the country grappled for Independence. On September 22, 1920, Captain Alan Lendrum, who was the Resident Magistrate in West Clare, was shot dead by the IRA at the railway crossing in Caherfeenick.

Tidy Towns committees from around County Clare were in celebratory mood this week when they were presented with a total of 13 awards at the Shannon Region Tidy Towns awards ceremony in Bunratty.

Things are looking good that Inch man Adrian Rynne, who was born deaf, will have an amazing career ahead of him after graduating from the Limerick School of Art and Design recently. The 26-year-old told The Clare Champion, with sign language through his proud mother Anne-Marie, “I have come a step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming an art teacher for deaf children.”

SOMETIMES the most simple of ideas can turn into a business prospect with heaps of potential. This is the case with The Speks – a six-piece virtual traditional music band that hail from a mythical island just off the coast of Ireland called Glasses Island, where everyone wears speks.

During October, Clare businesses represented the county well in some of Ireland’s most prestigious hair and beauty competitions bringing back a wealth of accolades for their troubles.