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GORT owner, John Quinn continues to have an interest in the outcome of the Connolly’s Red Mills Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park, Cork, after his Fast Fit Dan qualified for the third round of the classic next Saturday night.

AFTER making history by competing in his 50th successive South of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship, Ennis man Noel Pyne was in the news again this week. He competed in the Munster Veterans Amateur Open Championship at Dooks Golf Club in Glenbeigh, Kerry and emerged as the winner of the 36-hole event.

St Joseph’s 1-12   Cooraclare 0-6 LIGHTNING doesn’t strike twice, the saying goes. Followers of St Joseph’s and Cooraclare will concur as they reflect on Saturday’s quarter-final game at Labasheeda.

Kilrush 1-8   Ennistymon 0-6 A MONTH ago, Kilrush were delighted to put their relegation worries behind them. Now they are 10 days away from a county semi-final meeting with Kilmurry Ibrickane. So how did they get from there to here against an Ennistymon team who racked up eight and nine-point wins over Miltown and Liscannor in their earlier rounds?

THERE are fears in Clare GAA this week that the already small pool of referees is about to get smaller.Abuse from team mentors and some recent decisions by the County Hearings Committee (CHC) to overturn suspensions imposed by the CCC on foot of referees’ reports are believed to be the main concerns.

Clonlara 0-17   Broadford 1-8 A contribution of 0-10 from All-Ireland U-21 hurling final man of the match, Cathal O’Connell, helped his club Clonlara to secure a place in the Clare Champion cup final by beating neighbours Broadford under lights at Gurteen last Thursday. In the final, Clonlara will take on Newmarket who qualified some weeks back by overcoming Éire Óg in the first of the semi-finals.

CLARE GAA has become the first county to acquire Gaelic football coaches under the Government’s JobBridge national internship scheme, which provides up to nine months’ work experience for interns.

Suzanne Corcoran, incoming president of Portumna Golf Club for the centenary year, 2013, represented Ireland as part of the All-Ireland seniors team that won a bronze medal in Switzerland two weeks ago.