Sports

ALTHOUGH Seamus O’Reilly’s match seating arrangements are somewhat unusual, his peculiar perch is no longer viewed as irregular. Stop into Cusack Park on match day and invariably you will spot a relaxed O’Reilly reclining on his seat keeping an eye on things.

The Clare Athletics Association junior, novice B plus juvenile cross-country relays were held on the lands of Patrick O’Dea Clonlohan, Newmarket-On-Fergus with some top-class performances in the juvenile relays.

THE GAA is bailing the Government out, investing its own resources in recreational facilities and contributing to the personal development of young people. That’s according to county board secretary, Pat Fitzgerald in the report he will present to convention next week.

Nearly 200 people attended the Clare Camogie presentation night at the Auburn Lodge Hotel last Saturday.

THE Clare Community Games final competition for 2010 was held last Friday in Waterpark House. The Keep Clare Clean Environmental Competition for both boys and girls, which is supported by Clare County Council and Shannon Development, attracted a very large entry and the standard was extremely high, which made the judges’ decision difficult.The MC on the night was Kevin O’Loughlin, who welcomed everyone on behalf of Community Games. Mayor of Clare, Christy Curtin congratulated all the children who participated and produced posters and poems to encourage everyone to keep the county clean and litter free.He said he acknowledged and admired the work and time given by all the volunteers in Community Games and hoped they can broaden to every area of the county. He wished Clare Community Games the very best as they approach their 40th birthday. Results U-6 poster: 1. Eva Mullen (Cratloe); 2. Oisín Flynn, (Quin/Clooney); 3. Aisling O’Rourke (Ballynacally/Lissycasey); 4. Lily Davidson (Kilnamona).U-8 poster: 1. Aoibhe Ward-Murphy …

STAFF at Cheltenham Racecourse are more than hopeful of beating the cold snap ahead of their high profile two-day international meeting this weekend, where a top-class card is further boosted by the fact that the Tingle Creek Chase, lost to the weather at Sandown last weekend, will now be run at the Cotswolds venue on Saturday.

CONSIDERING the fact that the minor hurling championships were delayed due to the achievement of the county minor team, it was no small feat that competitions were completed.

THE crucial Corn Uí Mhuirí, Munster Colleges Senior A Football Championship tie, between St Flannan’s and Clonmel High School, has been rescheduled for Thursday at 2.30pm in Tipperary Town.