Conor Henry makes his way to the sideline after getting sent off. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. O’CALLAGHANS MILLS had a year full of highs on the hurling field but have been left seething with their Munster Final defeat to Upperchurch-Drombane and the performance of referee Nicky O’Toole.
*Quilty. Photograph: Ann O’Connell. QUILTY’s has been labelled as an “ideal location” for the potential development of overnight camping facilities while attempts for such a proposal led to a “pile on” in Lisdoonvarna.
*Ricky Wynne and Shane Woods keep the sliotar from Marc O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FAVOURITES Inagh/Kilnamona qualified for the Berwick Callinan Murphy Solicitors U21A hurling final with a powerful finish to the first half seeing them on their way to overcome Cratloe.
*A disappointed Shane O’Donnell watches on as Ballygunner are crowned Munster champions. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG’s historic hurling season has come to an end at the hands of Ballygunner who have now won more Munster senior hurling titles than any other club in the province.
QUILTY’s Evan Talty has coached St Brigid’s of Roscommon to win the Connacht senior football championship.
Martina O’Donoghue, Rosemary Foudy and Denise Whelan presenting the cheque to Linda Kelly and Mary Ryan of the Clare branch of the Alzheimer Society. AN ALL-IRELAND winning singer and her crew with velvet voices hit the right note to raise more than €1,000 for the Clare branch of the Alzheimer Society.
*Éire Óg manager, Gerry O’Connor. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG will have no fear of facing off with 2022 All-Ireland champions Ballygunner in Sunday’s Munster club final.
*Syndicate member Tommy Hegarty (centre) with Páraic Campion on his right. HIGHVIEW BEN claimed a remarkable thirteenth career win for his Clarecastle and Newmarket-on-Fergus owners.