AMID the backdrop of a countywide thunderstorm, the draws for the 2023 Clare GAA club championships were held at Hotel Woodstock on Wednesday evening.
Reigning senior champions Ballyea and Éire Óg have discovered their respective opponents with the battle to secure the Canon Hamilton and Jack Daly Cups edging closer to a start date.
Chief Operating Officer of Clare GAA, Deirdre Murphy told the June meeting of the County board that TUS have come on board in a three year deal to sponsor the senior and intermediate hurling and football championships.
Ballyea under a new management headed up by Kevin Sheehan have been drawn in the group of five where they will face intermediate winners St Joseph’s Doora/Barfield, Scariff, reigning Clare Cup champions Kilmaley and Inagh/Kilnamona.
Éire Óg’s bid to win three Clare SFC titles in a row begins with a familiar clash versus Clondegad, they are also paired with St Joseph’s Miltown and Doonbeg.
Clare SHC
Group 1:
Ballyea
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield
Inagh/Kilnamona
Scariff
Kilmaley
Group 2:
Sixmilebridge
Crusheen
Clonlara
O’Callaghans Mills
Group 3:
Cratloe
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Wolfe Tones
Clooney/Quin
Group 4:
Éire Óg
Feakle
Broadford
Clarecastle
Clare SFC
Group 1:
Corofin
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield
Kilmurry Ibrickane
St Breckans
Group 2:
Éire Óg
Clondegad
St Joseph’s Miltown
Doonbeg
Group 3:
Ennistymon
Kildysart
Lissycasey
Cratloe
Intermediate Hurling Championship:
Group 1:
Tulla
Smith O’Briens
Bodyke
Killanena
Tubber
Group 2:
Corofin
Whitegate
Ruan
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield
O’Callaghans Mills
Group 3:
Sixmilebridge
Inagh/Kilnamona
Parteen/Meelick
Ogonnelloe
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Intermediate Football Championship
Group 1:
O’Currys
Wolfe Tones
Kilmihil
Shannon Gaels
Group 2:
Ennistymon
Coolmeen
Liscannor
Naomh Eoin
Group 3:
Cooraclare
Kilrush Shamrocks
Kilfenora
Banner
Junior A Hurling Championship:
Group 1:
Clarecastle
Banner
Ennistymon
Broadford
Sixmilebridge
Group 2:
Ballyea
Clonlara
Cratloe
Kilmaley
Group 3:
Éire Óg
Scariff
Clooney/Quin
Crusheen
Junior A Football Championship:
Group 1:
St Senan’s Kilkee
Parteen/Meelick
Cratloe
Éire Óg
St Breckans
Group 2:
Michael Cusacks
Clooney/Quin
Clondegad
Doonbeg
Group 3:
Killimer
Ballyvaughan
Cooraclare
St Joseph’s Miltown
Group 4:
Kilmurry Ibrickane
Clarecastle
Lissycasey
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield
Junior B Hurling Championship:
Group 1:
Clarecastle
Wolfe Tones
Inagh/Kilnamona
Clooney/Quin
Tubber
O’Callaghans Mills
Group 2:
Clonlara
Éire Óg
Ballyea
Broadford
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield
Parteen/Meelick
Group 3:
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Bodyke
Corofin
Kilmaley
Tulla
Group 4:
Sixmilebridge
Ruan
Whitegate
Feakle
Smith O’Briens
Junior C Hurling Premier Championship
Group 1:
Tulla
Scariff
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield
Cratloe
Group 2:
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Ogonnelloe
Crusheen
Wolfe Tones
Junior C Hurling Championship
1: Clonbony
2: Banner
3: Killanena
4: Kilkee Bealaha
Junior B Premier Football Championship
Group 1:
Lissycasey
Éire Óg
Michael Cusacks
Kilrush Shamrocks
Kildysart
Group 2:
Corofin (2)
Wolfe Tones
Moy
Ennistymon
Group 3:
Parteen/Meelick
Clondegad
St Joseph’s Miltown
Corofin (1)
Junior B Football:
1: Banner
2: Killimer
3: Shannon Gaels
4: Kilmihil
5: O’Currys
6: Cooraclare
