Clare’s senior doubles handball pairing of Diarmaid Nash and Colin Crehan are just one step away from being crowned All-Ireland senior doubles champions.
They will return to Croke Park this Saturday to take on a Cork pairing of Daniel Relihan and Michael Hedigan in the national final having won their place in the final with victory over Meath’s Gary McConnell and Brian Carroll in straight sets at headquarters last Saturday.
The East Clare pairing won on a scoreline of 21-14 and 21-8.
There was disappointment for the ladies senior doubles pairing of Cairtiona Millane and Leah Minogue who lost out to Galway’s Ciana Ni Churraoin and Niamh Heffernan on a 21-2 and 21-5 scoreline.
In the golden masters B doubles Clare’s Seamus Ryan and Michael Kenneally defeated Mayo’s Tom Malone and Martin McAndrew 21-19 and 21-6.
In the men’s junior B doubles Clare’s Glen Murray and Kevin O’Callaghan overcame Alan and Michael Gilmaratin from Mayo 21-15 and 21-3. Their final opponents are Tony Flanagan and Johnny McGovern from Meath.
The ladies junior doubles pairing of Leah Minogue and Amber Nolan defeated the Mayo/Roscommon pairing of Alanna Coggeran and Laura Finn, 21-11 and 21-10. In the final they will play Cora Doyle and Holly Hynes from Wexford.
In golden masters B Seamus Ryan and Mike Kenneally will play Wexford’s Eugene and Damian Kelly
Juvenile semi-finals:
Clare were victorious in five All-Ireland juvenile semi-finals last weekend and these pairings will be in action in Croke Park on Saturday March 16.
The Clare winners were:
Girls U15 singles; Ellie Frost beat Tyrone 15-10 and 15-2
Girls U16 singles; (Claire Minogue) beat Tyrone’s Lucy McCullagh 21-20; 21-8
Girls U16 doubles; Isabelle McInerney and Tara Lucas) beat Tyrone 21-3; 21-1
Boys U14 singles; Jack Cahill) beat Tyrone(Micheal McCrystal) 4-15; 15-12 and 15-9
Boys U16 doubles; Paul Rodgers and Liam Murphy) beat Tyrone (McGarvey and Mullan) 21-17; 21-17
Meanwhile the following Clare pairings all bowed out at the weekend;
Juliet Moroney and Chloe Hannon (girls u-14 doubles), Grainne Cooney (girls u-17 singles) Darragh Casey and Cillian Cummins (boys u-15 doubles) Sean Considine (boys u-16 singles) Donnacha Cantwell and Martin Bon (boys u-17 doubles Donnacha Crotty (boys u-17 singles)
Munster Championships:
Munster championships continue this week with the following fixtures down for decision
Friday March 8th
U21 at Broadford; David Considine(Clooney) v John Cronin (Cork) on
Saturday March 9th
Junior at Tuamgraney Conor Downes(Tuamgraney) v Donnacha O’Connor(Cork)
Master B at Tuamgraney Shane Walsh (Tuamgraney) v Philip Butler(Waterford)
Minor at Clooney Matthew Coughlan (Clooney) v Cian Dunning (Cork)
Sunday March 10th
Junior at Dungarvan; Anthony Fitzgerald (Waterford) v Sean Coughlan(Clooney)
U21 at Ballydesmond Darragh Keogh(Clooney) v Eoghan Daly (Cork)
Wednesday March 13th
Golden Master B at Liscaroll Michael Kenneally (Clooney) v Tom McDonnagh (Cork); Seamus Ryan (Tuamgraney) v Kevin Murray (Cork)
Thursday March 14th
Ruby Masters at Tuamgraney Teddy O’Hanlon(Tuamgraney) v Donal O’Connor (Limerick)
Juvenile B Championships
The juvenile B finals take place this weekend with the girls finals on Saturday from 11am in Kilkishen while the boys finals are on Sunday in Clooney.
The pairings are as follows
U11 Girls Cup final; Saoirse Frost (Kilkishen) v Sophia Moroney (Newmarket)
Shield final; Sophia Treacy (Toonagh) v Ava Considine (Clarecastle)
U12 Girls Cup Final; Ayda Ryan (Clooney) v Holly Farmer (Clarecastle)
Shield final; Elisa Kidney (Tulla) v Beibhinn Slattery (Clarecastle)
U13 Girls Cup Final; Molly McMahon (Clooney) v Amelia McInerney
(Toonagh)/Ali Donnelly (Clarecastle)TBC
Shield Final; Sarah Brodie (Clarecastle) v Clara Vaughan (Clarecastle)
U14 Girls Cup final; Maisie O’Malley(Toonagh) v Jane Hogan (Kilkishen)/
Caoimhe Molloy (Tuamgraney) on Tuesday at 5:30 in Kilkishen
U15 Girls Cup final; Ella Crotty (Tuamgraney) v Muireann O
Brien (Tuamgraney)/Aoife Molloy (Tuamgraney) on Wednesday at 7pm
U17 Girls Cup Final; Lisa Nicholas (Tulla) v Aoibheann Creavan (Tulla)
U12 Boys Cup Final Dara Brohan (Clooney) v Ross McInerney (Tulla)
Shield Final; Ronan Davy (Kilkishen) v Leo Danaher (Tuamgraney)
Plate Final: Niall McMahon (Newmarket) v Adam Quinn (Tulla)/Jack
Drennan (Clarecastle)TBC
U13 Boys Cup Final Patrick Sweeney (Clarecastle) v David Collins (Tulla)/Ruairi
Frost (Kilkishen) on Thursday at 7pm in Tulla
Shield Final; Blake Corbett (Kilkishen) v Finn Elingstad (Clarecastle)
U14 boys Cup Final; Cathal Ryan (Clooney) v Brian Minogue (Tuamgraney)
Shield Final; Ronan O’Leary (Clarecastle) v Kiernan Sherdian (Clarecastle)
Plate final; Gavin Hassett (Toonagh) v Danny Griffin (Toonagh)
League Final; Patrick O Brien (Tuamgraney) v Michael Cooney
(Kilkishen)/David Joyce (Tuamgraney) on Wednesday in Tuamgraney
Group Final; Darragh Drennan (Clarecastle) v Adam Casey (Clarecastle)
U15 Boys Cup Final; Ronan Murray(Tuamgraney) v Jamie Moroney (Kilkishen)
Shield Final; Brian Conheady(Tulla) v M.J Buckley (Tuamgraney)
Plate Final; Luke Donnelly (Clarecastle) v Dan Moroney (Kilkishen)
U16 Boys Cup final; Paddy Sweeney (Clarecastle) v Ciaran Collins (Kilkishen)
Shield Final; Jack O’Halloran (Toonagh) v Eoin Hegarty (Toonagh)
U17/18 Boys Cup final; Martin Sweeney (Clarecastle) v John Sweeney (Clarecastle)
Shield final; Cillian McInerney (Toonagh) v Lachlann Carey (Clooney)
U11 Boys Cup Final; Jack McMahon (Clooney) v Gearoid MacDonnacha
(Kilkishen)/Cian Donovan (Kilkishen) on Thursday in Kilkishen;
Shield Final: Ryan McNamara (Tulla) v Ruairi Mahon (Clooney)
