McMahon handed first league start as Clare make trip to Sligo
*Rory McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. RORY MCMAHON is set to make his first starting appearance for the Clare senior footballers as they make the trip to Sligo.
Cleary returns for first start of 2025 as Clare remain in must-win territory
*Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CONOR CLEARY makes his first start of the year for Clare’s senior hurlers as they welcome Cork to Ennis.
Environmental action tops the agenda at Galway Youth assembly
Pictured at the Galway Youth Climate Assembly in Athenry were Sadhbh Carty, Cora Weekes Glynn and Rayna O’Neill from Gort Community School. Photograph by Aengus McMahon An innovative forum aimed at empowering young people to take an active role in addressing climate change was held at the BIA Innovator Campus in Athenry on Wednesday last.
Clare U20s defeated by Waterford in Doonbeg
*Seán Fennell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s U20 footballers have been stunned after coming up short to Waterford in the first round of the Munster championship.
Clare Youth Service begin training for leadership programme
THE Clare Youth Service Leadership Programme will run again this year in Ennis and Shannon to provide training for the young volunteers who run the highly popular CYS summer camps.
Top speaker award for Kilkishen’s Liam at The Irish Times Debate
*Liam Boyce. KILKISHEN’s Liam Boyce claimed the individual speaker award at the country’s longest-running third-level debating competition.
Tara hoping to steer Ennistymon Community School to first All-Ireland triumph
*Tara Rynne with Alex Leyden, Conor Rynne and Lawrence Healy. Photograph: John Sheridan. TARA RYNNE has tasted success on and off the field, this weekend she’s hoping to guide her Ennistymon Community School charges to All-Ireland glory.
‘Clare have entered championship mode’ – Conlon
John Conlon chases after David Reidy. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARE’S start to the Allianz National Hurling League was “fairly pathetic” but the side have moved into “championship mode,” the team’s centre back has said.
‘We want to be peaking coming out of phase one’ – Walsh & Clare U20s ready for championship opener
*Maurice Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONSHIP ACTION descends on Doonbeg this weekend with Maurice Walsh’s Clare U20 footballers determined to make their mark from the off when they welcome Waterford to West Clare.
‘This is the last time some of us will play together so we hope it’s a good one’ – O’Dwyer
Donncha O’Dwyer holds onto possession. Photograph: John Sheridan DONNCHA O’DWYER is likely to be the youngest member of Ennistymon Community School’s starting fifteen as they go in search of All-Ireland honours this weekend.