*Photograph: Ruth Griffin ÉIRE ÓG’s hurlers are the toast of Ennis town after winning the Clare SHC for the sixteenth time, bringing strength in defence and pace in attack to overcome Clooney/Quin.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin There were emotional scenes at the final whistle in Zimmer Biomet Pairc Chiósóg as Éire Óg ended their long wait for TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship glory.
*Peter Duggan and Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ANTICIPATION is building for a first-ever Clare SHC final between Clooney/Quin and Éire Óg.
*Paul Flanagan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA sealed their place in the Clare SHC semi-finals at the expense of Clonlara, experience told with one match-winning performance in particular for Robbie Hogan’s side.
*Éire Óg’s Danny Russell tackles Padraig Devitt of Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOUR TEAMS are left with a chance of lifting the Canon Hamilton following the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SHC.
*Paul Flanagan under pressure from Ian Galvin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BALLYEA booked their place in the semi-finals of the Clare SHC for the first time since 2022 when coming from four points down in the final 25 minutes to win by three.
*Clonlara’s Colm Galvin is fouled by Diarmuid Mullins of Crusheen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TEAMS have only been pulled out of the hat but anticipation is for the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SHC.
*Peter Duggan is tackled by Shane Woods. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THIRTY one goals were scored across the course of the weekend in the second round of the TUS Clare SHC.
*All eyes on the sliotar as Newmarket-0n-Fergus duo Seadhna Liddy and Eoin Guilfoyle try to take the ball from Éire Óg’s Robert Loftus. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. RETURN of the TUS Clare SHC has been met with open arms by hurling supporters across Clare, the first round of fixtures leaving plenty of discussion points.
*Ballyea and Kilmaley face off in one of the ties of the round. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIXTEEN teams enter the championship arena this weekend as the sliotar gets thrown in for the eagerly awaited TUS Clare senior and premier intermediate hurling championships.