*Paudie Considine kicked the winning score for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON are one step away from capturing the John Marrinan memorial thanks to a one point U21A football semi-final victory over Kilmurry Ibrickane.
*Tony Kelly officially launched the club history. Photograph: Jane Flanagan. A NEW book charting the first one hundred years of Ballyea GAA club has been launched.
*Robert Loftus of Éire Óg battles with Kilmaley’s Mikey O’Malley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurling championship will remain under the same format for 2026 after a proposal to introduce preliminary quarter-finals was rejected.
*Seanán Kirby celebrates for Corofin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography HOME COMFORTS of Páirc Finne is leading to increased workrate for Corofin’s footballers.
*Eoin O’Regan loses his hurley on the attack for Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE, Éire Óg, Inagh/Kilnamona and Sixmilebridge have qualified for the semi-finals of the U21A hurling championship.
*Corofin’s Kevin Keane powers out of defence. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A STRONG finish which yielded six unanswered points in the last eleven minutes steered Corofin to a merited win over Stradbally in the Munster IFC club quarter-final.
Round 1 in the Ozone Health & Fitness Winter league at Woodstock was played at the weekend over 15 holes. The winners were Joe (8) and Pat Barry (9) with 58 points. In second place with 56 points were Barry McNamara (9) and Paudie O’Connell (10) with third place filled by Aidan (6) and Noel …
The men’s and ladies Christmas hampers competitions took place at Dromoland over the Bank holiday weekend.
*Gearoid Barry secured a draw for Ennistymon to send them into the semi-finals. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ALL FOUR semi-final places in the Berwick Callinan Murphy Solicitors under 21 A football championship have been confirmed following the final round of games this weekend with both of last year’s finalists now out of the race.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Jack Mescall is tackled by Clooney/Quin defender Evan Maxted. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE, Éire Óg, Inagh/Kilnamona and Sixmilebridge all commenced the U21A hurling championship with wins to bolster their chances of making the knockout stages.