*Clare U20 hurling manager, Terence Fahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A FRESH strategic review for Clare GAA has been sought while the county U20 hurling manager has said refereeing at the grade is becoming “increasingly problematic”.
*Ronan Kilroy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AN all-round better balanced Banner were eleven point winners over Coolmeen to progress to the Clare IFC semi-finals for the very first time.
*Seán McAllister holds off Seán Bonfil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLONDEGAD claimed their place in the TUS Clare IFC semi-finals with a comfortable victory over last year’s finalists Naomh Eoin.
*Michael Foran of O’Currys. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’CURRYS have been relegated from the Clare IFC and will next year line out in the Junior A ranks for the first time since 1995.
*Cooraclare’s Kevin Marrinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN THE first major shock in this year’s Clare football championship across all grades, raging hot favourites Kilrush have been dumped out of the race for intermediate honours by Cooraclare.
*Finn Woods of Lifford AFC. Photograph: Natasha Barton ONE OF Clare’s oldest clubs, Lifford AFC are fighting to find consistency and show they have plenty of life when it comes to competing in the top flight.
*Fairgreen Celtic winger Dean Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FAIRGREEN CELTIC have not lacked ambition since their foundation and the Ennis club are determined to hold their own as they mark their first season in the top flight.
*Tulla Utd’s Daragh Corry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TULLA UTD contested a first-ever Clare Cup final last season and were among the final teams in the hunt for honours in the Premier Division, as the new campaign kicks off they are anxious to build on the progress shown.
*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DERMOT COUGHLAN has been appointed as the new manager of the Clare U20 footballers.
*Jacob Loughnane controls the sliotar for O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. O’CALLAGHANS Mills and Whitegate advanced to the semi-finals of the TUS Clare premier intermediate hurling championship after topping their respective groups.