John Carmody. ©INPHO/Andrew Conan In hurling, camogie or football at any level, be it club or county, players and mentors agree that the opening game in the championship is of vital importance.
Clare Hehir. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The availability of Clare Hehir has been a massive boost to Clare camogie in 2025.
Feakle will begin the defence of the Canon Hamilton senior hurling championship against last year’s intermediate hurling winners Wolfe Tones while Eire Og, holders of the Jack Daly cup for the senior football championship, will face Cratloe in the opening round of that competition. The draws, made earlier this Monday evening at Clare GAA headquarters …
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*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Caoilfhinn O’Dea takes on Ennistymon’s Brian McNamara during their Cusack Cup clash. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. NEIGHBOURS Éire Óg and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield are through to the knockout stages of the Cusack Cup while relegation from the top tier awaits Kildysart and Corofin.
*Defender Eoin Murphy went off injured for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s minor footballers saw their season come to a close on Sunday when they lost to Sligo in this tier 3 All-Ireland championship tie.
MYLES CUMMINS and Donnacha McNamara were among the victorious owners in Limerick.
In the medal stroke competition at Dromoland last week the winner was Ann Nix with 69, one ahead of Frances Bergin with Joan Dunne in third place with 71 followed by Sheila Kent with 72. Mairead Toomey won the gross with 86.
*Brian Lohan and Liam Cahill. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. NO LEAD is safe in the game of hurling anymore, Tipperary manager Liam Cahill said after withstanding a Clare comeback in the latest round of the Munster SHC.
*Feakle will find out their Clare SHC opponents as they prepare to defend their title. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DRAWS for the 2025 Clare GAA club championships will be held next week while Clare GAA will become the first county to launch a youth committee.
*Clare minor hurling manager, Ger O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s minor hurlers were disappointed to miss out on an unprecedented fourth Munster final in a row but are turning their attention to the All-Ireland series.
