Clare’s Golden Girls – 5 All-Ireland Medals, L-R Ava McInerney, Elaine Littleton, Sinead Doyle, Orlaith Flanagan, Samantha Vaughan Tuamgraney handballer and Scariff native Diarmuid Nash is one step away from being crowned All-Ireland senior singles handball champion.
*St Joseph’s Spanish Point celebrate their Munster success. HAVING bagged the Munster and Clare colleges senior A ladies football titles in recent weeks, St Joseph’s Spanish Point are hoping to qualify for an All-Ireland decider.
FATHER and son pairing, Tom and Eoin Glynn emerged as winners of the Paddy Leyden winter league scotch foursomes in Lahinch Golf Club.
*Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARE’s hurlers “have had a lot” of injuries but are fortunate none of their players are out long-term, manager Brian Lohan has said.
*Photograph: Eugene McCafferty. CLARE will be represented in eleven grades for the juvenile All-Ireland handball semi-finals this weekend.
*Adrian O’Connor. KILRUSH’s decision to enter a U15 hurling team has been labelled a “Trump move” by a Kilkee/Bealaha hurling coach.
*Diarmuid Stritch with Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MORE CLARE hurlers are putting their hand up for coveted championship minutes with the county’s fifth win in a row sealing promotion back to Division 1A.
*Ronan Kilroy catches the sliotar in the air. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. MAKING THEIR return back to the top tier of the Allianz National Hurling League was one of the goals set by the Clare hurlers and they achieved this with Saturday’s thirteen point win over Carlow.
KIERAN Ryan and Cyril Corry claimed the men’s competition at Ennis Golf Club last week with fairways and schedules across the county impacted by the ongoing heavy rainfall while the Fanny O’Deas society are preparing to head for warmer shores with an upcoming trip to Spain.
*Coláiste Muire. COLÁISTE Muire suffered a heart-breaking defeat in the Alllianz post primary schools junior B camogie final.