‘Hurling is everything in Tubber’ – Taaffe
*Pat Taaffe. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. TUBBER are sixty minutes away from a return to the senior ranks, almost a decade on from their relegation in 2015.
Foudy focused on trying to end Inagh/Kilnamona’s four year wait for success
*Eugene Foudy. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography INAGH/KILNAMONA’s comfortable win over neighbours Kilmaley in the Clare Credit Union’s senior camogie semi-final on Saturday has bridged a four year gap for the Mid-Clare side to their last final appearance.
O’Connor continuing proud family tradition with Tubber
*Tubber captain, Patrick O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IT’S been forty eight years since Tubber last won the Clare intermediate hurling championship.
Clooney/Quin claim second Minor A hurling title in three years
*Patrick Finnernan leads the celebrations for Clooney/Quin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLOONEY/QUIN captured their second Clare Minor A title in three years when they proved too strong for neighbours St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.
Truagh/Clonlara take the spoils in extra time win over Scariff/Ogonnelloe
*Truagh/Clonlara’s Sinead Hogg goes for the sliotar. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARE senior camogie champions Truagh-Clonlara are one step away from retaining the McMahon cup but they had to dig deep at O’Garney park in Sixmilebridge on Saturday evening.
Tulla come up trumps to taste intermediate glory
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin. Having lost the last two intermediate camogie championships, Tulla refused to throw in the towel and their determination paid off when they captured the Clare Credit Union’s title at Cusack Park this Saturday afternoon.
Top class contests on the cards – O’Connor previews senior & intermediate football semi-finals
*Cathal O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL action in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate football championships dominates the action in the local GAA scene this weekend.
Date set for official opening of Clareabbey & income from match programmes questioned again by O’Reilly
*Clareabbey. CLARE GAA’s headquarters in Clareabbey is to be officially opened later this month while clubs across the county are to be asked to continue paying a levy to the County Board for another five years.
U21 championship draws held & Clarecastle considering making appeal over grading process
*Oisin Whelan of Clarecastle. Photograph: Chris Copley CLARECASTLE are to consider taking an appeal to ‘a higher authority’ over the grading process followed by Clare GAA for the U21 hurling championship.
O’Connell & Hayes appointed as new Clare minor managers
*Ger O’Connell and Joe Hayes. TWO FORMER Clare goalkeepers have been ratified as the new county minor managers.