*Woodstock seniors who have qualified for the Munster semi-final. Back row (L to R); Paddy Meehan, Paul Sherlock, Sean Howard, Kieran Patton, Michael O’Brien, Ollie McNamara, John O’Donovan (Team Manager). Front Row (L to R) Gerry Griffey, Barry Pavitt, Tony Coote, Leo Quinlan, Declan Coote. Woodstock are through to the Munster semi final of the …
*Clare captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill This year Clare have their best chance of winning the All-Ireland senior hurling title since their last success ten years ago.
CLARE’S CAMOGIE side are heading back to the drawing board after a sobering twenty point defeat ended their involvement in the All-Ireland senior championship.
*David McNamara holds off Denis O’Callaghan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography With the opening rounds of the Clare senior football championship just a month away, this weekend’s league finals will give clubs a better indication of where they are in terms of preparation for the Jack Daly.
*Clare’s Shane O’Donnell in action during last year’s All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Nine time All-Ireland senior hurling medal winner Noel Skehan while hoping his native Kilkenny will beat Clare in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final believes “any of the four teams involved in the weekend’s semi-finals can qualify for the final”.
*Cork’s Fiona Keating and Niamh O’Dea of Clare. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Jim Coughlan Clare’s dream of reaching the knock out stage of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship was well and truly dashed at Cusack Park on Saturday afternoon when they suffered a twenty point defeat from Cork.
*Bernard Fitzgibbon winner, David Jones Captain Shannon Golf and Mary Fitzgibbon at the presentation of prizes. Photograph: Joe Buckley There was a huge turnout for captain David Jones’ prize day at Shannon where Bernard Fitzgibbon (24) emerged as the winner with 66.
*Photograph: Mark Hayes Corofin recorded a comfortable victory over Bodyke in the final of the RealPrint Division 2 Hurling League final on Friday evening.
Darragh Lohan signs an autograph. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A FIRST SENOR championship start was the reward for Darragh Lohan as Clare powered past Dublin on Saturday but he hadn’t as much notice as others may like for such a run-out.
*Aaron Killeen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A TOURING NEW York gaelic football side will face off with a Clare selection in Quilty on Tuesday (June 27th).
