*Abby Walsh was forced off again with injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill
HEAVY defeats were suffered by Clare’s senior and intermediate camogie sides when they were in action in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland championship.
Tubber was the venue for the intermediate game with Cork providing the opposition and the visitors came out on top on a scoreline of 6-13 to 1-5.
From Tubber, Clare officials travelled to Kenny Park in Athenry where the senior side took on Galway, one of the favourites for the All-Ireland title, in round 4 of the senior championship.
Galway justified favouritism with a 3-19 to 0-7 win having led 1-12 to 0-5 at the interval.
Former Down player, Niamh Mallon, was in great form for Galway, contributing 2-4 to the winning tally, 1-4 coming from play in the opening half and, not surprisingly, she was named as the player of the match.
A research scientist in bio-analytics for elite female sports performance, she is a member of the Galway senior football management team.
Galway travel to play Cork next and victory here will be rewarded with a place in the All-Ireland semi-final.
For last week’s game Clare welcomed Abby Walsh back from injury but, unfortunately, she suffered another injury during the game and had to be replaced.
The Clare seniors will complete the round robin series of games on this Saturday in Cusack Park when they face Wexford at 2p.m. A win here would see Clare finish above the Leinster side on the table but they cannot make it through to the play offs.
Wexford have an outside chance of qualifying but for that to happen they must win and pointless Down must cause a huge surprise and beat Dublin.
The team which lined out against Galway last week was Rachel Daly (Scariff/Ogonnelloe); Susan Daly (Scariff/Ogonnelloe), Abbi Walsh (Scariff/Ogonnelloe), Muireann Scanlan (Cratloe); Cliodhna Queally (Inagh-Kilnnamona, Ciara Grogan (Clooney-Quin), Niamh Mulqueen (Broadford); Caoimhe Carmody (Kilmaley), Lynda Daly (Scariff- Ogonnelloe); Jennifer Daly (Scariff-Ogonnelloe), Aine O’Loughlin (Truagh-Clonlara), Laura Foley (Truagh-Clonlara); Caoimhe Cahill (Kilmaley), Ellen Casey (Newmarket), Roisin Begley (Truagh- Clonlara), ;
Subs; Zi Yan Spillae (Feakle) for C. Carmody; Lisa Ryan Iaagh-Kilnamona) for A. Walsh (inj); Grace Carmody(Kilmaley) for A. O’Loughlin; Aoife Anderson (Ruan) for M.Scanlan; Hannah Mai Neylon (Ballyea) for for J. Daly;
