*Leah Minogue. 

CROKE PARK will host the semi-finals of all adult GAA Handball competitions this weekend with plenty of Clare interest.

Senior and Masters will be centre stage Saturday with all adult grades on Sunday.

Clare will be represented on Sunday with the Coughlan brothers Sean and Matthew playing in junior and minor grades along with Tuamgraney duo Tiarnan Slattery in Junior B and Leah Minogue in Intermediate.

Tiernan Slattery.

All are well experienced players and will be hopeful of a return visit the following weekend when the finals will take place.

Second Level Schools:

Munster Finals for second level students took place last weekend and Clare schools had success in the junior singles with Jack Cahill, St. Flannan’s Ennis, Intermediate doubles pair Eoin Shanahan and Finn McConnologue from St. Joseph’s Tulla and first year singles with Molly Joyce of St. Anne’s Killaloe all bringing Munster titles and gold medals.

There were Munster silver medals for 1st year singles (Walter Moroney, St, Joseph’s Tulla) and junior doubles (Conor Littleton and Lachlann Carey, St. Joseph’s Tulla).

Fixtures:

All-Ireland Semi-Finals @ Croke Park, Sunday May 11th
Minor Men’s – Clare (Matthew Coughlan) v Kilkenny (Anthony Clifford)
Junior B – Clare (Tiarnan Slattery) v Wexford (Jamie Barnes)
Junior – Clare (Sean Coughlan) v Kilkenny (Eoin Brennan)
Intermediate – Clare (Leah Minogue) v Tipperary (Sinead Meagher)

Sean and Matthew Coughlan.

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