*Steven Conway of Feakle takes on Éire Óg’s Aaron Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
SCARIFF and Kilmaley suffered their first losses of the year while Feakle and O’Callaghans Mills both remain unbeaten in the Clare Cup.
Four rounds have been played in the 2026 willwego.com Clare Cup with only Feakle and the Mills yet to taste defeat. The East Clare neighbours have won three games and drew in their meeting in Division 1B.
It was the Mills that ended Kilmaley’s winning streak in comprehensive fashion while also in 1B, Crusheen recorded their first victory of the year at the expense of Clarecastle. County champions Éire Óg sit bottom of the table with four defeats.
Having set the way in the first three rounds of Division 1A, Scariff fell to their first loss, a one point defeat to Clooney/Quin. The clubs are tied at the top of the table with Newmarket-on-Fergus, all of whom have one defeat to their names.
Corofin sit at the bottom of Division 1A with four defeats in their outings.
Members of the Clare senior hurling side who didn’t receive game time in the first round of the championship featured for their clubs with David Fitzgerald scoring 0-6 for Inagh/Kilnamona.
Back to back wins for Clonlara as Corofin fall again
Clonlara 3-17
Corofin 0-17
Venue: Páirc Finne, Corofin
Three goals in the first half proved the difference as Clonlara accounted for Corofin at Pairc Finne in Corofin on Sunday evening.
An understrength home side started brightly and led 0-3 to 0-1 after four minutes.
Clonlara hit the next five points, all coming in less than five minutes and they led from here to the finish.
Their first goal came a minute before the end of the opening quarter, Eoin Begley finding the net and he followed with the second six minutes later after the Corofin defence had failed to clear their lines.
Goalkeeper Alan Murnane scored their third, his huge delivery slipping through the hand of Corofin goalie Jack Crowe and this sent the visitors to the break 3-8 to 0-8 in front.
Both sides managed 0-9 in the second half on a day when the visitors were a move evenly balanced side and deserved their victory. It’s a result which leaves Corofin rooted to the bottom of the table without a win from their opening four games.
Clonlara: Alan Murnane (1-0); Tom Power, Ger Powell, Michael Clancy; Colm O’Meara (0-2), Aidan Moriarty, Dylan McMahon (0-1); Colm Galvin (0-1), Daniel Moloney; Jamie O’Connell, Jathan McMahon (0-2), Kieran Howard; Micheál O’Loughlin (0-6, 5f), John Conlon (0-1), Eoin Begley (2-1)
Subs; Conor Bourke (0-3) for Conlon; Padraig Reddan for Howard; Jamie McMahon for Galvin; Bryan McLeish for O’Meara; Gearoid O’Brien for Moloney.
Corofin: Jack Crowe; Marc O’Loughlin, John Rees, Evan Doolin; Michael Cahill, Cillian McGroary, Eoin Davoren; Gearoid Cahill (0-4), Gearoid Kelly (0-11, 10f); Kevin Keane, Diarmuid Cahill, Micheal Duffy (0-1); Gearoid Hanrahan, James Organ (0-1), Seanán Kirby.
Subs: Caoimhin O’Donovan for Duffy; Cian Doolin for Kirby; Adam O’Loughlin for Keane;
Referee: Pat Healy, Kilmaley
Gallery of photographs by Gerard O’Neill.
Blues battle past Broadford for third win
Newmarket-on-Fergus 2-17
Broadford 2-14
Venue: Glenomra Park, Broadford
Newmarket-on-Fergus made hard work of it but recorded their third successive win when edging out Broadford on Saturday evening.
Conor McCarthy got a late goal, his first in the competition to held Newmarket-on-Fergus leave Broadford with the two points.
Once again Peter Power was the winner’s top scorer with 1-8 to his name on this occasion.
They held a five point advantage at the interval when the score was 1-10 to 0-8.
Broadford fought back strongly in the second half helped by goals from Darren Chaplin whose long range free went all the way to the net and Donie Whelan but the visitors to Glenomra Park finished strongly to deservingly take the points, McCarthy’s goal proving to be the defining score for them.
It’s a result that keeps them in contention for a place in the knockout stage of the competition.
Broadford’s decision to leave Paddy Donnellan at corner back for the contest is one that raised some eyebrows.
Newmarket-on-Fergus: Adam Enright; Damien Lyne, Jack Enright, Stephen Casey; Evan Crimmins, Éanna Crimmins (0-2), Mark Delaney; John Feehily, Liam O’Connor (0-2); Eoin Guilfoyle, Shane Lynch (0-1), Mikey McInerney (0-3); Luke Hayes, Peter Power (1-8, 0-4f), Dara McInerney (0-1)
Subs: Niall O’Connor for Éanna Crimmins, Conor McCarthy (1-0) for Hayes, James Freeman for E Guilfoyle.
Broadford: Cian O’Brien; Dara Whelan, Eoin Donnellan, Paddy Donnellan; Padraic Taylor (0-1), Cathal Chaplin (1-0), f), Cormac Gunning (0-2); Damian Keniry, Darren Chaplin (0-1); Oisin Kavanagh (0-2), Conor O’Donnell, Diarmuid O’Brien; Aodán O’Driscoll, Donie Whelan (1-3), Diarmuid Moloney (0-5, 3f, 1 ‘65).
Referee: Kevin Corry (Sixmilebridge)
Gallery of photographs by Martin Cooper
Scanlon’s goal seals victory for Clooney/Quin
Clooney/Quin 1-18
Scariff 0-20
Venue: Scariff
There was little between these sides in what was an exciting contest at Scariff. The game’s only goal which came late in the tie from Sam Scanlon proved to be a vital score and steered the visitors to victory by the minimum margin.
The home side took a two point advantage to the break when the score was 0-10 to 0-8. The teams continued to be evenly matched in the second half with the goal proving crucial and the result means that Scariff suffered their first loss of the campaign.
Darragh Keogh and Jimmy Corry shared the top scoring spot for he winners with 0-6 each but the game’s top scorer was Scariff’s Eanna O’Brien with 0-14, all but one of which came from placed balls.
Clooney/Quin: Keith Hogan, Sean McNamara (0-1), Evan Maxted, David Considine, John Conneally (0-1), Conor Grogan, PJ McCarthy, Darragh Keogh (0-6), Donnacha O’Donovan; Sam Scanlan (1-2), Jimmy Corry (0-6), Callum Hassett (0-1), Ulick O’Sullivan, Jack O’Neill, Dannan Fox;
Subs: Trevor Lee for U O’Sullivan, Martin Duggan (0-1) for D Fox, Donnacha Mahon for J Corry
Scariff: William Kavanagh, Seamus McCaul, Scott Caims, Eoghan Keehan, Sean Collins (0-1), Matthew Crotty (0-1), Kian Myles, Conor Downes, Sean Hartigan (0-1), Donncha Crotty (0-1), Keelan Hartigan (0-1), Michael Barrett, Patrick Nugent, Patrick Ryan, Eanna O’Brien (0-14, 13f)
Subs: Rory Ryan for Barrett, Ben Sweeney (0-1) for Myles; Luke Madden for D. Crotty
Referee: Eoghan O’Leary (Whitegate)
Comfortable win for Inagh/Kilnamona over The Parish
Inagh/Kilnamona 1-26
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield 0-11
Venue: Kilnamona
The championship draw which took place during the week saw Inagh/Kilnamna and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield included in the same group so this added to the interest in their meeting in the league on Sunday morning.
Doora/Barefield will be hoping that when they meet in the championship they will fare better as they were comprehensively beaten on Sunday.
Inagh/Kilnamona were well on their way to this comfortable win at the halfway stage when they led by eleven points, 0-16 to 0-5.
A goal from an Eamonn Foudy penalty shortly after the second half got underway killed off any hopes of a Doora/Barefield revival.
Ona day when eleven players shared in the winners impressive tally, Aidan McCarthy top scored with 0-11 to his credit while David Fitzgerald had 0-6 on the board before he was replaced at the three quarter stage.
Eoin Lahiffe was the losers chief marksman with 0-6 to his name on the day.
Inagh/Kilnamona: Eamonn Foudy (1-0); Cathal Ryan, Kevin Hehir, Neil Hegarty; Shane Woods (0-1), Jason McCarthy, Brian Foudy; Darren Cullinan (0-1), Mark Calllinan (0-1); David Fitzgerald (0-6), Keelan Guyler (0-2), David Mescall (0-1); Gearoid Barry (0-1), Aidan McCarthy (0-11, 6f), Josh Guyler (0-1);
Subs; Tom Barry (0-1) for D Fitzgerald; Eoin Fitzgerald for G. Barry;
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield: Aaron Landy; Cian Breslin, Paddy Nagle, Ian Williams; Darragh McMahon, Eoghan McMahon, Dara Nagle; Adam Mungovan, Ogie Fanning; Shane Mescall, Eoin Burke, Darragh Ball (0-2); Eoin Lahiffe (0-6), Cathal McMahon (0-2), Padraic O’Donovan (0-1).
Subs: Senan Crosbie for Fanning; Michael Nash for O’Donovan
Referee: Jarlath Donnellan (Wolfe Tones)
Gallery of photographs by Gerard O’Neill.
Crusheen claim first league win at Clarecastle’s expense
Crusheen 2-19
Clarecastle 1-20
Venue: Crusheen
A strong finish which yielded five unanswered points inside the last ten minutes steered Crusheen to their first win in this season’s Clare cup race when they overcame Clarecastle at Crusheen on Sunday.
Behind by five points at the break they can count themselves a little fortunate not to be trailing by more at his stage as the visitors had enjoyed the better of the opening quarter at the end of which they were a goal ahead, Colin Brigdale’s major the difference.
By half time, the Magpies had extended their lead to five with the score now at 1-11 to 0-9. This they had achieved despite being reduced to fourteen men in the 21st minute when David Tuohy was shown a straight red card following an off the ball incident with Oisin O’Donnell.
Rory O’Connell’s point in the first minute of the new half extended their lead to six but then Crusheen stepped up a gear and hit 1-2 in five minutes, the goal coming from Jamie Fitzgibbon, to move to within a point of their opponents.
Points were then exchanged before Oisin O’Donnell, from a tight angle, found the net to put the home side into the lead for the first time.
Two Evan Price points levelled the tie before points were swapped twice leaving the teams level at the three quarter stage.
Clarecastle then opened a three point led with scores from Cian Galvin, Paul O’Connell and Oisin Whelan with ten minutes to play.
However they didn’t score again and Crusheen had points from Sean Hanrahan, Rian O’Donnell, Ross Hayes, Diarmuid Mullins as Jamie Fitzgibbon to seal victory.
Clarecastle goalkeeper Cian Broderick made a couple of great saves denying Rian O’Donnell and Jamie Fitzgibbon during this entertaining contest.
Crusheen: Donal Tuohy; Ciaran O’Doherty, Gavin O’Brien, Tadhg Dean; Diarmuid Mullins (0-3), Cian Dillon, Kyle Scanlan (0-1); Éanna McMahon, James O’Sullivan; Luke Ketalaar (0-2) Oisin O’Donnell (1-2), Ross Hayes (0-5, f); Rian O’Donnell (0-2), Jamie Fitzgibbon (1-2), Conor O’Donnell (0-1);
Subs: Glen O’Sullivan for J. O’Sullivan; Sean Hanrahan (0-1) for C. O’Donnell;
Clarecastle: Cian Broderick; Aaron Hayes, Darragh Healy, Filip Wiechenski; Eoghan Wallace (0-1), Stephen O’Halloran, David Tuohy; Evan Price (0-5, 4f) Colin Brigdale (1-0); Rory O’Connell (0-6), Cian Galvin (0-3), Lee Brack; Paul O’Connell (0-1) Niall Galvin (0-1), Oisin Whelan (0-3).
Subs: Conor Griffin for N. Galvin; James Murphy for L. Brack; James Doherty for E. Price; Patrick Kelly for Murphy (inj)
Referee: Fergal O’Brien (Broadford)
Fourteen for McGrath as Feakle win again
Feakle 2-19
Éire Óg 1-20
Venue: Éire Óg GAA Grounds, Ennis
Unbeaten in their opening four games of the season, Feakle are very much in the running for league honours.
Having missed their previous outing in the competition when they drew with O’Calllaghans Mills, Shane McGrath was back in the side and, not surprisingly, he again emerged as his side’s top scorer with 0-14 to his name.
Both sides finished with fourteen men. Oisin Clune received a straight red card and was dismissed in the first half for Feakle. Éire Óg’s Oran Cahill received his marching orders in the second half when he was shown a second yellow card.
The result leaves Éire Óg rooted to the bottom of the table but being short so many of their championship winning side from last year and only losing a couple of their games narrowly, they will face their remaining games with high hopes that their first win of the season is not far away.
With players of the calibre of Shane O’Donnell, David Reidy, Robert Loftus, Marco Cleary and Darren Moroney, to mention a few, to come into the side, they remain amongst the favourites for this season’s championship.
Feakle; Liam O’Connor; Evan McMahon, Killian Bane, Enda Madden; Conor Tuohy, Eoin Tuohy, Oisin Clune; Ronan O’Connor (0-1), Patrick Daly; Sean Walsh, Shane McGrath (0-14), Owen McGann (1-0); Diarmuid Bane (0-1), Martin Daly (1-1), Raymond Bane (0-1);
Subs: Steven Conway (0-1) for D. Bane; Gary Guilfoyle for S Walsh; Tom Moloney for R. Bane; Cian Nugent for O.McGann.
Éire Óg: Darragh Stack (0-1); Roan McDermott, Ciaran Russell, Fionán Treacy; Rian Mulcahy, Aaron Fitzgerald, Liam Corry; Oran Cahill (0-4), Darren O’Brien (0-4); Tom Kavanagh (0-1), Conor Perrill, David McNamara; Danny Russell (1-5, 0-3f), David Loftus (0-3), Luke Vaughan (0-2).
Subs; Niall Doyle for Corry (inj); Niall McMahon for Treacy (inj.) Eoin Guilfoyle for Perrill; Cillian Moroney for McDermott;
Referee: Joe Mullins (Clonlara)
Gallery of photographs by Gerard O’Neill.
Ballyea & Bridge battle out a draw
Balllyea 1-17
Sixmilebridge 1-17
Venue: Ballyea
Having secured their first wins of the campaign in the previous round, Ballyea and Sixmilebridge shared the spoils when they clashed at Ballyea on Sunday morning.
In a game in which there was little between the sides at any stage, they went to the break locked together at 0-9 each.
Eight players shared in Sixmilebridge’s tally while ten players got on the scoresheet for the home side.
Because of injuries and inter county duties both were short the services of a lot of players that will be expected to be in their line ups later in the season.
The home side will be pleased with the fact that both Niall Deasy and Cian Kirby played for the first time this season, both returning after injury.
Ballyea; Barry Coote; Evan Flynn, Paul Flanagan, Tadhg Ó hUallachain; Thomas Kelly, Jack Browne (0-3), Eoin Kennedy (0-1); Gearoid O’Connell (0-1), Dylan Killoughery (0-1); Daniel Kelly (0-1), Mossy Gavin (0-4), Martin O’Leary; Eoin O’Connor (1-2), Eoghan Gavin (0-1), Cian O’Callaghan (0-2);
Subs: Cian Kirby (0-1) for O’Leary; Niall Deasy for E. Gavin; Paddy Sweeney for T. Kelly; Cillian Gavin for O-hUalllachain
Sixmilebridge; Derek Fahy; Oisin Breen, Noel Purcell, Callum Phelan; Paidi Fitzpatrick, Pa Mulready, Colm Flynn; Zak Phelan (0-6), Lorcan Fitzpatrick (0-3); Luke O’Halloran (0-2), Conor Deasy, Cathal Lynch (0-1); Brian Corry (0-2), Sean Macnamara (1-1), Alan Mulready.
Subs: Seamie O’Connell (0-1) for P. Mulready; John Deasy for C. Phelan; Stephen Gavin (0-1) for Corry;
Referee: Chris Maguire (Wolfe Tones)
Gallery of photographs by Gerard O’Neill.
Mills power past depleted Kilmaley
O’Callaghans Mills 4-19
Kilmaley 0-15
Venue: Hamilton Park Kilkishen
This meeting of hitherto unbeaten O’Callaghans Mills and Kilmaley on Sunday evening was expected to be a close affair but that is not how it turned out as the home side dictated matters from the start running out with a sixteen point winning margin.
The winners led from the off and they were eight clear, 2-9 to 0-7, when Kieran Liddane sounded he half time whistle.
They continued where they had left off when the second half resumed and they had the points secured long before the final whistle sounded.
Making matters worse for the visitors, they finished with fourteen after Michael O’Malley was dismissed in the closing minutes.
Goalscorers for the winners on the day were Cormac Murphy with two, Bryan Donnellan and Colm Cleary.
O’Callaghans Mills; Killian Nugent (0-5); Cathal McNamara, Conor Cooney, Keith Donnellan; Aidan Fawl, Aidan O’Gorman, Niall Melody; Fionn Hickey (0-1), Cormac Murphy (2-2); Conor Henry (0-2), Darragh Moroney, Stephen Donnellan; Colm Cleary (1-6), Bryan Donnellan (1-1), Liam Murphy (0-2);
Subs: Mark Pewter for Murphy Michael McGrath for Hickey; John O’Brien for B. Donnelllan; Rory McNamara for Cooney; Sean O’Gorman for Fawl
Kilmaley; Bryan O’Loughlin; Martin O’Connor, Colin Carmody, Padraig Healy; Aidan McGuane (0-1) Michael O’Malley (0-1), Daire Keane; Tommy Barry (0-1), Cian Neyon; James Fitzpatrick, Michael O’Neill (0-2), Colm Killeen (0-1); Dylan Keane-Hayes, Tom O’Rourke (0-8), Jason Keane-Hayes;
Subs: Peter Ronan for Healy; Sean Ronan for D. Keane-Hayes; James Murphy (0-1) for O’Rourke; Leo Switzer for J. Keane-Hayes; Luke McMahon for Neylon.
Referee: Kieran Liddane (Sixmilebridge)
Gallery of photographs by Ruth Griffin.
