*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill
SEMI-FINAL pairings for the penultimate stage of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A hurling championships are now known.
Fresh from their weekend quarter-final wins, focus will begin switching to the semi-finals with attention levels dialling up a notch now that their respective opponents are finalised.
Clonlara who eliminated Éire Óg on Sunday evening to now become the leading favourites for honours will face Feakle while the most recent winners Crusheen (2011) come up against Scariff.
Last year’s beaten finalists in the Clare IHC, Tulla meet Sixmilebridge in a repeat of the 2022 semi-final while Corofin await the winners of Parteen/Meelick versus Ruan, their tie to be held on Thursday evening.
Respective groups in the U21 football and hurling championships were also drawn at Monday’s draw in Clareabbey. The format for these competitions is different for the third year in a row.
In the A football and hurling championships, the top team in each group along with the best runner-up will advance to the semi-finals. For the B and C equivalents, it is only the top team in each group which progresses to the knockout stages.
October 14th/15th is the planned start date for the U21 hurling with the U21 football kicking off on October 21st/22nd.
TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Finals (to be played on weekend of September 7/8th)
Clonlara v Feakle
Scariff v Crusheen
TUS Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Finals (to be played on weekend of September 7/8th)
Corofin v Parteen/Meelick or Ruan
Tulla v Sixmilebridge
Martin Murphy Building Clare Junior A Hurling Championship Semi-Finals (to be played on weekend of September 7/8th)
Kilmaley v Clooney-Quin
Sixmilebridge v Broadford
Berwick Solicitors U21A Football Championship (Starts weekend of October 21/22)
Group 1:
Banner
Lissycasey
Corofin
St Breckan’s
Group 2:
Cill Cúl Gaels
Wolfe Tones
Western Gaels
Ennistymon
Group 3:
Kilrush/Killimer
St Joseph’s D/B
Éire Óg
Berwick Solicitors U21B Football Championship (Starts weekend of October 21/22)
Group 1:
Kildysart
Cratloe
Clarecastle
Parteen-Meelick
Group 2:
St J Miltown
Clondegad
Western Gaels (2)
Clan Lir
Group 3:
Doonbeg
Cooraclare
KIB
Group 4:
Clooney/Quin
Wolfe Tones 2
Ennistymon 2
Berwick Solicitors U21A Hurling Championship (Starts weekend of October 14/15)
Group 1:
Corofin/Ruan
Inagh/Kilnamona
Scariff/Ogonnelloe
Group 2:
Sixmilebridge
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield
Clooney/Quin
Group 3:
Crusheen/Tubber
Clarecastle
Feakle/Killanena
Berwick Solicitors U21B Hurling Championship (Starts weekend of October 14/15)
Group 1:
Clonlara
Ballyea
Tulla
Smith O’Brien’s
Group 2:
Banner
Crusheen
Wolfe Tones
Éire Óg
Group 3:
O’Callaghan’s Mills
Kilmaley
Bodyke
Group 4:
Parteen/Meelick
Broadford
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Berwick Solicitors U21C Hurling Championship (Starts weekend of October 14/15)
Group 1:
St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield (2)
Clarecastle (2
Scariff-Ogonnelloe (2)
Cratloe
Group 2:
Whitegate
Sixmilebridge (2)
Tubber
Group 3:
Éire Óg (2)
Inagh/Kilnamona (2)
Ennistymon
Group 4:
Ballyea (2)
Wolfe Tones (2)
Corofin/Ruan (2)
