*Mia Smith of Newcastle West is tackled by Inagh/Kilnamona defender Tierna Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA fell at the first hurdle in their bid for a first-ever Munster senior camogie title.
*Jane Fitzgerald celebrates at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. INAGH/KILNAMONA have been crowned Clare senior camogie champions for the first time in five years after defeating title holders Truagh/Clonlara following extra time.
*Lending Officer with St Francis Credit Union, Raymond O’Mahony presents the award to Andrea O’Keeffe. ANDREA O’KEEFFE was one of the star performers for Inagh/Kilnamona to keep their bid for a first senior camogie title since 2020 on track to win the Clare Credit Unions/The Clare Echo player of the week.
Laoise Ryan brings the ball out of defence chased by Amy Barrett. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOUR-TIME Clare senior camogie champions Inagh/Kilnamona sealed their place in the county final after defeating Scariff/Ogonnelloe by four points.
*Ciara Grogan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare could hardly have asked for a tougher game in the opening round of the Munster senior camogie championship that a meeting with Cork.
Not even the inclement weather could dampen down the real homecoming as Inagh-Kilnamona eased into a third Munster Senior Camogie Final in four seasons in Inagh on Sunday afternoon.
Her jersey number could have easily denoted her match rating as Andrea O’Keeffe may have been worn 10 and started at centre-forward but popped up everywhere between 5 to 15 in a match-defining roaming role for Inagh-Kilnamona on Saturday afternoon.
Inagh-Kilnamona stormed back to the summit of Clare Camogie after a blissfully clincial performance garnered a fourth McMahon Cup in five seasons in Fr. McNamara Park on Saturday afternoon.
Inagh-Kilnamona did finally justify their favourite’s tag to tee up a fifth senior camogie final meeting with Newmarket-on-Fergus in six years but only after a mammoth 80 minute battle with neighbours Kilmaley in Fr. McNamara Park on Saturday evening.
*Clare Hehir celebrates in front of her UL teammates. Photograph: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo UL were crowned Ashbourne Cup champions for the fifth year in succession on Sunday with six Clare members of their panel.