*Ronan Kilroy charges out of defence. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. HAVING BEEN a late addition to the Clare senior hurling panel, Ronan Kilroy is cherishing every opportunity to wear the saffron and blue jersey, colours which are already familiar to him.
A HISTORIC first Junior A hurling championship win for Banner GAA was celebrated as they capped off their double delight.
*Liam O’Reilly was among those to oppose the motion. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOR THE second year in a row a motion seeking to amend the county bye-law dealing with the regrading of players failed to win the support of delegates.
*Robert Loftus of Éire Óg battles with Kilmaley’s Mikey O’Malley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurling championship will remain under the same format for 2026 after a proposal to introduce preliminary quarter-finals was rejected.
*Keith Donnellan of O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. O’CALLAGHANS Mills and the Banner begin their Munster club journeys this weekend.
*Cooraclare goalkeeper Harry O’Gorman. Photograph: James Downes COORACLARE have qualified for a first Clare IFC final since 2022 after defeating Banner.
*Cratloe’s Sean Collins in action against Fionn Kelleher and Diarmuid Boyle of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL ACTION in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate football championships are the focus of this weekend’s GAA action.
*Cratloe and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield will meet for the second time this year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL pairings have been made for the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A football championships in Clare.
*Ronan Kilroy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AN all-round better balanced Banner were eleven point winners over Coolmeen to progress to the Clare IFC semi-finals for the very first time.
*Éire Óg’s Gavin Murray in action during their 2023 win over St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUARTER-FINAL pairings have been made for the Clare senior, intermediate and junior football championships.