*Ellen Casey in possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior camogie side will be consigned to Division 1B of the Very Camogie National League for a second season after losing out to Antrim in Saturday’s league final.
*John Carmody. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE camogie manager John Carmody was “very happy” after seeing his charges make it four wins from four outings in this seasons league when defeating Limerick at Zimmer Biomet Páirc Cíosóg on Saturday.
*Clare’s Zi Yan Spillane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Having gone through the recently concluded league campaign without a win, Clare camogie received a great boost when getting their All-Ireland championship off to a winning start.
*Caoimhe Cahill takes on Libby Coppinger. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE bowed out of the Munster senior camogie championship with an eight point loss to Cork but manager John Carmody remained “really pleased” with his side as they turn their attention to the All-Ireland series.
*Ciara Grogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A nine-point loss to Cork at Páirc Ui Rinn on Saturday means that Clare will play in Division 1B next season.
Susan Daly tries to clear her lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Galway commandingly garnered the derby spoils but a battling home performance from a fresh-faced senior side did hint at some promising raw materials in their Division 1A bow in Cusack Park.
*Jennifer Daly had 0-2 from wing forward. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A STRONG second half showing saw Clare begin their division 2 B camogie league campaign with victory over Wexford at Enniscorthy on Saturday afternoon.
*Ellen Casey attempts to make a block. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS’ Ellen Casey has been named as the junior camogie player of the year.
*Clare’s Caoimhe Cahill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO CLARE camogie players have been nominated PwC GPA Camogie Premier Junior Player of the Year.
*Sarah Loughnane leads the celebrations in Hotel Woodstock. Photograph: John Mangan AT HALF-TIME in Croke Park, the message from Clare’s junior camogie panel was simply, they were not leaving Dublin without the Kathleen Mills Cup.
