*Limerick capitalise on a Clare turnover. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A successive defeat has left Clare’s senior camogie side in a relegation battle of the Littlewoods Ireland National Camogie League Division 1.
*An injured Ciara Doyle is carried off the field by Stephen Cusack & Claire Commane. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s senior camogie side shows one change from the starting fifteen which had a five point defeat to Galway in the opening round of the National League.
Clare Hehir has been named as the new captain of the Clare senior camogie team.
It was the same but different as Cork maintained their championship hold over Clare to power into the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Semi-Finals in Pairc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday afternoon.
Clare’s senior camogie side are in must win territory as they welcome Dublin to Fr McNamara Park this weekend.
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.
Belying her mere 22 years, Inagh-Kilnamona captain Clare Hehir speaks and plays with a maturity befitting her vast club, third level and inter-county experience.
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.
*Laura McMahon chases Galway’s Niamh Kilkenny. Photograph: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo Clare are ready to make inroads in the Littlewoods Ireland National Camogie League, Clare captain Laura McMahon has outlined.