*Clarecastle captain Colin Brigdale lifts the Paddy Browne Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARECASTLE have ended their three year stint at intermediate level, sealing their return to senior hurling in emphatic fashion.
REVISED fixture details have been confirmed by Clare GAA for three hurling championship finals.
*Clarecastle NS principal, Donnchadh Kelleher. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. STUDENTS in Clarecastle and Corofin are set to be the real winners following the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (PIHC) final with no homework on the cards for the successful side.
THROW-IN for Saturday’s Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (PIHC) final has been brought forward.
*Clarecastle coach Anthony Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THREE years in the second tier of Clare hurling and away from the top tier has been a long spell for the proud Clarecastle club but buzz of preparing for a successive final has the Magpies itching to spread their wings back to senior.
*Clarecastle’s Rory O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. RORY O’CONNELL is on course to feature in Bill Murray’s new series ‘A Course Called Ireland’ but so far as appearances in the Clare PIHC final he’s keen that there be no groundhog day when Clarecastle bid for glory.
*Clarecastle captain, Colin Brigdale. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LIFE in the premier intermediate hurling championship has helped Clarecastle rediscover their ability to win tight games which has fuelled their appetite to get back playing senior hurling, captain Colin Brigdale has said.
THIS week’s Intensive Clare podcast with The Clare Echo sees Éire Óg’s three-in-a-row winning manager Shane Daniels joining Eoin Brennan and James Lynch to reflect on the historic achievement. We also talk Intermediate finals as Clarecastle & Corofin aim to return to the top tier; Oscar Traynor, camogie & ladies football, Ennis Women and Men’s …
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*Ballyalla Lake. Photograph: Páraic McMahon A CLARECASTLE man who showed an ammunition find he discovered while out snorkelling on his ‘Snapchat Stories’ has escaped a conviction for possession of the ammunition.
*Clarecastle’s Paul O’Connell takes on Tubber defender Joey Droney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARECASTLE claimed their place in the Clare PIHC final for the second year in a row, once again proving too strong for Tubber.