*Clarecastle captain Colin Brigdale in action against Whitegate. Photograph: Chris Copley PAIRINGS for the last four clashes in the Premier Intermediate, Intermediate and Junior A hurling championships have been made.
*Whitegate’s Conor Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EAST Clare sides Whitegate and Bodyke produced a cracking TUS intermediate hurling championship round three re-fixture on Tuesday evening.
*Darragh Moroney of O’Callaghans Mills breaks the challenge of Tubber’s Cathal Droney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Favourites O’Callaghans Mills and Clarecastle continued their winning ways in the race for the premier intermediate hurling chamionship when accounting for Tubber and Bodyke respectively at the weekend.
*Tubber’s Ronan Monahan struggles to keep his footing, his goal was decisive for their first round win. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. There were no major shocks as the race for the inaugural premier intermediate hurling championship got underway with four first round games at the weekend.
*Clarecastle’s James Doherty in possession. Photograph: Chris Copley The first ever Premier intermediate hurling championship in Clare gets underway on this Thursday evening when last year’s beaten finalists Tubber take on Tulla.
*Colin Riordan takes on Conor Tevlin. Photograph: Mike Brennan. WITHIN the space of seven days, Colin Riordan claimed intermediate honours in hurling and football with Wolfe Tones.
*John Guilfoyle and Cian O’Rourke celebrate in Cusack Park. Photograph: Ruth Griffin HAVING put in the hard yards, Cian O’Rourke was among the most satisfied men in Cusack Park after Wolfe Tones secured their return to the senior championship at the first attempt.
*Barry Keane celebrates at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin WOLFE TONES showed steel and resolve to win the Clare IHC but their manager Barry Keane admitted it was a heartbreaking way for Tubber to lose out.
*Wolfe Tones captain John Guilfoyle lifts the Paddy Browne Cup. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WOLFE TONES have bounced back to the Clare senior hurling championship after edging out Tubber by the smallest of margins in dramatic circumstances.
*Wolfe Tones manager, Barry Keane. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. MOTIVATION has been easy to source for Wolfe Tones as they bid to bounce back to the senior hurling championship at the first attempt.