*Tubber’s Ronan Monahan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Tubber’s intermediate hurlers ended a ten year spell without silverware when they defeated Parteen in a high scoring division 2 hurling league final at Clarecastle on Tuesday evening.
St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield’s Aaron Landy in action against Ruan’s Aidan Lynch, Photograph: Natasha Barton DISCUSSIONS have commenced on the potential splitting of the Clare intermediate hurling championship (IHC) in two.
*St Josephs Doora/Barefield manager, Michael Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Losing out in the intermediate hurling final for the second time in three years is “heartbreaking” for St Josephs Doora/Barefield, manager Michael Guilfoyle has said.
*John Cusack and Gretta Cusack embrace at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin John Cusack and Patrick Aherne can now form a unique club as the only two Killaloe men to hold more than one intermediate championship medals.
*Brendan Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Halloween and Smith O’Briens competing in intermediate hurling finals are turning out to be quite the happy coincidence.
*Smith O’Briens celebrate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Senior hurling is to return to Killaloe next year after Smith O’Briens were crowned as intermediate champions for 2021.
*Brendan Foley will hope to be smiling come the final whistle of Sunday’s intermediate final. Photograph: Ruth Griffin There’s no such thing as a two minute conversation with Brendan Foley. Being a hurling fanatic, his boyish enthusiasm for the sport has brought many a soul down a black hole of hurling talk that could last …
*Members of the St Josephs Doora/Barefield management: Darragh Droog (S&C), Liam Clohessy (stats), Vinny Sheedy (selector), Sean Conroy (kitman), Michael Guilfoyle (manager), Shane Dowling (coach). Just three years ago, Michael Guilfoyle was coach to the Feakle hurlers that were crowned intermediate champions, this Sunday he is wishing to repeat the dose but instead as manager …
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*Doora/Barefield’s Kevin Meaney misses out on Sunday’s final due to a hamstring injury. Photograph: Natasha Barton Both St Josephs Doora/Barefield and Smith O’Briens are dealing with injury worries ahead of Sunday’s intermediate hurling final.
*Cian Nolan holds off Blaine Earley as he wins the race for possession. Photograph: Ruth Griffin True leadership becomes apparent when the need is greatest and in the case of Smith O’Briens’ hurlers, it has been typified by joint captain Cian Nolan.