*Clonlara players celebrate reaching the semi-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA, Crusheen, Feakle and Scariff are the semi-finalists in the Clare SHC following an exciting weekend of hurling in the county.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINAL pairings for the penultimate stage of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A hurling championships are now known.
*John Conlon takes on Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An exceedingly tense concluding last eight tie was eventually won by Clonlara who clung on to overcome last year’s finalists and seal a first senior hurling semi-final in six seasons.
*Eoghan McMahon strikes under pressure from Niall O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A ravenous Crusheen raided for three first half goals to blitz previously unbeaten Newmarket-on-Fergus and advance to their first senior hurling championship semi-final in four years in Cusack Park.
*Colm Cleary races past Stephen O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clarecastle have been relegated for the first time in their 136 year history after O’Callaghan’s Mills held firm in an expectedly anxious relegation battle in O’Garney Park.
Mark Rodgers takes on Evan Maxted. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK RODGERS led the way for Scariff to send the East Clare club through to the semi-finals of the Clare SHC.
*Feakle’s goal scorer Martin Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE are through to the semi-finals of the Clare senior hurling championships for the first time since 2016.
*David Conroy excelled for the winners. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CURRENT intermediate champions St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield have successfully retained their senior status in their first season back in the top tier and in the process relegated Wolfe Tones.
*Darren Cullinan strikes under pressure from Eoghan Thynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ANOTHER YEAR has slipped by Inagh/Kilnamona without getting their hands on the Canon Hamilton.
*Clarecastle’s Lee Brack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARECASTLE FIND THEMSELVES back in “make or break territory” with a relegation battle looming for the Magpies.
