O’Halloran to move from Clare minors to U20s
*Damien O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ALL-IRELAND winning coach Damien O’Halloran is moving from the Clare minors to the U20 hurlers for 2026.
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Extra time defeat ‘not the end’ of Truagh/Clonlara
*An injured Sinead Hogg watches on from the stands of Cusack Park. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. TRUAGH/CLONLARA will bounce back from their extra time defeat in the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie final, their manager has said.
Limerick to Scariff Greenway ‘has gone off the agenda’
*Ogonnelloe is among the expected connection points. A 43km greenway planned for East Clare “has gone off the agenda,” a former Mayor of Clare has lamented.
Inagh/Kilnamona win senior camogie championship for fifth time
*Jane Fitzgerald celebrates at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. INAGH/KILNAMONA have been crowned Clare senior camogie champions for the first time in five years after defeating title holders Truagh/Clonlara following extra time.
No talk of three in a row for Truagh/Clonlara
*Eoin Powell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TRUAGH/CLONLARA are not talking about a three in a row as they come within sixty minutes of making history this weekend.
Horgan hopeful of more success with Truagh/Clonlara
*Ellen Horgan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. It’s right that the Clare senior camogie final is in the county grounds, it should not be played anywhere else.
Laura leads the way to win player of the week
*Laura Foley accepts her prize from Majella O’Brien of Derg Credit Union. IT was the game of the round which drew the performance of the weekend as Truagh/Clonlara’s Laura Foley collects the Clare Credit Unions/The Clare Echo player of the week.
PLAYER RATINGS: Flangan’s match-winning Ballyea performance
*Paul Flanagan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA sealed their place in the Clare SHC semi-finals at the expense of Clonlara, experience told with one match-winning performance in particular for Robbie Hogan’s side.
Clonlara’s Jimmy Browne appointed TUS Chief Operating Officer
CLONLARA’s Jimmy Browne has been appointed Chief Operations Officer at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS).
Ballyea beat Clonlara to return to Clare SHC semi-finals
*Paul Flanagan under pressure from Ian Galvin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BALLYEA booked their place in the semi-finals of the Clare SHC for the first time since 2022 when coming from four points down in the final 25 minutes to win by three.