‘I wouldn’t have expected this back in 2018’ – Conlon on second All Star award
*John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN CONLON has admitted he could never have envisaged winning an All Star in defence.
Clonlara
Clonlara gave it everything in Thurles & there’s huge satisfaction in that’
*Cian Moriarty lifts Colm O’Meara into the air. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WHEN IT COMES to eating the turkey on Christmas Day, Clonlara’s hurlers wanted to be able to say they give it everything in the Munster club semi-final and they did, manager Donal Madden maintained.
‘There wasn’t a dirty stroke in the game’ – O’Meara feels Kiladangan didn’t deserve to get two red cards
*John O’Meara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILADANGAN forced themselves into a winning position but were unable to close out the game against Clonlara in Sunday’s Munster club semi-final.
Clonlara qualify for first Munster final after overcoming Kiladangan
*Diarmuid Stritch who landed the winning score for Clonlara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA made history on Sunday afternoon qualifying for the Munster senior club final for the first time.
All Star accolades for Conlon & O’Donnell
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN Conlon and Shane O’Donnell have won their second All Star awards.
Truagh/Clonlara ready for first steps in Munster journey
*Truagh/Clonlara’s Laura Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRUAGH/CLONLARA begin their first shot at Munster camogie glory this weekend.
Áine was always going to go for goal
*Áine O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÁINE O’Loughlin never had any doubt but that she was going to go for goal when Truagh/Clonlara were awarded a 20m free in the third minute of ‘added time’ in Saturday’s Clare senior camogie final.
An unforgettable sporting week in Clonlara
Eimear Begley, Maeve Donnellan and Laura Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A CLEARLY delighted Truagh/Clonlara mentor Ryan Morris was lost for words. “Unbelievable, I cannot put words on this”, was his first reaction moments after the final whistle.
Foley says Truagh/Clonlara side made promise to follow up success of club’s hurlers
*Laura Foley gets away from Abby Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRUAGH/CLONLARA’s victorious senior camogie side made themselves a promise to replicate the success of the Clonlara hurlers.
Special week for Michelle Caulfield with success on the double
*Michelle Caulfield and Laura Foley lift the McMahon Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IT WAS a busy week for Truagh/Clonlara’s joint captain, Michelle Caulfield and there were causes for celebration from start to finish.