Favourites march on in second round of camogie championship
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THERE were no major surprises as the race for the Clare senior camogie championship continued with the conclusion of the second round.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THERE were no major surprises as the race for the Clare senior camogie championship continued with the conclusion of the second round.
*Clare FM’s Derrick Lynch. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE FM has received six nominations and Ennis reporter John Cooke is up for news story of the year at the IMRO Radio Awards.
*David Reidy and Jathan McMahon get tangled in possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COUNTY CHAMPIONS, Clonlara face the prospect of being “a quarter-final or in relegation trouble,” manager Donal Madden pointed out following their loss to Éire Óg.
*Niall McMahon fends off the challenge of Diarmuid Stritch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE Óg’s hurlers targeted building a panel at the beginning of the year, the foundations are solid with two wins from two championship outings.
*Liam Corry surrounded by Ian Galvin and John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG have edged closer to the Clare SHC quarter-finals after overcoming Clonlara in the second round of the championship.
*Roisin Begley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRUAGH/CLONLARA started their quest to retain the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship by dishing out a thrashing to Newmarket-on-Fergus.
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Michelle Caulfield and Laura Foley lift the McMahon Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRIDAY night lights will kick start the race for the McMahon Cup as the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship hits into gear.
*Michael Collins made his Clare SHC debut for Clonlara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA’s quest to win back to back Clare SHC titles for the first time began in emphatic fashion when overcoming Ballyea by eight points.
*Clonlara’s Colm Galvin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Holders Clonlara had an impressive performance in the first game of this year’s chase for the Canon Hamilton Cup, when they totally outclassed a Tony Kelly led Ballyea by eight points at the whistle.