*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLOONEY/QUIN and Newmarket-on-Fergus face off this weekend is one of the games with top billing as action resumes in the Clare senior hurling championship this weekend.
*Shane Harrison gets away from Sam Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Cusack Park once more proved a crucial separator as an electric Clooney/Quin had far too much firepower for an underwhelming Wolfe Tones on Saturday evening.
*Peter Duggan captains Clooney/Quin this season. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE STARS APPEARED to be aligning perfectly for Clooney-Quin’s latest championship assault until a major spanner was thrown into the works in Croke Park three weeks ago.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLOONEY/QUIN clubman Brian Fitzpatrick is the only nominee for the vacant role of Clare GAA’s Treasurer.
*Claire Minogue. CLARE DUO, Sean Considine and Claire Minogue have qualified for the All-Ireland juvenile 60×30 handball finals at U14 and U15 respectively.
*O’Callaghans Mills forward, Conor Henry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An already momentous weekend for O’Callaghan’s Mills was fittingly completed by a fairytale fin-ish when prevailing by the minimum to garner a first Clare Cup crown in 28 years on home soil on Sunday evening.
*Jimmy Corry was one of the most experienced for a youthful Clooney/Quin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An eighth consecutive victory powered Clooney/Quin to an unprecedented Clare Cup Final against home side O’Callaghan’s Mills next Sunday after overtaking neighbours Sixmilebridge with an impressive finish on Sunday afternoon.
*Colm Flynn is fouled by David Frost. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINALISTS in the FutureTicketing Clare Cup have been confirmed following some exciting contests on Sunday.
CLARE HAD MIXED fortunes during the past week in adult handball.
*Colm Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HEADING INTO the final round of games in the FutureTicketing Clare Cup this Sunday, there is still a lot to play for with three semi-final spots still to be filled.