Three world titles won by Clare handballers
*Claire Minogue, Sean Coughlan and Chloe Philpott. AFTER six days of One Wall handball which produced over 1000 games for 800 competitors, Clare players brought home three World titles.
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Ballyea back on track after five star showing from Jack
*Jack Browne excelled for Ballyea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JACK BROWNE led the way as four-time Clare SHC champions Ballyea put their championship campaign back on track.
Lynch confident ‘resilient’ Clooney/Quin will knuckle down for Ballyea
*Jack O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NO GAME is easy in the Clare SHC, this is certainly the case in Group 1 as Clooney/Quin will attest to after coming up just short in their first outing against Éire Óg.
Éire Óg edge out Clooney/Quin in Group of Death
*Marco Cleary gets away from Evan Maxted. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN one of the tightest contests of the Clare SHC opening round, Éire Óg edged out Clooney/Quin for victory.
Long road back from injury worth every second for All-Ireland winner Ryan Taylor
*Ryan Taylor and his family in Croke Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RYAN TAYLOR had the longest journey of the Clare panel to Croke Park, overcoming a year-long ACL injury to play his part in the county’s All-Ireland success.
Quin’s Amy will cheer on Clare among a sea of Red in Croke Park
*Amy Colleran with her husband Tadhg Nagle during the Munster SHC meeting of Clare and Cork. QUIN’s Amy Colleran has experience of winning All-Ireland titles with Clare in Croke Park but she has had to become accustomed to cheering on her beloved county surrounded by a sea of red.
‘When you break down any game 1000 mad things happen & somebody wins’
*Clare selector, Tommy Corbett (far-right) with Paul Flanagan, David Reidy and Ken Ralph. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ANY TEAM expecting to beat Cork must be able to cope with their “bomb squad of speed” that they unleash from the bench in the final twenty minutes of a game, Clare selector Tommy Corbett has stressed.
Taylor’s introduction a turning point in Clare’s All-Ireland semi-final win
*Ryan Taylor offloads the ball under pressure from David Blanchfield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOT ALONE was Ryan Taylor’s return a huge boost for him, his family and Clare supporters but it was also a turning point in the game in helping his county qualify for the All-Ireland senior hurling final.
Taylor could be the trump card for Clare in All-Ireland semi-final
*Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLOONEY/QUIN’s Ryan Taylor is expected to feature in Clare’s matchday panel for the first time this season.
Back to back defeats for Inamona allows Blues take spot with Clare Cup semi-finalists confirmed
*Eoin Guilfoyle of Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BACK TO BACK defeats for Inagh/Kilnamona have allowed Newmarket-on-Fergus to take top spot in Division 1A of the FutureTicketing Clare Cup.
