Minogue & Coughlan win All-Ireland handball titles
TWO new All-Ireland champions from Clare were crowned in Croke Park on Sunday with the handball success of Leah Minogue and Seán Coughlan.
TWO new All-Ireland champions from Clare were crowned in Croke Park on Sunday with the handball success of Leah Minogue and Seán Coughlan.
*Leah Minogue. Sean Coughlan and Leah Minogue are through to All-Ireland finals which take place today (Sunday) in Croke Park.
*Aidan McCarthy hit 0-9 as Inagh/Kilnamona edged towards a quarter-final spot. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUARTER-FINAL places in the Clare Cup have been secured by Crusheen, Sixmilebridge, Clonlara and Newmarket-on-Fergus while Aidan McCarthy’s return to Inagh/Kilnamona strengthened their push for the knockout stages.
*Leah Minogue. CROKE PARK will host the semi-finals of all adult GAA Handball competitions this weekend with plenty of Clare interest.
*Sixmilebridge’s Alex Morey in possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIXMILEBRIDGE and Clonlara are in top position of the Clare Cup following the fifth round of the hurling league played across the May Bank Holiday weekend.
*Kilmaley’s Michael O’Malley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN, Clonlara and Kilmaley occupy top spots in Division 1A and 1B of the willwego.com Clare Cup.
*Ryan Taylor gets away from Cork’s Ethan Twomey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. REST and recovery is key for Clare’s senior hurlers as they gear up for their second outing in the Munster championship.
*Robert Downey chases Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Ruth Griffin MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP games in Cusack Park are “unbelievable” and the encounters that Ryan Taylor most looks forward to all year.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Eoghan Foudy is stopped by the Feakle trio of Killian Bane, Owen McGann and Patrick Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COUNTY champions Feakle have recorded their first win of 2025 with Clarecastle and Newmarket-on-Fergus also getting off the mark in the Clare Cup.
*Doora/Barefield’s Eoin Lahiffe is held by Cratloe’s Cathal Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUCCESSIVE wins were picked up by St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield, Corofin, Crusheen and Sixmilebridge as the willwego.com Clare Cup second round took place.