Clare no longer chasing the pack but setting the pace – Leamy
*Clare minor hurling selector, Fintan Leamy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FINTAN LEAMY is used to being a part of the biggest days in the GAA calendar but not as you might expect.
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Title holders Kilmaley still unbeaten in Clare Cup, Mills gather momentum & wins for Bridge, Blues & Feakle
*Kilmaley’s Brian Cahill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TITLE HOLDERS Kilmaley remain unbeaten after four rounds in the FutureTicketing Clare Cup, they easily defeated their neighbours and rivals Inagh/Kilnamona on Saturday.
Taylor & Clare feel a higher expectation for 2023 championship
*Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AS THE 2022 hurling championship began, Waterford were seen as the likeliest pretenders to Limerick’s crown.
CLARE CUP: Inagh/Kilnamona & Sixmilebridge begin with wins & Kilmaley victorious again
*Sixmilebridge’s Shane Golden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ACTION continued in the Clare Cup over the weekend when both Inagh/Kilnamona and Sixmilebridge had their first outings in this season’s campaign.
John thriving as new owner of Midwest Electrical Wholesale
*John Moran. MIDWEST Electrical Wholesale may be at the last stop in Quin Road Business Park, however in recent years it has become the first stop for many Clare people shopping for electrical supplies, power tools, tiling gear, welding equipment and more.
Clooney ‘monster & predator’ jailed for eight years for sexual abuse
*The former Shannondoc driver, Fintan Ryan was jailed this week. A JUDGE has jailed a 61-year old ‘monster and predator’ for eight years and ten months for the sexual abuse of three young girls in the 1980s.
Isolated players & admission fees for club league games discussed at March Co Board meeting
*Clare GAA’s Head of Operations, Deirdre Murphy. Photograph: Natasha Barton ISOLATED PLAYERS, the potential return of admission fees for adult league games from 2024 and Clondegad’s placing in Division 5 of the football league were among the issues to raise debate at the March meeting of Clare GAA.
Taylor targets nailing down championship spot during League campaign
*Clare’s Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE MIDFIELDER RYAN Taylor has said they won’t be shy of motivation this year with players firstly eager to nail down a championship starting position and secondly to get their hands on some silverware.
Cusack Park naming rights, Cloister car park & sponsorship rights targeted by Murphy as Clare GAA sources of revenue in 2023
A rainbow stretches over Cusack Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NAMING RIGHTS FOR CUSACK PARK, the development of the Cloister Car Park and securing sponsors for club championships have all been pinpointed as targeted sources of revenue for Clare GAA next year.
Four teams remain in race for U21A hurling glory
*Barry Morrissey and Rory O’Connell swarm Louis McCormack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR TEAMS are left standing in the race for U21A hurling glory while three of the semi-final spots in the B championship have been filled.
