Kilmaley record 12 point win over county champions Ballyea
*Kilmaley’s Michael O’Malley finished as top scorer for his side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMALEY PRODUCED A stirring second half to defeat county champions Ballyea on Saturday evening.
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Siobhán seizing the day and opportunities coming her way
*Siobhán Mungovan. Photograph: John Mangan SIOBHÁN MUNGOVAN has a knack for defying the odds and she’s nervously looking forward to giving her first TEDX talk this coming weekend.
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.
‘We need to up the amount of girls soccer teams in Ennis’ – new CSSL Chair Shannon sets out her stall
*Deirdre Shannon. Photograph: Natasha Barton INCREASING THE AMOUNT of girls teams within Ennis town has been earmarked as one of the big ambitions of the newly elected Chairperson of the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls Soccer League (CSSL).
Truagh/Clonlara & Scariff/Ogonnelloe to meet again in decider
Áine O’Loughlin maintains possession for Truagh/Clonlara. Photograph: Aidan Ryan CUSACK PARK is to host the Clare senior camogie final in what will be a repeat of last year’s decider.
Record number of volunteers collected 2.5 tonnes of litter for Big Beach Clean in Clare
*Volunteers in Seafield. A RECORD number of volunteers were out in force for annual Big Beach Clean weekend with an estimated 2.5 tonnes of litter collected in Clare.
Upsetting the odds is ‘what we train for’ say Smith O’Briens & Clooney/Quin
*Brendan Foley. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CAUSING THE biggest upsets in this year’s Clare SHC is what Smith O’Briens and Clooney/Quin have been training for.
Scariff/Ogonnelloe & Truagh/Clonlara make statements as camogie campaign kicks off
*Mairead Scanlan was the top scorer for Scariff/Ogonnelloe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill REIGNING CHAMPIONS, Scariff/Ogonnelloe kicked off the Clare Senior Camogie Championship in emphatic fashion with Truagh/Clonlara and Newmarket-on-Fergus also recording wins.
Clooney/Quin cause an upset by powering past Kilmaley
*Bryan O’Loughlin collides with Shane Harrison. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLOONEY/QUIN produced a storming performance to pick up their second successive win in the Clare SHC leaving Clare Cup champions Kilmaley shell-shocked.
Kilmaley’s Cup form must translate to championship to strengthen their title bid
*Brian Cahill will be a vital player in the middle third for Kilmaley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRESH from winning the Clare Cup title, Kilmaley who have only lost one competitive game so far this year have strengthened the argument for those who view them as championship contenders.