*Diarmuid Stritch with Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MORE CLARE hurlers are putting their hand up for coveted championship minutes with the county’s fifth win in a row sealing promotion back to Division 1A.
*Conor Cleary was solid in defence for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FROM being in ‘Newbridge going nowhere’ to eventually turning the tide, Clare are now on the brink of a return to the top tier of the National Hurling League following a fourth consecutive victory.
*David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FIVE CHANGES have been made to the Clare senior hurling team for Saturday’s fourth round of the Allianz National Hurling League against Kildare.
*Clare goalkeeper, Eibhear Quilligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IN what will likely be one of Clare’s tightest league encounters, big scores at vital moments helped kick start the Banner’s push for promotion in the National Hurling League.
PRESIDENT of the GAA, Jarlath Burns was in Miltown Malbay on Tuesday night to officially open new facilities in Hennessy Memorial Park and to unveil a plaque in memory of Georgie Comerford.
*Éire Óg’s Darren Moroney gets away from Éanna McMahon of Kilmaley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IT WAS A BATTLE that Éire Óg edged Kilmaley in to claim their place in the TUS Clare SHC final.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG emerged two point winners over Kilmaley to seal their place in the TUS Clare SHC final for the first time since 2022.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMALEY face off with Éire Óg in this weekend’s Clare SHC semi-final but they got to the last four with a truly dominant vicory over Sixmilebridge.
*Conor Cleary kicked the all-important goal for St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S MILTOWN claimed the last of the Clare SFC quarter-final spots when overcoming Doonbeg for the third year in a row.
*Kilmaley’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THERE MAY have been confusion over the actual score at half-time when the sides were level but the scoreboard suggested otherwise and there were no such queries by the final whistle as Kilmaley romped to a twelve point victory over Cratloe with a powerful second half display.