*St Joseph’s Miltown’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S MILTOWN came out on top in the opening round of the Clare senior football championship described by their manager as “a scary prospect”.
*Cormac Murray. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S MILTOWN brought a strong attacking threat which proved decisive in overcoming Doonbeg to start their Clare SFC bid with a three point win.
*Seanie Malone forms part of an experienced backline for St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S MILTOWN head into this season’s Clare senior football championship on the back of impressive runs in the Garry and O’Gorman cup competitions, both of which they won.
*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.
*Shane O’Donnell latches onto possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill 2023 was another rollercoaster year for Clare hurlers. After a home loss to Tipperary, it looked as though we may struggle to qualify as one of the three to progress from Munster. However, our players showed resilience and a lot of quality to end up topping the …
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*Kilmaley’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Since the draw was made and the fixtures quickly deciphered, the opening round derby between back-to-back holders Ballyea and then Clare Cup champions Kilmaley easily stood out from the pack as the tie of the first weekend.
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP campaign draws to a close with Clare’s senior hurlers edging closer but not arriving in the promised land.
*Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOT WANTING to concede goals early on was the reason Clare played the opening half of the All-Ireland semi-final with a sweeper according to manager Brian Lohan who said they will dust themselves down and come back again.
*Shane O’Donnell in action for Clare versus Kilkenny. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare had no problem overcoming futile resistance from Dublin to give us a crack at Kilkenny in an All-Ireland semi final this weekend. The players and management alike will be on a mission to atone for last year’s loss in a game where we …
*Clare captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill This year Clare have their best chance of winning the All-Ireland senior hurling title since their last success ten years ago.