Munster final ‘a huge game’ & massive opportunity for O’Callaghans Mills
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LINING out in a Munster final serves as “a huge game” for O’Callaghans Mills and Kilkishen as their hurlers go in search of provincial glory.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LINING out in a Munster final serves as “a huge game” for O’Callaghans Mills and Kilkishen as their hurlers go in search of provincial glory.
*Seán Boyce and Gary Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. “SERIOUS RESILIENCE” was shown by O’Callaghans Mills to qualify for the Munster IHC club final for the first time with their manager confident their showings can result in the Fireballs earning some call-ups to the Clare hurling panel.
Aidan Fawl in action for O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’Callaghan’s Mills produced a rousing eight point second half turnaround to seal their place in the last four of the Munster Intermediate club championship semi-final.
*Conor Cooney (centre) celebrates with family. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. SEALING a return to the top tier of Clare hurling brought a sense of “relief” for O’Callaghans Mills and their full-back Conor Cooney.
*Darragh Moroney offloads as James Cullinan closes in. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill O’CALLAGHANS MILLS’ bid to bounce back to the top tier of Clare hurling at the first attempt is well and truly alive following a storming second half display against Ruan.
*Conor Ryan (FG). O’CALLAGHANS MILLS native Conor Ryan (FG) has been selected to take the seat of Joe Cooney TD (FG) on Clare County Council.
*Cormac Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BLOOD may be thicker than water but the villages of O’Callaghan’s Mills and Broadford are thankful that the lakes of Lough Gar and Doon Lough separate them as their East Clare derby rivalry is elevated to unprecedented heights in Clonlara this Friday evening (7.30pm).
*Avenue Utd’s Mossy Hehir. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AVENUE UTD will celebrate Christmas and ring in the New Year at top of the table in the Maloney Hardware CDSL Premier Division.
*O’Callaghans Mills’ Conor Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill To say that the recent Clare Cup triumph was a welcome jolt for O’Callaghan’s Mills would pehaps be one of the understatements of the entire year as expectations levels certainly didn’t reflect the reality.
*Bryan Donnellan rolled back the years for the Mills. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A twenty year gap was bridged at Dr. Daly Park in Tulla on Sunday afternoon when O’Callaghans Mills defeated Scariff to qualify for the FutureTicketing Clare Cup (senior hurling league) final.