Sweetest day for Seán Rynne as Inagh/Kilnamona capture the biggest prize
*Seán Rynne leads the celebrations. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WINNING a Clare SHC medal with Inagh/Kilnamona was “the sweetest day of my life” for midfielder Seán Rynne.
*Seán Rynne leads the celebrations. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WINNING a Clare SHC medal with Inagh/Kilnamona was “the sweetest day of my life” for midfielder Seán Rynne.
*Seán Rynne celebrates at the final whistle for Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA have ended Éire Óg’s reign as county champions and more importantly for them have advanced to a first Clare SHC final since 2021.
*Seán Rynne. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Championship hurling brought to you in association with McKeogh’s Ballina WEARING THE underdog tag has been embraced by Clare’s hurlers for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final showdown, wing forward Seán Rynne has said.
*Shane Woods, Noel Hehir and Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DRIVEN by the hurt of a premature exit from the Clare SHC, Inagh/Kilnamona U21 joint captain Shane Woods was inspired to taste championship glory in 2025.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Fred Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG will look to win a first U21A hurling title since 2010 and Inagh/Kilnamona are striving to bridge a seven year gap when the clubs meet in Sunday’s county final.
*Ennistymon captain Joshua Vaughan lifts the John Marrinan trophy with his teammates. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ENNISTYMON are Clare U21A football champions for the fourth time after powering past the challenge of Clondegad with a performance honouring those that were at the forefront of their thoughts in a remembrance mass held in the town this weekend.
*Michael Foran of O’Currys. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’CURRYS have been relegated from the Clare IFC and will next year line out in the Junior A ranks for the first time since 1995.
Dejected Ennistymon Community School players. Photograph: John Sheridan. ENNISTYMON COMMUNITY School’s wait for All-Ireland colleges football glory goes on after they lost out to St Clare’s Manorhamilton after extra time.
*Joint captains Alex Leyden and Conor Rynne. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile ENNISTYMON COMMUNITY SCHOOL go in search of their first All-Ireland football title this weekend.
Lawrence Healy on the sideline. Photograph: John Sheridan MANAGEMENT and playing both have similar pressures but they also bring the same levels of enjoyment, former Clare defender Lawrence Healy has discovered.