*Kevin Keane wins the high ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITHOUT A WIN in either code for their first four senior outings, Corofin are chasing a victory this weekend to avoid lining out in a relegation battle for the second year in a row.
*Rian Considine takes on Damien O’Loughlin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CRATLOE got their Clare SHC campaign back on track with minimal fuss against a Corofin side still finding their feet in Clare’s top tier.
*Michael Nash is tackled by Colm Rice. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield made it two wins from two outings when overcoming Corofin in the second round of the Clare SFC.
*Kilmaley’s Seán O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMALEY got their championship campaign off to a flyer when they ran riot against Corofin on Saturday.
*Gearoid Cahill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOR THE first time since 2010, Corofin are back in the top tier of the Clare senior hurling championship.
*Diarmuid O’Donnell shakes off Marc O’Loughlin while waiting for the ball. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. A MORE evenly balanced Kildysart side got their senior championship campaign off to a winning start on Saturday evening when they recorded a merited three point win over Corofin.
*Colm Rice. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN head into this weekend’s opening game in the senior football championship without the experience and leadership qualities of two players who have been regulars in recent seasons.
*Lions handover; outgoing DSG Kevin Harty from Cork to James O’Loughlin ENNIS Lions Club member James O’Loughlin has been appointed as District Governor of Lions Club Ireland.
*From left to right; Mike O’Gorman (Boherbue, Cork), Alan Finn (Buttevant, Cork), Timmy Collins (Kiskeam, Cork), Keith O’Loughlin (Corofin, Clare), Mairead Fitzgibbon (Buttevant, Cork), Brian O’Loughlin (Corofin, Clare), Eileen O’Callaghan (Mallow, Cork), Edward Kiely (Boherbue Cork), Tadhg O’Sullivan (Kanturk, Cork), Ger Naughton (Newtownshandrum, Cork). TRADITIONAL music has always been intertwined with GAA in Clare.
Tony O’Brien and Mike Enright. Photograph: Joe Buckley A FORMER Minister for Defence and an ex Chairman of Clare GAA are among the names in the mix to contest the sitting Chairman of Clare Fianna Fáil for Monday’s AGM.