Collins to remain on as Clare boss for tenth season
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Ireland’s longest serving inter-county football manager Colm Collins has been ratified for a tenth year.
Cratloe
Cratloe hit Lissycasey for six
*Podge Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Cratloe’s perfect senior championship start was extended to six matches after edging out Lissycasey to clinch Group 2 in Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday afternoon.
No excuse for Ballyea to not be competitive – Hogan
*Jack Browne claims the ball from Shane Gleeson. Photograph: Ruth Griffin BALLYEA’s first championship defeat since September 2020 represented a “flat” performance.
Sharper Cratloe end Ballyea’s unbeaten streak
*Rian Considine’s first half goal marked a turning point in the game. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Cratloe overwhelmed county champions Ballyea to inflict a first championship defeat on the men in black and amber since September 2020.
Cratloe gearing up for county’s largest pottery gathering
CRATLOE is to host the largest gathering of potters in the county over this coming weekend.
Facing native Kilmihil among the more difficult managerial tasks for Colm Collins
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS has admitted facing off with his native Kilmihil was among the more difficult experiences he has had as a manager.
Ballyea clash the ultimate ‘acid test’ for Cratloe
*Podge Collins claims the sliotar before Mark Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE’s senior hurlers are bracing themselves for an “acid test” against county champions Ballyea this Saturday.
Cratloe move closer to knockout stages with pressure mounting on Kilmihil
*Shane Neville puts Gearoid O’Grady under pressure. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The value of experience at championship time was highlighted once again at Cusack Park this Saturday evening as Cratloe recorded their second win of the campaign when they accounted for Kilmihil.
Scoring difference ‘will be vital’ in determining quarter-finalists & relegation candidates in Clare SHC
*Patrick Kelly catches the sliotar above Gearoid O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCORING DIFFERNENCE is going to play a key role in influencing the make-up of the participants in the knockout stages and relegation play-offs of the Clare SHC, Clarecastle’s senior hurling manager has said.
Population projections for Clare ‘in a different galaxy’ to Census findings
*Cllr Cillian Murphy. Photograph: Eamon Ward PRELIMINARY CENSUS findings for Clare are “so far away from population projections for the county that we’re in a different galaxy,” a West Clare councillor has remarked.