Diarmuid Ryan accepts his prize from David Noble, Lending & Business Development Officer with St Francis Credit Union. A COMMANDING display at centre-back has resulted in Cratloe’s Diarmuid Ryan winning the St Francis Credit Union/The Clare Echo player of the week.
*Francie O’Halloran. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography RUAN’s Francie O’Halloran has led Abbeydorney to back to back titles in the Kerry senior hurling championship.
THERE was a major upset in the quarter-final of the Leger at the Limerick Track on Saturday night last as Flyers Minnie (Ballyhimikin Jet & Liosgarbh Lila) made every inch of the running to win at odds of 33/1.
*Cratloe’s Kevin Harnett. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE struck for 1-1 in the final two minutes to overcome Kildysart in the second round of the TUS Clare SFC.
*Diarmuid Ryan catches the sliotar. Photograph: Joe Buckley DAIRE NEVILLE was among the young Cratloe brigade to lead the line scoring three points in the final ten minutes as John O’Gorman’s side edged out Scariff in the opening round of the TUS Clare SHC.
*Cratloe’s Conor McGrath. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HAVING come within a whisker of reaching last year’s decider, Cratloe will be hoping to redress the balance this time around.
*Ballyea and Kilmaley face off in one of the ties of the round. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIXTEEN teams enter the championship arena this weekend as the sliotar gets thrown in for the eagerly awaited TUS Clare senior and premier intermediate hurling championships.
*Padraig Kelly in action for St Breckans. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography STARTING guns have signalled in the race for the Jack Daly, there were no massive surprises among the early fallers and no fatal blows have been sustained following the first round of action.
*Dean Ryan gets away from Jack McInerney. Photograph: Mike Brennan CHAMPIONS Éire Óg kicked off their Clare SFC title defence with an emphatic eighteen point win over 2023 winners Cratloe.
*Cratloe’s Seán Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE’s bid to reclaim the Jack Daly from the tight grip of holders Éire Óg begins in earnest this weekend when they face the reigning champions in what is billed as the tie of the round.