At least three new officers to join Executive of Clare GAA
*Cathal Kilmartin will be elected as the new Treasurer of Clare GAA. AT LEAST three new officers will join the Executive of Clare GAA for 2026.
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Owen Ryan tenders resignation with The Clare Champion after eighteen years
*Owen Ryan (centre) is to leave The Clare Champion this month. Photograph: Joe Buckley LONG-serving journalist with The Clare Champion, Owen Ryan is to leave the publication.
Crusheen win Minor C for fifth time
Eoghan O’Donnell, Ronan O’Sullivan, Seán McGreal and Cathal Lyons. Photograph: Rachel Lyons Photography CRUSHEEN claimed the Minor C hurling championship for the fifth time in their history.
Sitting officials linked with Head of Operations vacancy in Clare GAA
*GDA Micheál Duffy is among the names in the running for Head of Operations. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SITTING OFFICERS and one paid official of Clare GAA are among the names linked as potential replacements of Deirdre Murphy as the Association’s Head of Operations.
€1m for Killaloe/Ballina enhancement plan but Crusheen rail stop misses out on funding
€1M has been allocated for the delivery of public realm and enhancement projects in Killaloe and Ballina but the wheels are not moving in Crusheen with no money set aside for the reopening of the rail stop in the village.
‘We left it behind us against The Bridge’ – Crusheen reflect on latest championship crusade
*Breffni Horner on the attack for Crusheen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRUSHEEN have been left to rue their second round loss to Sixmilebridge as they reflect on their exit from the TUS Clare SHC.
Clonlara qualify for quarter-finals for third year running & eliminate Crusheen
*Ian O’Brien tries to hook Dylan McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLONLARA deservedly claimed their place in the Clare SHC quarter-finals for the third year running beating Crusheen by a single point to record a third their third championship win in a row.
Bridge determined to battle their way back to quarter-finals
*Sixmilebridge’s David Kennedy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DEFEATING CRUSHEEN in round two of the TUS Clare SHC was “one of the biggest wins in four or five years” for Sixmilebridge.
Chance still exists for Crusheen to make quarter-finals
*Crusheen defender, Luke Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRUSHEEN still have a chance of making the knockout stages of the Clare SHC but only if they beat a fancied Clonlara by three points or more and Sixmilebridge overcome St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.
The Water Break: Goals start rolling as first casualties fall in Clare SHC
*Peter Duggan is tackled by Shane Woods. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THIRTY one goals were scored across the course of the weekend in the second round of the TUS Clare SHC.