*Bryan Donnellan rolled back the years for the Mills. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A twenty year gap was bridged at Dr. Daly Park in Tulla on Sunday afternoon when O’Callaghans Mills defeated Scariff to qualify for the FutureTicketing Clare Cup (senior hurling league) final.
*Sean Considine. CLOONEY/QUIN’S Sean Considine won a silver medal at the US National Championships in Minnesota.
CLARE DUO, Diarmaid Nash and Colin Crehan secured a third senior doubles title in the O’Neill’s All-Ireland 4-Wall Senior Championships.
Diarmaid Nash at the Pat Kirby memorial in Tuamgraney. Photograph: Gordon Daly Back with a bang for the third year, The Clare Echo’s sporting awards applaud the great and good from within the county.
*Conor McNamara is back for another campaign with the Scariff hurlers. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Lessons from their first year back in the senior ranks in 2021 which saw them miss a quarter-final berth due to score difference sees Scariff determined to hit the ground with all guns blazing.
*Daire Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kilmaley maintained their unbeaten run in Division 1A of the Clare Cup while O’Callaghans Mills proved much too strong for an under-strength Scariff in Division 1B.
“WE HAVE THE GOLD CUP OF HANDBALL” was the declaration of PJ Counihan in Tuamgraney on Sunday.
*Colin Crehan. Photograph: GAA Handball OATFIELD’s Colin Crehan has claimed the first major elite singles title of his handball career.
*Donal Tuohy. Photograph: Martin Connolly Donal Tuohy has called time on his Clare career after twelve years on the county senior hurling panel.
