Crusheen consolidate senior status & Mills enter relegation final
*Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. CRUSHEEN consolidated their senior status for 2027 when sending O’Callaghans Mills into the relegation final.
*Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. CRUSHEEN consolidated their senior status for 2027 when sending O’Callaghans Mills into the relegation final.
*Diarmuid Mullins captains Crusheen’s senior hurlers this year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRUSHEEN’s championship will commence against the reigning champions Éire Óg as they try to rewrite the wrongs of what was a disappointing 2025 campaign.
SHANNON’s Gary Cusack has been named employee of the year by recruitment company Cregg.
*Crusheen defender, Diarmuid Mullins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN’s remarkable run to a first county senior decider in nine years last October is almost worthy of a book in itself.
*Michael Browne. HONEST AND HARD-WORKING were among the key traits of the Crusheen side which won back to back titles in 2010 and 2011, those same characteristics have come back to the surface again this year and it’s no coincidence that Michael Browne is back at the helm.
*Oisin O’Donnell and Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” for Crusheen as they prepare for a first Clare SHC semi-final in four years.
*Crusheen’s Jamie Fitzgibbon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FORGING a winning start is vital for all teams beginning their Clare SHC campaign and for Crusheen they’ve turned to a management with history of success to guide their efforts.
*Sean O’Loughlin fields the ball from Barry Fitzpatrick. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clonlara and Kilmaley will contest the final of the Clare Cup at Cusack Park next weekend.
*Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Twenty teams divided into two groups of ten set out back in March in search of the Clare Cup, senior hurling league, title and just four remain in the race for the title.
*Donal Tuohy. Photograph: Martin Connolly Donal Tuohy has called time on his Clare career after twelve years on the county senior hurling panel.