Clare Echo’s 2024 sporting awards
WITH HIGHS and lows aplenty throughout the sporting year, it’s been twelve months to remember on and off the field with plenty of competition for the sought-after Clare Echo sporting awards.
Éire Óg
Walsh in running to be next Clare U20 manager
*Maurice Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MAURICE WALSH is on course to be appointed as the next manager of the Clare U20 footballers, The Clare Echo understands.
Éire Óg had ‘more to give’ in Munster club
*Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG had “more to give” in the Munster club senior football championship.
Elusive Munster senior final eludes Éire Óg for third time in four years
*Éire Óg’s Manus Doherty. Photograph: Mike Brennan ANOTHER frustrating provincial exit for Éire Óg who were expertly kept at arm’s length by Loughmore-Castleiney to fall at the Munster Semi-Final stage for a third time in four seasons.
Lissycasey end Ennistymon’s reign as U21 champions & Doora/Barefield overcome Clondegad
*Connor Meaney kicked the winning score for Lissycasey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield are to do battle in the U21A football final following their semi-final wins.
Scariff/Ogonnelloe seal U21A semi-final spot
*Keelan Hartigan was a standout player for Scariff/Ogonnelloe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SCARIFF/OGONNELLOE recorded a one point win over Éire Óg to seal their place in the U21A hurling semi-finals. Scariff/Ogonnelloe 1-14 Éire Óg 1-13 Venue: O’Garney Park, Sixmilebridge A last four tie with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield awaits Scariff/Ogonnelloe after they overcame Éire Óg by the …
Fitzgerald leading the way as Éire Óg make the most of Cusack Park comforts
*Aaron Fitzgerald leads Éire Óg from defence. Photograph: Mike Brennan ÉIRE Óg captain Aaron Fitzgerald was among the players to lead the way as the Clare champions recovered from a sluggish opening half on Sunday to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Munster club championship.
Semi-final draws held for U21 hurling championships
*Clarecastle’s Paul O’Connell. Photograph: Chris Copley DRAWS for the semi-finals of the U21 hurling championships and shields were made at Clareabbey.
‘People have been talking about our squad all year, we’re not afraid to use it’ – new leaders emerge for Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Jarlath Collins. Photograph: Mike Brennan STRENGTH in depth has been a tag attributed to Éire Óg’s footballers all season but it was clear to see on Sunday as they survived a big scare from Adare to seal their place in a second Munster club semi-final in four seasons.
Goal & assist from Ikem helps propel Éire Óg to Munster semi-finals
*Ikem Ugwueru scored Éire Óg’s first goal and had the assist for their second. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG were made earn their place in the Munster club semi-final after recovering from a poor opening half to overcome Limerick champions Adare.