*Steven Conway gets away from Shane Lynch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE had to utilise all their championship winning experience to relievedly eek out their first victory of the new campaign following an enthralling war of attrition with Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Fr Harry Bohan with a copy of The Furrow where he penned a tribute to Bishop Willie Walsh. BISHOP WILLIE Walsh’s loss has been deeply felt in Co Clare with his legacy living on as a man of the people and an extraordinary individual amongst other things.
*Feakle captain, Oisin Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COUNTY CHAMPIONS Feakle are braced for “a crunch game” with Newmarket-on-Fergus in the second round of the TUS Clare SHC.
*Darragh Lohan latches onto the sliotar for Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Ruth Griffin JACK Cunningham struck the final score of the game to secure a share of the spoils between the reigning intermediate champions Wolfe Tones and senior champions Feakle.
*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.
*Shane McGrath of Feakle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FEAKLE begin the defence of their title as Clare SHC under-strength in terms of personnel but not lacking when it comes to belief.
*Pat O’Brien. Photograph: John Mangan CULTURAL CHANGE and a lack of young customers are the biggest challenges facing Clare publicans according to the former owner of The Blacksticks Pub, Pat O’Brien.
BALLYEA Jet was in flying form for owner Noel Gavin with Confused Kiely owned by Cratloe’s Ger Manley also recording a first place finish.
O’Callaghans Mills’ winning run continued at Scariff on Thursday evening when they made it four from four in the willwego.com Clare Cup with victory over Scariff at the latter’s venue. O’Callaghans Mills 1-20 Scariff 0-17 The winners were boosted by the inclusion of two players who hadn’t been available to them in recent weeks. Seanie Boyce …
Feakle will begin the defence of the Canon Hamilton senior hurling championship against last year’s intermediate hurling winners Wolfe Tones while Eire Og, holders of the Jack Daly cup for the senior football championship, will face Cratloe in the opening round of that competition. The draws, made earlier this Monday evening at Clare GAA headquarters …
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