*Killian O’Connor tries to stop Patrick Finnernan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. It wasn’t a complete dead-rubber as Corofin circled the wagons perfectly for another senior relegation series following a rousing nine point turnaround to snatch a share of the spoils with Group 2 winners Clooney/Quin.
*Damien O’Loughlin for Corofin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN ensured they will get a successive season in the Clare SHC after relegating O’Callaghans Mills to the intermediate grade.
*Gearoid Kelly hit 0-12 for Corofin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography COROFIN’s Munster crusade came to an abrupt stop but not without a bit of drama in Limerick City on Saturday evening.
*Corofin’s Marc O’Loughlin, Diarmuid Cahill, Gearoid Kelly and Gearoid Cahill celebrate. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography COROFIN were leen and mean as they advanced to a first ever Munster intermediate hurling club final.
*Gearoid Kelly, Kevin Keane, Gearoid Cahill, Jamie Malone and Geraldine Cahll celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GEAROID KELLY’s contribution of nine points was central to Corofin’s success in the Clare intermediate hurling championship.
*Joe Cahill flanked by his two sons Diarmuid and Gearoid. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography COROFIN’S SUCCESS in winning the intermediate hurling championship was not achieved overnight.
Diarmuid Cahill and Kevin Keane embrace. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN have won the Clare intermediate hurling championship for the third time in their history after shaking off the challenge of a stubborn Sixmilebridge.
*Photograph: Mark Hayes Corofin recorded a comfortable victory over Bodyke in the final of the RealPrint Division 2 Hurling League final on Friday evening.
*Corofin’s Ross Hayes and Diarmuid Cahill compete with Na Gaeil duo Diarmuid O’Connor and Enda O’Connor. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Corofin’s remarkable run finally ground to a decisive halt in Mallow this afternoon after being overpowered by breakthrough Munster Intermediate Club champions Na Gaeil.
Two Clare natives have been running an unofficial Christmas challenge for five years against An Post and are hoping that this will finally be the year that they get the better of the national postal service.