*Jack O’Neill forms part of the UL attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FITZGIBBON CUP medals will be returning to Co Clare regardless of whether Mary Immaculate College or the University of Limerick claim the silverware this Friday.
John Conlon receives the willwego.com Clare Cup from Clare GAA’s Neil O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXTEEN teams in two groups of eight will compete for the WillWeGo Clare Cup title.
*John Callinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLUB leagues are proposed to commence in March while the majority of Clare GAA’s sub-committees have been finalised for the coming season.
*Eugene Cullinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EUGENE CULLINAN is to return for a second stint as manager of the Inagh/Kilnamona senior hurlers.
Jonathan Keane celebrates winning the South of Ireland Men’s Amateur Open Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady AS the 2025 sporting seasons draws to a close, the keenly contested and eagerly awaited Clare Echo sporting awards return.
*Aidan McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s All-Ireland winning freetaker Aidan McCarthy will not be part of the county panel for this coming year.
*Kevin Hehir. KEVIN HEHIR has the distinction of becoming the first Inagh/Kilnamona to captain and manage the club to glory in the U21A hurling championship.
*Shane Woods, Noel Hehir and Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DRIVEN by the hurt of a premature exit from the Clare SHC, Inagh/Kilnamona U21 joint captain Shane Woods was inspired to taste championship glory in 2025.
*Seán Rynne celebrates at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A SUPERB performance from Seán Rynne helped lead Inagh/Kilnamona to a first U21A hurling championship in seven years and see him win a rare double at the grade.
*Inagh/Kilnamona joint captains Shane Woods and Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA went ahead for the first time on fifty seven minutes to go on to become U21A hurling champions for the fourth time beating Éire Óg.