*Shane Harrison gets away from Sam Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Cusack Park once more proved a crucial separator as an electric Clooney/Quin had far too much firepower for an underwhelming Wolfe Tones on Saturday evening.
*Peter Duggan captains Clooney/Quin this season. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE STARS APPEARED to be aligning perfectly for Clooney-Quin’s latest championship assault until a major spanner was thrown into the works in Croke Park three weeks ago.
*O’Callaghans Mills forward, Conor Henry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An already momentous weekend for O’Callaghan’s Mills was fittingly completed by a fairytale fin-ish when prevailing by the minimum to garner a first Clare Cup crown in 28 years on home soil on Sunday evening.
*Jimmy Corry was one of the most experienced for a youthful Clooney/Quin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An eighth consecutive victory powered Clooney/Quin to an unprecedented Clare Cup Final against home side O’Callaghan’s Mills next Sunday after overtaking neighbours Sixmilebridge with an impressive finish on Sunday afternoon.
*Ian MacNamara tries to win possession back. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S U20 hurlers came up agonisingly short in their bid to become provincial champions for the fifth time.
*Oisin O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Keith Smyth and Senan Dunford starred as Clare knocked Waterford out of the Munster Under 20 Hurling Championship in Dungarvan tonight.
*Patrick Crotty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TERENCE FAHY’s Clare U20 team to take on Tipperary in the first round of the Munster championship has been named.
*Donal Moloney listens from a distance as the Clare minors speak in a huddle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After the highs of their Munster championship campaign which ended in a penalty shootout loss to Tipperary in the final, Clare’s minor hurlers were brought crashing back down to earth this Saturday afternoon.
CLARE’s minor hurlers hopes of securing a fifth provincial crown were devastatingly crushed after losing to Tipperary on penalties.
*Goalscorer Oisin Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare completed a unique double over Cork in the space of three days after the minor hurlers produced the performance of the year to dethrone provincial and All-Ireland champions Cork on Tuesday evening.
