*Darragh Moroney of O’Callaghans Mills breaks the challenge of Tubber’s Cathal Droney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Favourites O’Callaghans Mills and Clarecastle continued their winning ways in the race for the premier intermediate hurling chamionship when accounting for Tubber and Bodyke respectively at the weekend.
*Neil O’Brien with some of the injured ewes. Photograph: Joe Buckley HALF A DOZEN ewes were left badly injured with a further one missing following an “traumatic” attack in Kilkishen.
*Kevin Sammon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KEVIN Sammon hopes to be celebrating a major hurling win for the second time in a few weeks come Saturday evening.
IN A first for camogie in Clare, the draws for the senior championship were conducted on a podcast.
*Chairman of the East Clare Memorial Committee, Pat Hayes. ANNUAL EASTER commemorations will be held by the East Clare Memorial Committee in Tuamgraney and Scariff this Sunday.
*Conner Hegarty was in fine scoring form for Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA and Sixmilebridge laid down markers in the first round of the Clare Cup with notable wins also amassed by St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield, Corofin, Wolfe Tones, Crusheen and Clooney/Quin.
*Kilkishen village. AN APPEAL has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála against the decision to deny planning for 61 houses in Kilkishen.
*Liam Boyce. KILKISHEN’s Liam Boyce claimed the individual speaker award at the country’s longest-running third-level debating competition.
*Páraic Gallagher. KILKISHEN native Páraic Gallagher has assumed a new role as a Government adviser.
*Cllr Joe Cooney (FG). Photograph: John Mangan HAVING DELIVERED poll-topping performances in the local elections, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) is playing ‘senior hurling’ now as he prepares for his first General Election.