A tribute song to Munster and Irish legend Anthony Foley will be launched during half-time in this weekend’s rugby international between Ireland and New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium.
*St Josephs Doora/Barefield manager, Michael Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Losing out in the intermediate hurling final for the second time in three years is “heartbreaking” for St Josephs Doora/Barefield, manager Michael Guilfoyle has said.
Population allocations set out in the National Planning Framework (NPF) and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSES) adopted by the three Regional Assemblies need to be urgently revised, Clare councillors have warned.
*John Cusack and Gretta Cusack embrace at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin John Cusack and Patrick Aherne can now form a unique club as the only two Killaloe men to hold more than one intermediate championship medals.
*Brendan Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Halloween and Smith O’Briens competing in intermediate hurling finals are turning out to be quite the happy coincidence.
*Smith O’Briens celebrate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Senior hurling is to return to Killaloe next year after Smith O’Briens were crowned as intermediate champions for 2021.
*Brendan Foley will hope to be smiling come the final whistle of Sunday’s intermediate final. Photograph: Ruth Griffin There’s no such thing as a two minute conversation with Brendan Foley. Being a hurling fanatic, his boyish enthusiasm for the sport has brought many a soul down a black hole of hurling talk that could last …
*Kevin Walsh keeps his eyes on the sliotar. Photograph: Natasha Barton Four men who have all either played or managed teams that have come up against both Clare intermediate hurling championship finalists in recent times have given their views on how Sunday’s final will go with Smith O’Briens tipped as favourites by the quartet despite …
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*Doora/Barefield’s Kevin Meaney misses out on Sunday’s final due to a hamstring injury. Photograph: Natasha Barton Both St Josephs Doora/Barefield and Smith O’Briens are dealing with injury worries ahead of Sunday’s intermediate hurling final.
*Cian Nolan holds off Blaine Earley as he wins the race for possession. Photograph: Ruth Griffin True leadership becomes apparent when the need is greatest and in the case of Smith O’Briens’ hurlers, it has been typified by joint captain Cian Nolan.
