*Seán Boyce takes on Matthew Crotty. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Championship hurling coverage brought to you in association with McKeoghs Home, Garden & DIY A perfectly timed brace of Sean Boyce goals ultimate proved decisive as O’Callaghan’s Mills eventually held off East Clare rivals Scariff to garner the Clare Cup honours after extra-time.
*O’Callaghans Mills goalkeeper, Killian Nugent. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A STRONGER sense of camaraderie and togetherness has been evident within the O’Callaghans Mills squad as they stand sixty minutes from Munster glory.
*Seán Boyce and Gary Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. “SERIOUS RESILIENCE” was shown by O’Callaghans Mills to qualify for the Munster IHC club final for the first time with their manager confident their showings can result in the Fireballs earning some call-ups to the Clare hurling panel.
*Cormac Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A MUNSTER final awaits O’Callaghans Mills who qualified for the provincial intermediate decider with a two point win over Tallow.
*Aidan O’Gorman lifts the Paddy Browne Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’CALLAGHANS MILLS ran out deserving winners over Clarecastle to seal their senior hurling return for 2026.
*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.
*Killian Nugent, Pat O’Brien, Joe Cooney, Robert Frost, Neil O’Brien, Patrick Hogan and Matt Donovan. HAMILTON PARK in Kilkishen marks its centenary this weekend, noted as a beating heart in the East Clare village it will come to life with a number of events taking place, the highpoint being the FutureTicketing Clare Cup final between …
*Cathal Malone netted a hat-trick for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: John Meyler Seven games took place in the Clare senior hurling championship on Saturday marking the beginning of the 2019 campaign.