THE WATER BREAK: Clare fall flat against clinical Kilkenny
AN OUTSTANDING Kilkenny performance mixed with a below-par display from Clare brought the curtain down on the Banner’s run in this year’s All-Ireland SHC.
AN OUTSTANDING Kilkenny performance mixed with a below-par display from Clare brought the curtain down on the Banner’s run in this year’s All-Ireland SHC.
*Brian Carey holds off Eoin Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Pairings are now known for the knockout stages of the Clare Cup following the final round of group games played on Sunday.
*Shane Meehan battles to get away from Limerick’s Richie English. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Concerns on the fitness of Clare forward, Shane Meehan have emerged in the lead-up to Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.
A FORMER CLARE TD has said the county hurlers should withdraw from the championship if appeals to have suspensions of Rory Hayes and Peter Duggan are not rescinded.
*Kilmaley’s Daire Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kilmaley are the first side to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Clare Cup.
*Photograph: John O’Neill ENNIS BASKED IN THE GLORIOUS SUNSHINE on Saturday as it welcomed President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina to town.
ENNIS TOWN FC’s shot at history came undone against a strong Midleton FC outfit on Friday evening.
*Ennis Town FC’s Thomas Collins. Photograph: Natasha Barton ENNIS TOWN FC are hoping to become the first Clare club to be crowned Munster U19 champions, the sense of history attached with the occasion is not lost on the players.
*Jathan McMahon gets past Shane Gleeson. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Two thirds of the games in the round robin section in the race for this season’s Clare Cup have been played and just Kilmaley has reached this stage without losing a game.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill With the start of the GAA inter-county championship, that means it’s time for the return of our video podcast!