Marco Cleary accepts his prize from Colm Walsh O’Loghlen of St Francis Credit Union. Photograph: Páraic McMahon MARCO CLEARY struck for a hat-trick to send Éire Óg into the Clare SHC semi-finals while also earning the St Francis Credit Union / The Clare Echo player of the week.
*Éire Óg’s Liam Corry is watched by teammate Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. DESPITE securing their place in the semi-finals of the Clare SHC with a seventeen point win, Éire Óg still have “an awful lot to work on”.
*Éire Óg’s Marco Cleary is followed by Rory Hayes of Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG’S bid to retain their Clare SHC crown continues after they powered past Wolfe Tones to secure their place in the semi-finals.
*Éire Óg’s Marco Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A good start was more than half the battle as defending champions Éire Óg extended their exemplary group record to eleven unbeaten matches since 2023 to top Group 2 and power into an eleventh successive knock-out series.
*Marco Cleary leads the attack for Éire Óg. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin A RETURN OF 3-9 from inside forwards Danny Russell and Marco Cleary has clearly demonstrated the emphasis Éire Óg are placing on their talented full-forward line.
*Darren Moroney celebrates scoring Éire Óg’s third goal. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CHAMPIONS ÉIRE ÓG kicked off their defence of the Canon Hamilton with a twelve point victory over Crusheen.
*Marco Cleary scores a goal for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S U20 hurlers have qualified for a third Munster final in four years, reversing last week’s defeat to Cork to overturn the Rebels in their own backyard.
*Clare’s Ryan Hayes gathers possession. Even Harry Houdini himself would have conceded that Clare’s U20 hurlers are the masters of escapology after saving their greatest turnaround to dramatically sink hosts Tipperary.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Fred Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG will look to win a first U21A hurling title since 2010 and Inagh/Kilnamona are striving to bridge a seven year gap when the clubs meet in Sunday’s county final.
*Jack O’Halloran and Darren Moroney battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG’s brilliant season on the domestic front continued as they qualified for the final of the Berwick Callinan Murphy U21A hurling final.