Tulla win Junior B All-Ireland title
TULLA’s Junior B team of Oisin Donnellan, Evan Corbett, Tony Leyden, Aaron Shanahan and Alan Leamy were crowned All-Ireland Junior B champions in Croke Park last Saturday.
TULLA’s Junior B team of Oisin Donnellan, Evan Corbett, Tony Leyden, Aaron Shanahan and Alan Leamy were crowned All-Ireland Junior B champions in Croke Park last Saturday.
*Éire Óg’s Darren Moroney doesn’t let the hurley of Feakle’s Oisin Clune distract him. Photograph: Mike Brennan FOURTEEN MAN Éire Óg held off the challenge of county champions Feakle by four points, a result that sees both sides advance to the quarter-finals.
*Steven Conway gets away from Shane Lynch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE had to utilise all their championship winning experience to relievedly eek out their first victory of the new campaign following an enthralling war of attrition with Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Shane McGrath of Feakle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FEAKLE begin the defence of their title as Clare SHC under-strength in terms of personnel but not lacking when it comes to belief.
*Paul Corry scored two goals for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A SHARPER and livelier Sixmilebridge were deserving winners over Feakle in the fourth round of the willwego.com Clare Cup played on Tuesday evening.
*Photograph: Tom Micks FEAKLE’s St Patrick Day festivities saw a guest of honour and pointed digs towards the cost of bike sheds in Ireland and the condition of roads on the other side of the county.
*Eibhear Quilligan and Shane McGrath celebrate in the dressing room. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. STAR MAN on Feakle’s march to a first Clare SHC title since 1988, Shane McGrath said they brought incredible energy as they claimed the club’s seventh senior championship on Bank Holiday Monday.
*Feakle captain Oisin Donnellan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. HAVING an extra week to prepare for Monday’s Clare SHC did Feakle players “the world of good”.
*Oisin Donnellan lifts the Canon Hamilton. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FEAKLE have scaled the summit of club hurling in Clare with a seven point win over Sixmilebridge to lift the Canon Hamilton for the seventh time.
*Feakle celebrate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin FEAKLE are Clare SHC champions for the first time since 1988 after powering past the challenge of Sixmilebridge in Monday’s final.