*Darragh Moroney offloads as James Cullinan closes in. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill O’CALLAGHANS MILLS’ bid to bounce back to the top tier of Clare hurling at the first attempt is well and truly alive following a storming second half display against Ruan.
*Ruan players celebrate following the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SHANE PUNCH struck for goal in the final puck of the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (PIHC) quarter-final to send Ruan through to the semi-finals for the second year running.
*Shane Woods. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SHANE WOODS and Daithí Lohan are set to make their Allianz National Hurling League debuts for Clare this weekend.
*Dean Devanney excelled for Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WOLFE TONES are on course to return to the Clare senior hurling championship at the first attempt after seeing off Ruan to set up a final clash with Tubber.
*Photograph: Chris Copley A Frankie Lyons hat-trick helped Ruan outplay Sixmilebridge and nail their place in the penultimate round of the intermediate hurling championship.
*Kevin Keane wins the high ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITHOUT A WIN in either code for their first four senior outings, Corofin are chasing a victory this weekend to avoid lining out in a relegation battle for the second year in a row.
111 boys and girls attended the annual Ruan GAA and Camogie Club summer camp.
*Colm Rice. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN head into this weekend’s opening game in the senior football championship without the experience and leadership qualities of two players who have been regulars in recent seasons.
*Robin Mounsey soloes away from Jack Grealish. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AS THE Clare senior hurlers fave into a new season there are a number of players seeking to claim regular places in the panel and one of these in Ruan’s Robin Mounsey.
*Diarmuid Cahill collides with Ashley Brohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN’s bid to win the Clare intermediate hurling title for the first time in over two decades is firmly on track after they dispatched of the challenge of their neighbours Ruan on Sunday evening.