Fixture details set for Clare Cup semi-finals
*Aidan O’Gorman tackles Mikey O’Neill. Photograph: Ruth Griffin FIXTURE details have been confirmed for the semi-finals of the Clare Cup.
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Kilmaley, Mills, Blues & Scariff seal Clare Cup semi-final spots
*Scariff forward Ben Sweeney powers past Ciaran O’Doherty of Crusheen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMALEY, Newmarket-on-Fergus, O’Callaghans Mills and Scariff have qualified for the semi-finals of the Clare Cup.
Rodgers relishes ‘unbelievable’ Clare success
*Paul Rodgers celebrates with Ronan Kilroy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AN EMPHASIS on tackling, turnovers and workrate helped to lead Clare’s U20 to the promised land of an All-Ireland title, star forward Paul Rodgers has said.
New champions on the horizon as Clare Cup reaches quarter-finals
*Mikey O’Neill in action with David Mescall. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUARTER-FINALS take place this weekend in the willwego.com Clare Cup with a new champion to be crowned following the elimination of holders Clonlara.
Éire Óg & Corofin relegated from Clare Cup as Clooney/Quin claim last quarter-final place
*Éire Óg’s Rian Mulcahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLOONEY/QUIN claimed the last of the quarter-final places in the Clare Cup while Éire Óg and Corofin have been relegated from the top tier.
Mayor Murphy to lead ‘Mind over Miles’ charity cycle
*Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Paul Murphy (FG) with Chief Fire Officer, Adrian Kelly. CLARE’s first citizen is to lead a charity cycle in aid of mental health services in the county next weekend.
Pope appoints Scariff’s Nugent as Papal Nuncio to the Czech Republic
SCARIFF native, Archbishop Eugene Nugent has been appointed as the Papal Nuncio to the Czech Republic.
Seven quarter-final spots filled in Clare Cup following penultimate round
*Eoin Lahiffe and Conor Grogan in action, both St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield & Clooney/Quin are battling for the last quarter-final berth in the Clare Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN of the eight quarter-final spots in the Clare Cup have been secured following the penultimate round of games.
Mills only unbeaten side in Clare Cup & Éire Óg pick up first win of 2026
*Conor Henry of O’Callaghans Mills takes on Clarecastle defender, Stephen O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’CALLAGHANS Mills are the only unbeaten side in the county following five rounds of the Clare Cup.
‘Israeli cannot continue to behave like a rogue state’
CLARE MEP Michael McNamara (IND) was among those to lead the issuing of a cross-party letter from members of the European Parliament intervening in the seizure by Israeli military forces of civilian vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near Crete which had a Kilmaley resident on board.