*Clonlara’s Michael Clancy in action against Killian Bane and Gary Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill As the clock ticks down to the weekend’s eagerly awaited TUS Clare senior hurling championship semi-finals, its fair to say that few, if indeed any, would have predicted who the final four in the race to become 2023 Canon Hamilton trophy …
*Supt Ollie Baker. EAST CLARE’S Garda resources will not be diminished despite the area being without a Superintendent under the newly amalgamated Garda Division with Tipperary.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK RODGERS and Adam Hogan have been nominated for Young Hurler of the Year while Clare has received a total of nine All Star nominees.
*Clonlara players celebrate reaching the semi-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA, Crusheen, Feakle and Scariff are the semi-finalists in the Clare SHC following an exciting weekend of hurling in the county.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINAL pairings for the penultimate stage of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A hurling championships are now known.
Mark Rodgers takes on Evan Maxted. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK RODGERS led the way for Scariff to send the East Clare club through to the semi-finals of the Clare SHC.
*Photograph: James Treacy ONE OF EAST CLARE’s most prominent service stations closed suddenly on Friday and has entered receivership.
*Labhaoise O’Donnell finished with a hat-trick for Scariff/Ogonnelloe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENTERING THE FINAL round of the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship, title holders Scariff/Ogonnelloe and Feakle/Killanena are among the sides to have booked their place in the knockout stages.
*Michael McNamara TD and Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy. AN ENNIS COUNCILLOR raised eyebrows at a special meeting of Clare County Council this week with her remarks towards a Clare TD and a fellow barrister.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly CLARE’S newly amalgamated Garda Division with Tipperary is comprised of six Superintendents but just one of these will be based in Co Clare while there are 33 less Garda members since 2018.
