*Niall Gilligan in action for Sixmilebridge in the 2017 Clare SHC final. A JUDGE has stated that he anticipates setting a trial date next March for the assault trial of former All Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan.
*Seadna Morey gets away from Declan Dalton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO-TIME All-Ireland winner Séadna Morey has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.
*Timmy Dooley TD (FF), Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) and Cllr Pat Hayes (FF). Photograph: Joe Buckley ELECTION fever appears to have taken effect in Clare with a number of county councillors now entering the fray for the upcoming Seanad Elections.
*Bridge Utd’s starting eleven in Clonmel. CLARE’s hopes of provincial honours in the Munster Junior Cup remain on track following Sunday’s success for Avenue Utd and Bridge Utd to secure their qualification to the last sixteen.
*Sean O’Callaghan and Conor Mullen celebrate. Photograph: Natasha Barton AVENUE UTD and Bridge Utd have progressed to the fifth round of the FAI Junior Cup while Newmarket Celtic have been knocked out.
*PJ Fitzpatrick. Photograph: Joe Buckley DECISIONS made following the findings of the hurling review committee last year as to the structures of the various hurling competitions in 2025 were instrumental in ensuring that a number of motions before this Tuesday’s structures meeting didn’t succeed.
Baile Uí Loideáin, Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Rocket Media TWO SOCIAL housing developments with a total approved budget of €11.2m were opened in Scariff and Sixmilebridge.
*Feakle/Killanena’s Keith Smyth holds off Matthew Corbett and Evan Maxted of Clooney/Quin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CLARE HURLING followers can look forward with confidence to more titles for the Banner county on the inter county front in the coming seasons if this weekend’s games in the under 21 championship are an indication.
*Tommy Liddy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIXMILEBRIDGE were “second to everything” as they lost their first Clare SHC final since 2011.
The concluding A3 graded 525 yards contest was the feature event on Thursday night’s card at Galway Greyhound Stadium on an eight race card that also featured the opening round heats of the Liam Brussels Memorial A4 525.
