*Conor Deasy’s equaliser against Newmarket-on-Fergus secured top spot for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE’s ability to “dig out a result” has been the most pleasing aspect of their campaign to date in the Clare senior hurling championship.
*Niall Gilligan. Photograph: John Mangan FORMER All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan was today sent forward for trial concerning an alleged “stick assault” on a 12 year old boy.
*Clare Hehir battles a flying hurley as she brings the sliotar out of defence for Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRUAGH/CLONLARA, Scariff/Ogonnelloe and Inagh/Kilnamona were among the winners in the fourth round of the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship.
*Peter Power battles with the Fitzpatricks, Páidí and Barry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS’ exit from the Clare senior hurling championship is “hugely deflating,” manager James Carrig has said.
*Clarecastle/Ballyea’s Doireann Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE race for the Clare senior camogie title (McMahon cup) continued at the weekend when there were some high scoring games.
*Richard Cahill. Photograph: John Mangan AHEAD OF THE start of the Clare District Soccer League Premier Division, the County Committee has been left shocked with the sudden resignation of two members.
*Jim Meade. COORACLARE native Jim Meade, the Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann will address an Ennis Chamber breakfast briefing this week.
*David McInerney shrugs off the challenge of Mark Barry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TULLA’s absence from the quarter-finals of the Clare IHC is the major surprise following the third round of action played this weekend.
*Gavin Cooney wrestles with Sean Rynne and Aidan McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUARTER-FINAL pairings are now known in the Clare senior and intermediate hurling championships.
*Dylan McMahon and Clonlara are back in the quarter-finals of the Clare SHC. ALL quarter-final places have been filled in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate hurling championship following an exciting weekend of third round action.
