Contests await for Chair & Vice Chair of Clare GAA
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TWO NOMINATIONS have been submitted for the post of Clare GAA Chairperson with a contest also on the cards for the role of Vice Chairperson.
St Josephs Doora/Barefield
Semi-final draws held for U21 football championships
PAIRINGS have been confirmed for the semi-finals across all grades of the U21 football championships.
Kilmurry Ibrickane, Cooraclare & St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield qualify for U21 football semi-finals
*Conor Burke of Kilmurry Ibrickane gets away from Kilrush/Killimer’s Josh Hassett. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY Ibrickane, Cooraclare and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield have claimed the first three semi-final berths in the U21A football championship.
Doora/Barefield came into championship with ‘high expectations’ but leave on a downer
*Odhran Flynn of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. ST JOSEPH’S DOORA/Barefield “worked as hard” this year as the campaign previous despite exiting earlier in the championship.
Doora/Barefield deliver in relegation final yet again to send Mills straight back to second tier
*Eoin Burke of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield takes on O’Callaghans Mills defender Conor Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOR THE second year in a row, St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield have survived the Clare SHC relegation final and in the process have sent O’Callaghans Mills straight back down to the second tier.
Semi-finals to savour for Scariff, Kilmaley, Éire Óg & Inagh/Kilnamona
*Seamus McCaul and Conor Cleary battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL stage of the Clare senior hurling championship sees the battle to lift the Canon Hamilton crank up a gear.
Éire Óg blow away Doora/Barefield to make sixth successive semi-final
*Ikem Ugwueru gets away from Eoghan Boyle. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. CHAMPIONS Éire Óg eased into the semi-finals of the Clare SFC when overcoming neighbours St Joseph’s Doora/Barfeield by twelve points.
Clarecastle/Ballyea & St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield relegated from senior camogie championship
*Hannah Mai Neylon of Clarecastle/Ballyea takes on Clooney/Quin’s Mary Kate McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. RELEGATION fate was the crucial aspect in of the final round of group games in the Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship, with Clarecastle/Ballyea and St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield both dropping down to intermediate for next year.
Safety net removed as football enters knockout arena
Kildysart’s Emmet McMahon chases after Niall Kelly of Lissycasey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SAFETY nets no longer exist as the Clare senior football championship hits the quarter-final stage.
Caherlohan astro to be ready next month, Lohan & Madden finalising managements & integration setback for Clare clubs
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE GAA’s new full-size astro-turf pitch at Caherlohan is on course to be completed in October, integration plans for a One-Club model are not plain-sailing for rural clubs and both senior managers Brian Lohan and Paul Madden are in the process of firming up their managements for 2027.