Raffertys preparing for finals on the double
*Joe & Mark Rafferty. WITHIN THE Rafferty household they have a county final involvement on the double.
St Josephs Doora/Barefield
Darragh determined to engineer Doora/Barefield’s senior breakthrough
*St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield captain, Darragh O’Shea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BELIEF has been building within St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield having taken down two of Clare’s strongest sides, now they must overcome the best in the county to secure the ultimate honour.
Tom on top in Doora/Barefield triumph to take player of the week
*Tom Curran accepts his award from Martin Daly. IN HIS first start of the championship, Tom Curran made his mark for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield to scoop the Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week.
Emphatic victories as last four finalised in senior camogie championship
*Lorna McNamara of Feakle/Killanena blocks Kilkishen’s Katie Frost. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONS Truagh/Clonlara will be joined by Scariff/Ogonnelloe, Inagh/Kilnamona and Feakle/Killanena in the semi-finals of the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship.
Delight for Donagh & Doora/Barefield with run to final ‘five hard years in the making’
*Samuel Costelloe of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. ST JOSEPH’S DOORA/BAREFIELD reaching the Clare SFC final for the first time since 2012 has been “five hard years in the making”.
The Water Break: Bodies on the line help Doora/Barefield & Éire Óg make Clare SFC decider
*Tom McDonald and Joe Rafferty celebrate for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONS Éire Óg will put their Clare SFC title on the line against neighbours St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield after both sides emerged victorious in the semi-finals.
Formats of U21 championships to change with competition start deferred
*Lissycasey’s Michael Kelly and Michael Nash of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in action in last year’s U21A final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FORMATS for the U21 championships in hurling and football will change, days before the football competition was due to kick off.
Doora/Barefield get date with destiny after reaching first Clare SFC final since 2012
*Joe Rafferty, Cian McDonough and James Curran celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield have advanced to a first Clare SFC final since 2012 after deservedly beating Cratloe.
Senior & intermediate football sides are sixty minutes from a final appearance
*Cratloe’s Sean Collins in action against Fionn Kelleher and Diarmuid Boyle of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL ACTION in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate football championships are the focus of this weekend’s GAA action.
‘You’d think I wouldn’t be nervous but I am’ – Lyndsay looking forward to Ennis’ AIL debut
*Micaela Glynn and Lyndsay Clarke. At just 19 years of age, Lyndsay Clarke has represented her town, her province, and her country on the rugby pitch, and she will now play as vice-captain of the first ever Clare team to compete in the Energia All Ireland League 2025/2026 with Ennis RFC senior ladies team.