Harty Cup run of St Joseph’s Tulla to date ‘the stuff of dreams’ – Fahy
ST JOSEPH’S TULLA competing in the Dr Harty Cup final is the “stuff of dreams,” manager Terence Fahy admitted.
ST JOSEPH’S TULLA competing in the Dr Harty Cup final is the “stuff of dreams,” manager Terence Fahy admitted.
*Ronan O’Connor and Evan Maxted show their delight at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPHS’S TULLA’s qualification for a first ever Harty Cup final due to the dogged determination of their young hurlers.
A PERFORMANCE brimming with character saw St Joseph’s Tulla advance to their first ever Harty Cup final.
What makes St Joseph’s run to the Dr Harty Cup semi-final all the more impressive is the fact that they had to produce comebacks to see off St Colman’s College and now Christian Brothers College.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The protracted Clare Senior Hurling Championship relegation issue finally concluded this evening, with no team being demoted to intermediate level for 2022 following a vote at the special meeting of Clare GAA in Treacy’s West County Hotel.
CONCERNS with the understaffing of Clare GAA with regards to full-time coaches have been raised.
FORMER Clare senior hurling captain, Brian O’Connell, ex county manager Cyril Lyons and two-time All Star Brendan Bugler are among the names to take charge of the Banner’s hurling teams next season with continuity expected for the football teams.
*Competing schools pictured at the recent launch in Cusack Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Starting a new U15 post-primary hurling competition represents “a step forward on a lot of fronts” for underage development in the county, former Clare manager Donal Moloney has said.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Conner Hegarty in full flight. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Desperately unlucky to lose by the minimum margin to Clonlara last time out, Whitegate followed up on that performance when sharing the spoils with an Inagh/Kilnamona outfit that went into this final group game in the senior hurling championship carrying the favourites tag.
*Cathal ‘Tots’ O’Connell was the hero at the death for Clonlara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Five minutes from the end of normal time in this senior hurling championship tie at O’Garney Park on Saturday afternoon Whitegate led by seven points and Clonlara’s championship hopes were hanging in the balance.