*Áine O’Loughlin of Truagh/Clonlara in action with Scariff/Ogonnelloe’s Susan Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THE race to be crowned Clare Credit Unions senior camogie champions gets underway on this Friday evening with four games down for decision.
IN A first for camogie in Clare, the draws for the senior championship were conducted on a podcast.
WITH HIGHS and lows aplenty throughout the sporting year, it’s been twelve months to remember on and off the field with plenty of competition for the sought-after Clare Echo sporting awards.
*Truagh/Clonlara’s Roisin Begley in action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOT SHOWING up on the biggest day was the hardest aspect for Truagh/Clonlara to deal with from their All-Ireland final defeat but they are optimistic of making a return trip to Croke Park in the not too distant future.
*Truagh/Clonlara’s Eimear Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. An All-Ireland crown just proved a leap too far for Truagh Clonlara as national kingpins Sarsfields bounced back in style from last year’s defeat to garner a fourth title since 2019 in Croke Park.
*Truagh/Clonlara celebrating winning their maiden senior championship in 2023. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. OWEN Fitzgerald is in his second season as one of the team coaches with the Truagh/Clonlara senior camogie side.
*Sinead Hogg celebrates Truagh/Clonlara’s semi-final win. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRUAGH/Clonlara’s progress to a first ever All-Ireland senior club championship camogie final has been helped by the fact that the team takes learnings from every game.
*Niamh Powell in action for Truagh/Clonlara. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CRUCIATE knee injuries are now sadly a regular occurrence for sportsmen and women and for those who suffer such a setback it means a year out of action.
*Truagh/Clonlara coach Ryan Morris. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TRUAGH/CLONLARA coach Ryan Morris will be postponing his honeymoon to prepare for their All-Ireland senior club camogie final.
*Áine O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Player of the match in the Clare final, player of the match in the Munster final, Aine O’Loughlin picked up another player of the match accolade as Truagh-Clonlara qualified for the All-Ireland senior club final with a two point win over a fancied St Vincents from Dublin at Walsh Park …
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