*Robert Loftus of Éire Óg battles with Kilmaley’s Mikey O’Malley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurling championship will remain under the same format for 2026 after a proposal to introduce preliminary quarter-finals was rejected.
Aoibhinn Rodgers, Grace Meaney and Sophie O’Connell. Photograph: John O’Neill. STUDENTS from St Joseph’s Tulla will take on Abba in a new production heading to East Clare next week.
*Darragh McNamara of St Flannan’s College. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST FLANNAN’S COLLEGE maintained their unbeaten start to the Harty Cup campaign with a comprehensive 23-point victory over Cashel Community School with St Joseph’s Tulla also victorious in the second round.
*Bridge Utd. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’s three sides left standing in the Munster Junior Cup have all received home draws for the fourth round.
LAOIS LIGHTENING trained by Tulla’s Donie Duggan claimed the feature event in Galway over the weekend while Newmarket-on-Fergus owners tasted success in the tracks.
Back row, SBCR Station Manager Jim Collins, board members Pat O’Brien and Tom Hanley, volunteers Daragh Leamy and Stephen Minogue. Front Row Trish Nugent and Marie McNamara. CLARE COMMUNITY RADIO stations won big at the Craol Féile and annual achievement awards held this week.
*Fiachra Hale scored twice for Tulla Utd. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. TULLA UTD have gone joint top of the Maloney Hardware Premier Division after coming from behind to defeat Ennis Dons.
STALWARTS of the Clare greyhound brigade have been honoured while wins were recorded in Galway and Limerick by Clare trainers.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. NEWMARKET CELTIC were much stronger than Tulla Utd to claim their place in the last thirty of the Munster Junior Cup.
*Ruan players celebrate following the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SHANE PUNCH struck for goal in the final puck of the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (PIHC) quarter-final to send Ruan through to the semi-finals for the second year running.