*Cllr Pat Burke (FG). Photograph: Gary Collins AN EAST CLARE Fine Gael elected member has said he is more concerned with their failings in Government rather than their poor Presidential election performance.
*Clarecastle’s Evan Price offloads under pressure. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARECASTLE deservedly claimed their place in the final of the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (PIHC) with a comprehensive win over Whitegate.
*Clarecastle captain Colin Brigdale in action against Whitegate. Photograph: Chris Copley PAIRINGS for the last four clashes in the Premier Intermediate, Intermediate and Junior A hurling championships have been made.
*Jacob Loughnane controls the sliotar for O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. O’CALLAGHANS Mills and Whitegate advanced to the semi-finals of the TUS Clare premier intermediate hurling championship after topping their respective groups.
*Whitegate’s Conor Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EAST Clare sides Whitegate and Bodyke produced a cracking TUS intermediate hurling championship round three re-fixture on Tuesday evening.
*Tulla’s Ryan Hayes is knocked over by a challenge from Mark Flaherty of Killanena. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ROUND four of the inaugural Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship has made the way to the knockout stages somewhat clearer.
A BODYKE hurler is recovering after sustaining a head injury which forced the abandonment of their intermediate championship tie with Whitegate on Friday evening.
*Darragh McInerney and Rory O’Connell get better acquainted during the meeting of Ruan and Clarecastle. Photograph: Chris Copley. SHOCK results in the third round of the Clare premier intermediate hurling championship has blown the race for promotion wide open.
*Darragh Moroney of O’Callaghans Mills breaks the challenge of Tubber’s Cathal Droney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Favourites O’Callaghans Mills and Clarecastle continued their winning ways in the race for the premier intermediate hurling chamionship when accounting for Tubber and Bodyke respectively at the weekend.
*Seán Cleary. Photograph: Joe Buckley DURING his lifetime, Seán Cleary shaped and influence the lives of generations of young people in Shannon and further afield.