*Wolfe Tones celebrate their U15 success. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography The longest final saga of 2021 at any grade was finally decided in Cusack Park on Monday evening when Clooney-Quin raided for an injury-time goal to secure the Under 15 Division 2 Football Championship honours over a gallant Cooraclare by 1-12 to 0-10.
Write off Whitegate at your peril’ should be emblazoned across their jerseys as the experts of escapology produced yet another seismic result to get off the mark in this year’s senior championship in O’Garney Park in Sixmilebridge.
*Mark Rodgers excelled for Scariff. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Not all superheroes wear capes but Mark Rodgers was certainly flying in Cusack Park as his unprecedented 1-18 tally, 1-10 of which stemmed from play, spearheaded Scariff’s gritty victory over Clarecastle.
*Cilléin Mullins and Tony Kelly will cross paths this Friday. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Whether you call it ‘Moving Weekend’ or ‘Make-or-Break’, Round 2 of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship will definitely determine the lines of demarcation between promotion or demotion.
There were celebrations on the double for six dual stars after Lissycasey and Kilmaley garnered county Under 15 silverware within the space of 80 hours.
*Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A devastating 2-6 unanswered second half blitz ensured that Kilmurry Ibrickane maintained their unbeaten title defence and also their Indian sign over Cratloe in a compelling incident-packed showdown in Cusack Park.
The 50th anniversary of the Féile na nGael competition inspired three new champions as Clonlara, Ballyea and Smith O’Brien’s garnered the county Féile hurling honours in Caherlohan on Sunday afternoon.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill There were comebacks aplenty as the Under 15 finals ramped up this week in both codes.
A second successive victory tightened Inagh-Kilnamona’s grip on the dreaded ‘Group of Death’ after finally holding off O’Callaghan’s Mills on Sunday afternoon.
*Brendan Bugler’s experience will be a vital asset to Whitegate once again. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill If being drawn in the Group of Death wasn’t arduous enough, being allocated a bye in the opening round and having to watch the remainder of the 16 competing teams from the sidelines would have been exceedingly frustrating for the …
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