*Clare’s Roisin Looney. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s business end hoodoo continued on Sunday as an experienced Westmeath clung on for a second successive All-Ireland Semi-Final spot in Tuam Stadium, Galway this afternoon.
Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Only ten candidates remain in the hunt for Under 15 Hurling Championship silverware after the semi-final pairings for the B and C competitions were confirmed this week.
*Aidan McCarthy breaks through a Miltown wall of Cormac Murray, Conor Cleary and Euan Reidy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. It was only the first round but one wouldn’t have known it by the intensity and tension that enveloped the air in Cusack Park on Saturday evening as neighbours St Joseph’s Miltown and Kilmurry Ibrickane played out …
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Clarecastle secured the first underage silverware of 2021 on Monday evening in what was a thrilling Under 15A Hurling Shield Final with neighbours Éire Óg that would go all the way to extra-time before prevailing by the minimum on home soil at 2-19 to 2-18.
*Feakle’s Oisin Donnellan. Photograph: Sport Action Photography Feakle secured a first Clare Cup title in over three decades with a memorable nine point win over Kilmaley.
Clare cemented a place in the business end of the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship for a seventh successive season after a convincing victory over Fermanagh on Sunday afternoon.
The Under 15 Football Championship contenders were reduced by a third (21 to 14) on Monday evening after the group stages concluded in all three divisions.
*Clare’s Fidelma Marrinan with Leitrim’s Claire Qwens. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography It’s back to the drawing board for a shellshocked Clare after suffering their third successive opening round defeat in Ballinasloe this afternoon at the hands of a never-say-die Leitrim.
*Sean Doyle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Clare U20 hurling boss Sean Doyle is under no illusions that his side have a lot to work to get through if they are to upset Limerick in the Munster semi-final on Monday night.
Following a debut season as coach in 2020, Evan Talty’s elevation to the managerial hot-seat of Clare ladies football is matched by heightened ambition for this year’s All-Ireland Intermediate Championship.
