*Oisin Donnellan lifts the Canon Hamilton. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FEAKLE have scaled the summit of club hurling in Clare with a seven point win over Sixmilebridge to lift the Canon Hamilton for the seventh time.
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick, David Kennedy and Jason Loughnane celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Giorraíonn beirt bóthar and Stiofán Fitzpatrick and Tommy Liddy wasted no time in shortening the road to the TUS Senior Hurling Championship final, the pair are in their first season as joint managers of Sixmilebridge.
*Shane McGrath. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE’s current crop may only get one chance at lifting the Canon Hamilton and star man Shane McGrath says they are determined to grab the opportunity with both hands.
*Feakle’s Ronan O’Connor. Photograph: Ruth Griffin RONAN O’Connor has led his county into battle this year, but the Clare U20 hurling captain and former St. Joseph’s Tulla captain will be glad of the leaders around him in Sunday’s county final.
Brian Corry chases after Shane McGrath. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A NOVEL Clare SHC final between Feakle and Sixmilebridge leaves a lot to look to forward to on The Water Break.
*Oisin and Fiachra Donnellan with their niece Sadhbh Ward. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. VAL Donnellan believes Feakle’s run to a 2024 TUS Senior Hurling Championship decider has been matched by development off the pitch.
*Raymond Bane gathers the sliotar under pressure from Jamie Moylan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A NOVEL Clare SHC final between Feakle and Sixmilebridge awaits to determine Canon Hamilton’s residence for the coming twelve months.
*Damien O’Loughlin for Corofin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN ensured they will get a successive season in the Clare SHC after relegating O’Callaghans Mills to the intermediate grade.
Padraig Haugh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Liscannor retained their TUS Intermediate Football Championship status with composure, ball retention and an electric 2-05 from Cian Guerin.
Enda Boyce, Conor McGrath and Jamie Moylan celebrate as Patrick Crotty walks on. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR teams are left standing in the race for senior and intermediate hurling honours as teams eye up their shot of silverware while accolades are destined for Clare with 14 All Star nominees.
