*Damien O’Loughlin fields the ball in the air from Robin Mounsey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DAMIEN O’LOUGHLIN has been a central player for Corofin’s hurlers and footballers, the captain is sixty minutes from leading the hurlers to join the footballers as a senior team.
*Aidan Quilligan puts Niall Bolton under pressure. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE’S intermediate side has always been competitive but their progression to a final at the grade for the first time since 2008 has been driven by their seniors failing to make the knockout stages.
*Joe Cahill. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SUCCESS AT MINOR and U21 level has left Corofin’s hurlers ambitious to prove their worth at the senior grade, to get there they must overcome the challenge of Sixmilebridge on Saturday.
*Dara Fitzgerald, the captain of the St Joseph’s Tulla Harty Cup side has impressed in defence for The Bridge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE’S sole focus this weekend is on taking down Corofin as they bid to see their second string side win promotion to the senior ranks.
Clarecastle’s James Doherty catches the sliotar. Photograph: Chris Copley The race for the under 21 A, B and C hurling championship titles got underway at the weekend when some big wins were recorded.
*Cillian Rouine in action against St Breckan’s in the Cusack Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE wear the favourites tag for Sunday’s Clare SFC final according to two individuals who were heavily involved in the 2022 decider.
Aideen Walsh and Ruairi O’Connor pictured with their trophies at Portsalon. Photo: Fran Caffrey / Golffile. Woodstock’s Aideen Walsh was crowned Irish Mid-Amateur champion at the weekend in Portsalon, winning with a score of -5, one ahead of Emma O’Driscoll Ballybunion.
Banner Ladies celebrate. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Champions for the fourteenth time in sixteen seasons, that’s the boast for Banner ladies football club after they proved too strong for West Clare Gaels in the Clare senior final.
*Gearoid O’Brien gets away from Jayme O’Sullivan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LINING OUT in the senior championship is the goal for all members of the Kilrush Shamrocks panel and they are sixty minutes away from returning to the top tier.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It will be a gala occasion for Clare ladies football on this Saturday at Miltown when the senior championship final will be the centrepiece.
