Anna Madden & Iarla Kelleher.

TUAMGRANEY’s Iarla Kelleher and Anna Madden, added to the history of the club at the weekend.

The U13 mixed doubles pair won the All-Ireland Gael Linn title, played in Breacach, Tyrone.

The victory means the club retained the title won, for the first time, by Daniel Madden and Sinead Doyle in 2024. Iarla and Anna defeated O’Loughlin’s of Kilkenny in the quarter final, Greencastle of Tyrone in the semi-final and then met Kells of Kilkenny in the final.

Munster Doubles:

Clare qualified for the Muster minor doubles final when Donnacha Cantwell and James Brooks received a walkover from Tipperary at the weekend.

It will be an all Clare final as they now take on Matthew Coughlan and Donnacha Crotty at Shannon.

However there was disappointment for the junior doubles (Darren Cullinan/Darragh Burke) and masters B doubles (Shane Walsh/Mike Baker) who both lost out.

It will also be an All Clare Munster final in the ladies junior doubles where Chloe Philpott and Aine Lenihan will play Shauna Doyle and Aisling Fitzgerald at Clooney on this Friday at 8pm

In the ladies minor doubles the Clare pairing of Claire Minogue and Isabelle McInerney play Tipperary (Clodagh Shinners and Sophie O’Meara).

Clare Finals:

Minor: Matthew Coughlan (Clooney-Quin) dft Martin Bon (Kilkishen)
Junior A: Chloe Philpott (Kilkishen) dft Aine Lenihan (Kilkishen)
Junior B: Evan Corbett (Tulla) dft Tiernan Slattery(Tuamgraney)

Masters Semi-Finals:

Shane Walsh (Tuamgraney) defeated Stephen Malone(Clarecastle) and
Mike Baker (Kilkishen) overcame Mike Kennelly(Clarecastle).

The masters final will take place in Tulla on this Sunday at 7p.m. The plate final between Clarecastle’s Stephen Moloney and Mike Kenneally will take place on this Sunday in Clarecastle at 7p.m.

Dates and venues have to be confirmed for the junior A final Sean Coughlan (Clooney-Quin) v Ciaran Malone (Tuamgraney), the under 21 final David Considine (Clooney-Quin) v Mici Sheedy (Tuamgraney) and the Ladies Minor final (Claire Minogue (Tuamgraney) v Isabelle McInerney (Toonagh).

Division League:

The leagues (division 1 to 4) have reached the knock out stage and quarter finals are to be played by February 28 with semi-finals by March 7
Division 1 quarter finals; Kilkishen A v Clooney-Quin B and Tuamgraney A v Tulla
Division 2 play-off; Tulla v Clooney Quin .
Division 3 play off Kilkishen v Tulla B and
Division 4 play off; Toonagh A and B.

American Collegiate Championships:

Clare have a number of students who have travelled to Portland, Oregon in USA for the American Collegiate handball games.

Sean Coughlan, Cathal McKenna, David Considine, Leah Minogue, Amber Nolan and Emma Considine are all taking part. The Clare students are all representing the University of Limerick Wolves handball club which caters to all Limerick students from UL, Mary I and TUS.

Munster Juvenile Championships:

Clare will contest a number of Munster semi-finals and finals in age grades 12-17 in boys and girls over the coming week. There are a number of semi-finals down for decision on Friday night with
finals all taking place by Sunday.

Annalise Hogan and Saoirse Frost.

Semi-finals

Girls U15 Doubles: Saoirse O’Brien(Tuamgraney)/Massis O’Malley(Toonagh) v Ruth Daly/Lauryn Quirke(Cork) @ Tuamgraney
Boys U17 Singles: Paddy Sweeney(Clarecastle) v Aidan Kyne(Tipperary), at Clarecastle
Boys U14 Singles: Walter Moroney(Kilkishen) v Cian Buckley(Cork), at Ballydesmond
Boys U14 Doubles: Daniel Madden(Tuamgraney)/Patrick Sweeney(Clarecastle) v Cian O’Connor/David Flemming(Cork), Friday @ Ballydesmon
Boys U15 Singles: Conor Littleton(Tulla) v Tadgh O’Connor(Cork), Friday @ Boherbue 7pm
Boys U15 Doubles: Charlie Collins(Tuamgraney)/Sean McGee (Clooney-Quin) v Sean Kerrisk/Billy Mulcahy (Cork), Friday @ Boherbue
Boys U16 Doubles: Eoin Shanahan(Kilkishen)/Jack Cahill ( Clooney-Quin) v Rory Crosse/Jack Walsh (Tipperary), Friday @ Carrick-on-Suir 7pm
Boys U17 Doubles: Cathal Noonan(Toonagh)/Liam Óg O’Meara(Tulla) v Tom Boland/Cian Hannon(Tipperary), Friday @ Nenagh 7:30pm

Finals

Girls U16 Doubles: Ellie Frost(Kilkishen)/Chloe Hannon(Kilkishen) v Grace Murphy/Freya Mortell(Cork), Friday @ Liscaroll 8:30pm
Girls U16 Singles: Tara Lucas(Toonagh) v Lily Parks(Tipperary), Saturday @ Kilcolman 12 noon
Girls U12 Doubles: Saoirse Frost(Kilkishen)/Annalise Hogan(Kilkishen) v winner Tipperary v Cork, Sunday @ Kilkishen 11am
Boys U12 Singles: Cian Donovan(Kilkishen) v winner Cork v Tipperary, Sunday @ Kilkishen 11:30
Boys U12 Doubles: Jack McMahon(Clooney-Quin)/Gearoid MacDonnacha(Kilkishen) v Tipperary orCork, Sunday @ Kilkishen 12noon
Boys U13 Doubles: Iarla Kelleher(Tuamgraney)/Darragh Donovan (Kilkishen) v Tipperary or Cork, Sunday @ Kilkishen 12:30
Boys U16 Singles: Sean Considine(Clooney-Quin) v Josh Moroney(Tipperary), Sunday @ Kilkishen 1pm
Girls U12 Singles: Ella Kirby(Newmarket) v Cork or Tipperary, Sunday @ Tuamgraney 1pm
Boys U13 Singles: Eliah Kenny(Newmarket) v Cork or Tipperary, Sunday @ Tuamgraney 1:30
Girls U13 Singles: Anna Madden(Tuamgraney) v Cork or Tipperary, Sunday @ Tuamgraney 2pm
Girls U13 Doubles: Samantha Vaughan(Toonagh)/Anna Brooks(Clooney-Quin) v Cork or Tipperary, Sunday @ Tuamgraney 2:30
Girls U14 Singles: Sinead Doyle(Tuamgraney) v Molly Joyce(Tipperary), Sunday @ Nenagh at 11am
Girls U17 Singles: Ella Crotty(Tuamgraney) v Sarah Williams(Tipperary), Sunday @ Nenagh 11:30
Girls U14 Doubles: Tracy Tuohy(Kilkishen)/Ali Donnelly(Clarecastle) v Aisling Ryan/Jenny Talbot (Tipperary) @ Nenagh 12:30

 

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