*Sean Stack and Michael O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ‘MOBILITY ISSUES’ proved detrimental to Sixmilebridge’s bid to stay in the Clare senior hurling championship, manager Sean Stack has admitted.
*Kilkishen Celtic’s Conor Henry. KILKISHEN CELTIC are competing in the first ever season in the top flight of the Clare District Soccer League and have listed consolidating their status as their number one target.
*Barry Fitzpatrick in action against Gary Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE will compete in the Senior B hurling championship and O’Callaghans Mills in the relegation play-off after their appeals to the Munster Council.
THREE new bus services will be launched from Monday increasing public transport connectivity from East Clare.
*Colm Cleary set the way for O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill O’Callaghan’s Mills snatched a dramatic victory at the death to deny Sixmilebridge a place in the quarter-finals of the Clare SHC.
*Sean Rynne and Inagh/Kilnamona must defeat Kilmaley to keep their championship bid alive. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CALCULATORS will be at the ready with club officials and patrons at this weekend’s TUS Clare senior hurling championship games as score difference may be required to determine the final positions of teams in Groups 2 and 4.
*John Conlon collides with Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GROUP 2 of the TUS Clare SHC is fully ajar with Clonlara, Crusheen and Sixmilebridge all chasing quarter-final places ahead of the weekend’s third round.
WARM TRIBUTES have been paid to Kilmurry McMahon native Michael Lorigan who died in a traffic collision in West Clare on Wednesday.
*Crusheen centre back Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare Cup champions O’Callaghans Mills are in danger of being involved in the senior hurling championship relegation battle after a second successive defeat in the 2023 race for the Canon Hamilton cup.
*All clubs pictured at the championship launch on Monday evening. Photograph: Aidan Ryan FRESH FROM Clare’s All-Ireland triumph in the Premier Junior Camogie Championship, attention swiftly moves to the club scene with the race beginning in earnest for the local championships.
