*Caoimhe Carmody hassles Aoife Donohue. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GOING TOE TO TOE with last year’s beaten All-Ireland semi-finalists is a positive indicator for Clare camogie according to manager, John Carmody.
*Colm Flynn is fouled by David Frost. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINALISTS in the FutureTicketing Clare Cup have been confirmed following some exciting contests on Sunday.
*John Conroy. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A FUNDRAISER DANCE in aid of the Ray of Hope Cancer Hospice in Uganda takes place in Ennis this week.
*Members of the Colossal Syndicate from Ennis including Niall Warren. COORACLARE owner James McMahon recorded a double victory in Galway over the weekend.
*Conor Cleary leaves Cusack Park in agony. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE FULL BACK, Conor Cleary is in the reckoning to get a starting jersey for Sunday’s Munster senior hurling final.
*Clare’s Niamh O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare camogie joint captain Niamh O’Dea readily acknowledges that Saturday’s All-Ireland senior championship opening round against Down is “the biggest game of the year for both teams”.
*Clonlara’s Mícheál O’Loughlin surrounded by O’Callaghans Mills players. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Heading into the last three rounds in the race for this season’s Future Ticketing Clare Cup senior hurling league title, it remains very tight at the top with just one point separating the top five teams.
*Kilmaley defender Noel Casey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Having won their opening four games in this season’s Clare Cup (Division 1A) hurling league, Kilmaley played three games in seven days and managed to pick up just one out of a possible six points losing to Feakle and Newmarket-on-Fergus while sharing the spoils with Crusheen.
*Susan Daly in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare have to lick their wounds, regroup and see can they pull back a bit of pride in the All-Ireland championship.
*Seamie Fitzpatrick at Magowna Hill where one of the blockades are located. Photograph: John Mangan BLOCKADES will remain located at three points on the approach to Magowna House but locals have said they are agreeable to a smaller quantity than the announced figure of 69 male asylum seekers taking up residence at Inch.
