*Kilmaley’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Since the draw was made and the fixtures quickly deciphered, the opening round derby between back-to-back holders Ballyea and then Clare Cup champions Kilmaley easily stood out from the pack as the tie of the first weekend.
A CLARE MAN with a distinguished career in the medical field is to be honoured by Muintir an Chláir the Clare Association Dublin at its annual award presentation function.
*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.
