Sports

David O’Brien has stepped down as Clare ladies senior football manager after two years at the helm. He spent the previous two years as part of the management team headed by Deirdre Murphy.

Clarecastle 3-9Meelick 1-5 Second-half goals from Niamh Daly and Elaine Lyons proved crucial as Clarecastle, who reformed their ladies’ football club earlier this year, claimed the Junior B Shield Championship title when they overcame Meelick at Newmarket on Sunday.

Rugby Round-up

Scoring was high when the men’s hamper competition took place at Shannon last weekend. Jim Fitzgerald (9) was the winner with a superb score of 48 points.

Clare  1Roscommon 0 Clare soccer received a huge boost at the County grounds on Saturday when the county’s youths side made a winning start to the inter-youths league.

FAI JUNIOR CUP

KILMURRY Ibrickane/North Clare won the Patrick O’Dea Cup for the best overall club for the third year in-a-row at the Patrick O’Dea open cross country and 5km road races, hosted by Fergus Athletic Club, on the lands of JJ Sheehan in Lissycasey on Sunday. Ennis Track came second, ahead of St Cronan’s and St Mary’s. In beautiful sunshine the juvenile events attracted big fields and this was also the case for the adult races.

It looks like Windfarm Eiscir will  be  the one to beat in the all-age dog stake (16) at the Tradree coursing meeting at Leamaneigh Beg, Newmarket-on-Fergus, over the weekend.