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It was a disappointing weekend for the Clare underage hurling development squads in the various Munster competitions.

Crusheen 2-11Inagh-Kilnamona 0-10 A GOAL in the early stages of each half put Crusheen on the road to victory over Inagh-Kilnamona in the final of the Intermediate Hurling League at Gurteen on Saturday.

Clonlara 3-13O’Callaghan’s Mills 1-7 CLONLARA justified favouritism with a comfortable win over O’Callaghan’s Mills in the final of the Junior A Hurling League at Shannon on Sunday.

TWO second-half goals inside three minutes helped Ennistymon to quality for the 2011 U-21A football final, where the holders will play Cratloe.

SPANISH Point was a hive of activity last Saturday as 300 young lifesavers from all over Ireland competed in the National Nipper Lifesaving Championships, hosted by Clare Water Safety.

Cratloe 0-7Lissycasey 0-6 COMPETITION favourites Cratloe qualified for the U-21A Football Championship final when they overcame the challenge of Lissycasey in a hard fought semi-final at Gurteen on Sunday evening. The losers, however, have reason to be disappointed as they failed to capitalise on a lot of good scoring chances.

Shannon Gaels 0-9Doonbeg 1-6 A LATE point from a Seán Reynolds free helped Shannon Gaels to salvage a draw against Doonbeg in last Saturday evening’s U-21B semi-final in Cooraclare.

O’Callaghan’s Mills 2-10Broadford 0-12 THE final of the Pa ‘Fowler’ McInerney Hurling Tournament marking 125 years of GAA in O’Callaghan’s Mills, between O’Callaghan’s Mills and neighbours Broadford, was played in Kilkishen before a large crowd on Sunday evening.