FORMER champion jockey, Kieren Fallon from Ballinruan, will have a strong contender in next week’s Ladbrokes.com Irish greyhound Derby. Uncle Eoin, which he owns with Athy trainer, James Robisnon, looked a great propsect after giving a dazzling peroformance to win the final of the €20,000 Townviewfoods.com Champion Stakes in Shelbourne Park last Saturday night.The Clare man was deleighted to be able to make it to Shelbourne Park for the great occasion after calcelling his ride in the last race at theYork meeting,Showing good promise since last year and putting together a number of great performances in recent times, including an exciting win in the Champion Stakes semi-final, the black son of Droopy’s Vieri-Dark Rose, got off to the proverbial flier from trap six last Saturdaynight to lead at the opening bend from the trap five runner, the Dolores Ruth-trained Razldazl Jayfay, the joint 2/1 favourite with Broadstrand Lad in two. Uncle Eoin was still the front runner as they made …
Read More »European bronze for Sexton
ENNIS club welterweight Keelan Sexton captured a bronze medal at the European Schoolboys Boxing Championships in Grozny in Chechnya last week.
Read More »U-21s chase fourth successive Munster final spot
Sports editor, Seamus Hayes looks ahead to the U-21 hurlers’ Munster semi-final against Limerick
Read More »A humble champion of soccer
Accolades and praise are not high on John O’Neill’s list of necessities. While the Lifford FC chairman scooped a prestigious award at last Friday’s FAI ceremony, the John Sherlock Service Award for long-standing status in soccer, he remains modest about his achievement, insisting it was not a one-man but a team effort. “I was honoured to take the trophy, although I was embarrassed and giving out about it. It was definitely a great honour to be nominated, and to win, but I was giving out because, although I might be seen as the face of the club, there’s much more to it than that,” John insisted vehemently, “One person will never achieve anything on his own. The number of people around me was and is very important; their enthusiasm and their effort is vital to what we have achieved. It wouldn’t ever have happened with one person – never,” said the Galway native.Lifford FC this year celebrates their 50th anniversary, …
Read More »Handball legend immortalised in stone
A GREAT evening for the Kirby family and a great day for Tuamgraney was how the legendary Pat Kirby described Saturday’s centenary celebrations of Tuamgraney Handball Club, the highlight of which was the unveiling of a monument depicting the former handballer.Pat was one of the game’s greatest handballers as his achievement of 15 senior All-Ireland titles and eight world successes indicate. Addressing the large gathering, Pat said, “Handball dominated my life and I am honoured and humbled here this evening.”Speaking to The Clare Champion after the unveiling, he recalled, “This is where I grew up and honed my skills and I am delighted to see it is still flourishing.”Recalling his early years playing the game he said, “There was nothing else for us to do. I lived just one hundred yards up the road and a hurley and a handball was all we had. After school we were always in here until our parents came and dragged us out to …
Read More »Griffin answers intermediate call
FORMER All-star hurler Tony Griffin has thrown his lot in with the Clare intermediate squad and will be part of the panel in training for the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway on Saturday, August 13.
Read More »Kilmurry may edge it in final showdown
CUSACK CUP DESPITE their current pre-eminence in Clare club football, neither Doonbeg nor Kilmurry Ibrickane’s recent Cusack Cup winning record is particularly noteworthy.
Read More »O’Halloran outstanding for ’Bridge
Sixmilebridge 4-11Kilmaley 2-13 Sixmilebridge overcame Kilmaley in round one of the Junior A Hurling Championship at a windy Gurteen last Saturday. Kilmaley enjoyed the better of the opening moments scoring 1-1, with the goal coming from Patrick Sexton.
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