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CLOONEY-QUIN’S county stars Peter Duggan and Ryan Taylor were on hand to officially open Clooney-Quin’s new astro pitch and ball wall. The pair who are vital cogs in the Clare attack that will face Limerick in the Munster Final took part in an exhibition game, signed autographs and took selfies with their legions of adoring young fans. The astro and ball wall are the latest milestones in the club’s ongoing five year plan.

SEVERAL club members and the wider Clooney community will tog out next week – not to fulfil a GAA club fixture but to lend a helping hand to fundraising efforts for a fellow parishioner. When Kilburn Gaels lifted their first ever London championship trophy in 2010, they were coached by Clooney clubman Noel Harrison. A key player on that championship-winning team was Gort’s Cathal Forde. Fast forward 18 months and all associated with the London club were utterly devastated when Cathal collapsed and died at a training session. It subsequently emerged that he died as a result of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). Some time later, Noel Harrison was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He will soon be returning home to Clooney permanently and will receive ongoing treatment provided locally by MS Ireland. Following Cathal’s death, the Cormac Trust, a group set up following the similar death of Tyrone footballer Cormac McAnallen got in contact with the Forde family, and provided …