Crusheen 2-14   Broadford 1-11 Crusheen kept up their challenge for a place in the play-off stages of the Clare Champion Cup with a merited win over Broadford in round seven on home ground on Saturday evening.  

  St Senan’s Kilkee did not travel to Cusack Park on Saturday last for the Division 6 Hurling League final because they had three players in the Clare junior football panel for Sunday’s Munster Championship semi-final against Cork. Kilkee hurling official Mike O’Neill told The Clare Champion this week he is bitterly disappointed that the game was fixed, as there was never an agreement to play it. “The first we knew of the fixture was when Sean Malone rang me on the Bank Holiday Monday. We were available to play the game but we weren’t going to play without three of our best players. I told Sean Malone that we would not be playing and I also told the county secretary,” said O’Neill. Clonbony official Sean Malone said his club also had players involved with Clare. “Martin McMahon and Gordon Kelly from the Clare senior team play with Clonbony. We offered to play the game on Sunday evening. We brought …

IT has been quite a sporting journey for Enda Lyons, who is completing a graduate scheme in banking with RBS in Manchester. The St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield dual player played a central role in helping Warwickshire beat Longford in the Lory Meagher Cup final in Croke Park recently. Lyons, who now plays his club hurling for Fulham Gaels in Manchester, scored 1-3 in the final. Éire Óg’s Kevin Halley and Smith O’Brien’s Dwane Sheedy were also part of the panel.

Cooraclare 0-9   Clondegad 0-8 Cooraclare were crowned Division 5 Football League champions at Kilmihil on Saturday evening when they pipped Clondegad, who were chasing back-to-back league successes.

Clare bridged a 13-year gap at the Kennedy Cup and claimed the Kennedy Trophy competition, following a comprehensive 4-0 defeat of Midlands League. This win meant that they had a final finishing position of 25th.

Killanena/Tulla 1-9   Knockshegowna 1-8 KILLANENA/Tulla opened their North Munster League campaign with a win by the minimum margin against Knockshegowna, just outside Ballingarry, last Thursday evening.

The Munster Tug-of-war Championships were held at Conna, hosted by the Connabride Vintage Club, last Sunday, where a very large number of teams competed in what was a horribly bad day.

Shannon’s Irish mixed foursomes team has reached the North Munster final following a great win in Dromoland on Sunday.  In difficult conditions on Saturday, the team played exceptional golf, beating both Woodstock and Doonbeg.  The final against Ennis on Sunday was a close-fought affair, with Shannon eventually winning out.  They will now play Adare in the North Munster final in the coming week.