Amalgamation motion rescinded

At the annual convention of Bord na nÓg hurling in December there was no opposition to a proposal from Cratloe, which asked that clubs wishing to amalgamate “maintain the same amalgamation for all age groups and should not be allowed to pick and choose clubs depending on the strength of the age group in question”.

At this week’s February meeting of the board, letters from O’Callaghan’s Mills, Bodyke and Tulla were read, which asked to have the motion rescinded. On a count of 24 votes to two, their requests were successful.

No change to U-15 dates
A proposal from the top table that clubs agree to run the U-15 championship in the early part of the season was defeated on a 12-9 vote. The competition will take place in August-September, as was the case last year.

Seven teams in Féile race
At a meeting of the county underage hurling board on Tuesday night in the Auburn Lodge, the draw for this year’s Clare Féile na nGael competition was made.

Seven teams will battle it out for the right to represent Clare at the national finals.

The draw is (first named teams will have home venue): 1. Sixmilebridge, a bye; 2. O’Callaghans Mils/Bodyke v Wolfe Tones; 3. Clarecastle v Kilmaley; 4. Inagh-Kilnamona v Doora-Barefield; semi-finals – 1 v 2; 3 v 4. The competition is set to start on March 16.

Groupings
U-14 A – Clarecastle, Doora-Barefield, Inagh-Kilnamona, Kilmaley, Sixmilebridge, Wolfe Tones, O’Callaghan’s Mills-Bodyke. Top four teams into semi-finals; fifth and sixth place teams into shield final.
U-14 B – Ballyea, Broadford, Clonlara, Clooney-Quin, Corofin-Ruan, Cratloe, Éire Óg, Feakle-Killanena, Newmarket, O’Callaghan’s Mills, Scariff-Ogonnelloe, Tulla – two groups of six. The top team from each goes into the semi-finals; the second and third placed team in each will contest quarter-finals; the fourth placed team in each group goes into shield semi-finals with the fifth and sixth placed teams in shield quarter finals.
U-14 C: Bodyke, Crusheen-Tubber, Ennistymon, Meelick, Parteen, Smith O’Brien’s, Banner, Whitegate. The top four go into the semi-finals; the remaining four go into the shield semi-finals.
U-14 D: Ballyea, Clooney-Quin, Doora-Barefield, Éire Óg, Inagh-Kilnamona, Kilmaley. The U-14 championship is set to start in April.
U-15 A: Clarecastle, Clonlara, Corofin-Ruan, Cratloe, Doora-Barefield, Inagh-Kilnamona, Kilmaley, Sixmilebridge, Wolfe Tones, O’Callaghan’s Mills-Bodyke.
U-15 B: Ballyea, Broadford, Clooney-Quin, Crusheen-Tubber, Feakle-Killanena, Newmarket, O’Callaghan’s Mills, Scariff-Ogonnelloe.
U-15 C: Bodyke, Éire Óg, Ennistymon, Parteen, Tulla, Whitegate.
U-15 D: Meelick, Smith O’Brien’s, Banner, Doora-Barefield 2, Kilmaley 2.
U-15: is an knock out competition and will begin on September 14.
U-16 A: Ballyea, Clarecastle, Feakle-Killanena, Inagh-Kilnamona, Kilmaley, Sixmilebridge, Wolfe Tones. The top four go into the semi-finals with the remaining three going into the contest the shield.
U-16 B: Broadford, Clonlara, clooney-Quin, Corofin-Ruan, Cratloe, Crusheen-Tubber, Doora-Barefield, Éire Óg, Newmarket, O’Callaghan’s Mills, Parteen (with assistance from Meelick), Scariff-Ogonnelloe, Smith O’Brien’s, Tulla (with assistance from Bodyke), Whitegate. Two groups with the top four from each going into the quarter finals. The remaining teams go into the shield quarter-finals.
U-16 C: Bodyke, Ennistymon, Meelick, Banner, Doora-Barefield 2, Kilmaley 2. The top four in semi-finals with remaining two in shield final. U-16 will start on June 30.
Minor A: Clarecastle, Clonlara, Corofin-Ruan, Éire Óg, Feakle-Killanena, Inagh-Kilnamona, Kilmaley, Sixmilebridge. The top four go into the semi-finals, with the remaining four heading to the shield semi-finals.
Minor B: Ballyea, Broadford, Clooney-Quin, Cratloe, Crusheen-Tubber, Doora-Barefield, Newmarket, O’Callaghan’s Mills, Scariff-Ogonnelloe, Smith O’Brien’s, Tulla-Bodyke. The top team in each of the two groups go into the semi-finals. Teams two and three in each group will contest the quarter finals. Team four will go into the shield semi-finals with teams five and six in each group contesting the shield quarter-finals.
Minor C: Bodyke, Doora-Barefield 2, Ennistymon, Meelick, Parteen, Banner, Whitegate. The top four go into the semi-finals with the remaining three contesting the shield.
Depending on the progress of the Clare minor hurlers, the domestic championship will start on either June 28 or July 1.