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FOLLOWING on from a good victory in the U-15 Dublin Blitz, the Clare side were hoping for another good performance at their home venue.
Read More »All change for football championship
Peter O’Connell and Sports Editor Seamus Hayes look ahead to the opening round of the Senior Football Championship
Read More »Moving On a winner for Lynch
Hugely popular Newmarket-on-Fergus trainer Pat Lynch enjoyed a welcome change of fortune when his well-fancied 3-1 favourite Moving On ran out a facile winner of a 12-runner two-and-a-half-mile handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe on Tuesday of last week.
Read More »Ennis entertain Kenmare in Munster JB Carr final
ENNIS entertain Kenmare in the first leg of the Munster JB Carr final this Thursday at 2pm. After a great win over Limerick in the semi-final, Ennis will be hoping to regain a title they last held two years ago.
Read More »Mixed reaction to midweek fixtures
A special meeting of Clare GAA last week was told that a number of clubs could not play midweek fixturesbecause they have players based away from home and overseas.
Read More »Success for local riders in Rás Clár
Local riders struck big at Rás Clár on Sunday as Barry Sutton of Ennis and Mark Shannon (Burren CC) emerged victorious in the A3 and A4 races.Sutton outsprinted a strong national field after 108 kilometres while Shannon dominated in what was only his second competitive outing. Cathal Russell of Dolmen CC followed shortly after, ensuring podium places for two Clare clubs. In the top-ranked A1/A2 race, 30 riders went to post to compete over a hilly and windy route of 155 kilometres. Home hopes rested with Mike Storan and Jarlath Hassett of West Clare CC. Storan was strong and in the thick of the action until an untimely puncture derailed his effort at a decisive stage of the race.Sean Lacey (Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes) eventually powered through to take the main prize. Storan rode back to secure ninth place in front of clubmate Hassett.In all, 134 riders went to post in the races in Dolmen CC’s first competitive promotion on …
Read More »Middlepark Mal withdrawn from Derby
There was huge disappointment for the Ennistymon connections of Middlepark Park who was withdrawn from the Ladbrokes Irish Derby after picking up an injury last weekend.
Read More »Scariff shares connection with Olympic gold
At the Olympics in Stockholm in 1912, a young girl representing Australia took her place in the final of the 100 metres freestyle event, the only swimming event in which ladies could compete.
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