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Clare 3-10   Sligo 1-5 THE Clare U-14 lady footballers have brought home the county’s second All-Ireland title in three years when they secured a convincing win over Sligo at Kilkerrin-Clonbern GAA grounds last Saturday.

Scariff  2-15   Parteen  0-12 Scariff are back in the Clare Champion Cup (Division 1B) for 2013 after a win over Parteen at the South East Clare club’s venue on Saturday evening.Their semi-final win has also earned them a Division 2 final date with Ruan, who have also been promoted.This is the first season the Division 2 League was not part of the Clare Champion Cup.  Scariff’s experience proved vital in helping them win promotion.Kenny McNamara scored both their goals, while Ross Horan added 0-8 as they proved too strong for a home side who were short a number of first-choice players.Scariff led by a goal, 1-8 to 0-8, at the interval. Parteen had the better of the early ­exchanges in the second half and cut the deficit to the minimum but from here on, the visitors had the better of matters and Kenny McNamara’s second goal, shortly before the final whistle, sealed victory. Scariff: Shane Mulvihill; Barry McNamara, Darragh Kelly, …

Kilmaley 1-3   Newmarket 1-2 SUPPORTERS were treated to a thriller when Kilmaley and Newmarket battled it out for the U-13B Shield title. In the end, it was Kilmaley who claimed the prize, despite the fact that Newmarket were in front for most of the match.  

Sixmilebridge 1-17   Wolfe Tones 1-6 Sixmilebridge collected their first points of this year’s U-16 hurling campaign with a well-deserved victory over Wolf Tones on Sunday afternoon.

MUNSTER champions, Clare, having been unlucky to lose the opening round of the All-Ireland series to Cork by a point, travelled to Thurles on Saturday with high hopes of victory over Tipperary.

  Dublin 3-13   Clare 0-8 DESPITE a strong first-half showing, Clare suffered a comprehensive defeat from Dublin in Round 2 of the All-Ireland U-16 Championship at Clooney on Sunday.Behind by just a point, 0-7 to 0-8, at half-time, there were hopes the home side would get ahead in the second half but the visitors dominated this period.Dublin had two points scored within four minutes with Clare replying with points form Kate O’Gorman and Orla Devitt. Dublin had the next score but Clare’s Kate O’Gorman pushed the home side ahead with a pointed free and an excellent point from play. The next eight minutes belonged to the visitors with points from Orla Beagan, Aoife Molloy and two from Tara O’Flaherty. Clare fought hard and were rewarded with points from Devitt and an impressive over-the-shoulder shot from Lisa O’Donoghue, which left the minimum between the sides at the break.Both teams were slow to settle at the restart, with the driving rain a …

DOONBEG Golf Club will, next week, celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the championship golf course with a festival of golf.

Following the Munstergroup Clare Community Games athletic finals, which  took at Lees Road last week, the winners on the day are now turning their thoughts towards the national finals, which will be held in Athlone next month.