Sports

THE Queen’s Hotel will be the venue on Friday, January 27 for a fight night to raise funds for the Clare hurlers. The event is being organised by the members of the senior panel to raise finance to help with the preparation of the team.Nine fights are planned and eight of these will see players in opposition, while the remaining fight will be a ladies bout. The fights will pit players from rival clubs against each other, which should add to the excitement.The rivalry between neighbours Newmarket and Sixmilebridge should add to the interest in the bout between James McInerney and Caimin Morey. Supporters from neighbouring parishes Cratloe and Newmarket will, no doubt, take huge interest in the bout featuring Cathal McInerney and Colin Ryan, while Cratloe and Clonlara followers are sure to turn out in big numbers to see how the bout between Liam Markham and Nicky O’Connell will go.Tickets for the event are being sold by the players …

A DECADE after coming on board as official sponsor, Cooraclare businessman Martin Donnelly has agreed to bankroll the inter-provincial championships for another term.

The draws for the concluding stages of the hurling and football championships were made at the spring meeting of the Munster Post Primary Colleges GAA body last Saturday in Mallow.

The Clare hurlers continued their preparations for the new season with games against Limerick IT and UL at the weekend.

THERE will be an all-Clare clash in the next round of the Munster Junior Cup after Scariff and Ennis both won their first-round games at the weekend.

Newmarket Celtic A  2 Avenue Utd A  0 NEWMARKET Celtic A defeated their arch rivals Avenue United in this Premier League tie at McDonough Park on Sunday afternoon by 2-0. The first half was a very tentative affair with goal chances at a minimum but this was not surprising as football action in the county has been disrupted of late due to the inclement weather. The second half saw both sides finding their feet and serving up a very entertaining 45 minutes of play. Avenue came closest in the first half when Dave McCarthy and Barry Nugent both had efforts rebound off the crossbar.The home side took the lead five minutes into the second half when a good cross into the visitors’ box was not dealt with and Enda Kelly shot home past the helpless Healy. This score spurred the Ennis side into action and the tempo of the game increased considerably bringing with it some very committed tussles. Referee …

Bridge Celtic 2Avenue United B 1 BRIDGE Celtic came out on top by 2-1 in this league tie played at Bridgetown on Sunday.

LEGENDARY Chelsea soccer star, Ron Harris will be guest of the Ennis branch of the Chelsea Supporters’ Club at a function in The Temple Gate Hotel on Saturday night, January 21.