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Missed chances pave the road to replay

Crusheen 0-14   Na Piarsaigh 1-11 As Crusheen and Na Piarsaigh review their performances last weekend in Semple Stadium in Thurles, they will look back on a game where each team had opportunities to win the Munster Senior Club Championship title.That said, they both likely concede that a draw was a fair result to a game in which the sides were on level pegging six times. Each team enjoyed periods of dominance and, in terms of possession, the Limerick champions enjoyed the lions share in the final quarter but it would have been very harsh on either side had they lost out.They will return to the famed Tipperary venue on this Sunday for the replay (throw-in at 2pm) when officials will be hoping to see an increase on the disappointing number of 2,893 that attended the drawn game.The Clare champions missed a couple of great chances to take the lead with Pat Vaughan failing to find the target from two frees. …

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Na Piarsaigh spring strength from the bench

Afterwards Na Piarsaigh manager Seán Stack dwelt upon a few positives. Chiefly that most of his side’s forwards had not performed to their optimum level. Crusheen could conceivably spin a similar tune. There are plenty hurlers in their set up who will be relieved to have a second crack at winning a Munster club title. Some of their bench men will also harbour renewed hope that they might get a run in Sunday’s replay. Crusheen’s sole substitution was made five minutes from full time when Conor O’Donnell replaced David Forde, who picked up an injury. By that stage Na Piarsaigh had already made three substitutions with David Lynch, Aidan Hennessy and John Madden all brought on. The latter scored a levelling point eight minutes from time, tying the game at 1-10 to 0-13 at that point. All of this suggests that Na Piarsaigh have more depth in their dugout and more belief that their substitutes can be trusted to immediately …

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Caimin’s corridors – no place for the faint hearted

There’s a bit of tension evident around the corridors of St Caimin’s Community School in Shannon. None of this edginess is linked to any of the colleges students. It’s just that two of their teachers, David Forde (Crusheen) and Pat Gleeson (Na Piarsaigh) have had to endure an overdose of hurling talking this week and last. The Crusheen wing forward teaches PE and maths in the school, while the Na Piarsaigh midfielder and UL student will finish his nine week stint of teaching practice in Shannon on Friday. He teaches Irish and PE. An hours hurling couldn’t separate the respective clubs in Thurles last Sunday meaning they have to head back to Tipperary this week. Which has meant another week of Forde and Gleeson having to put up with their teaching colleagues attempts to rise them. “The staff room isn’t the biggest so there’s no getting away from him,” Pat Gleeson laughed. He denied though that he has been tempted …

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Oisín nominated for European Lifesaver of the Year

WELL-known Clare and Irish lifeguarding competitor, Oisín McGrath, is in the running for the title of European Lifesaver of the Year.Oisín, who has been involved with water activities and water safety all his life, is the son of Clare and Brendan McGrath. He began lifeguarding at 17 years of age. He has competed for Clare and Ireland at national, European and world levels in the skills of lifesaving. He brought home three gold and a silver from the World Masters Lifesaving competitions held in Egypt in 2010. His performance at the European championships held in Alicante this year contributed to placing Irish lifesavers sixth in Europe. Oisín has been nominated by CDC Magazine (Coureurs d’Ecume, a French lifesaving magazine) for the European Lifesaver of the year 2011. This is based largely on achievements from the European championships in Alicante. Overall, six male and six female nominations have been selected from a strong European-wide field of athletes. Only one male and …

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Larkin new PRO amid canvassing storm

JANE Larkin (Kilkee) replaced Anne Hayes (Lissycasey) as Bord na nÓg Peil PRO at Tuesday’s AGM but the change in personnel was not without controversy.The outgoing officer claimed her successor had a pre-vote canvass conducted on her behalf, a claim strenuously denied by both Ms Larkin and Kilkee delegate, Dominic O’Shea.The position of PRO was due to be the only contest at the AGM, as all other candidates were unopposed.Initially, Ms Hayes and Ms Larkin agreed to stand and following that, county board chairman, Michael O’Neill; treasurer, Bernard Keane; Seán Chaplin (Clare games manager) and Seán Chambers (Cooraclare) were appointed as tellers. However, just as the vote was being organised, Ms Hayes withdrew, saying a canvass had been conducted on behalf of her opponent for the post.“I’ll withdraw because I haven’t been canvassing,” said the Lissycasey woman, who has served on Bord na nÓg Peil for 23 years.“If you think Kilkee have canvassed for Jane, that’s not the case,” Mr …

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Camogie executive to remain in place

All of the outgoing officers will be re-appointed, without opposition, when the annual convention of Clare camogie takes place on Monday night next at the Auburn Lodge hotel (7.30pm).Orla Considine (chairperson) Bríd Canny (vice chairperson) Marie Louise Kaiser (secretary) Mary Hogan (assistant secretary), Michael Maher (treasurer), Siobhan Lafferty (assistant treasurer), Bríd McNamara (PRO), Marie McDonnell (registrar), Bridie O’Looney and Mary Hogan (delegates to Munster and to congress) are the only nominees for these posts.In her first report to convention as secretary, Marie Louise Kaiser pays tribute to Inagh on winning the All-Ireland junior title.“Two minor finals had to be played after the deadline of the November board meeting but, in general, the fixtures were played according to plan. Some were re-scheduled by agreement with the respective clubs and some needed a bit of help from the board. The age group which encountered the most difficulties was the minor grade mainly due to the new age restrictions,” the Newmarket club official …

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Fennessy to manage minor hurlers

Sixmilebridge’s Eamonn Fennessy is to be the new Clare minor hurling manager for 2012. Delegates at the upcoming Clare GAA convention will be asked to ratify the Sixmilebridge man, who is in his second season as Clare GAA coaching officer, as the new minor boss.Fennessy’s backroom team will include John O’Mara (Sixmilebridge) and Leo Doyle (Bodyke). It’s understood that at least one more will be added to this list. O’Mara was coach to the Éire Óg intermediate hurlers in 2011 and has coached a number of Sixmilebridge teams in the past, while Doyle has been involved in team management with his club and has served with county underage sides in the past.Fennessy has been part of the Clare minor management team for the past three years, during which time Clare won two provincial titles. He has been involved with a number of underage sides in Sixmilebridge, managing the club to U-13, U-14, Féile and U-15 titles.Fennessy has been part of …

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