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Reale and Colleran win in Scariff

The Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Athletics Association 5k Frostbite Road Race Series continued in Scariff last week and, once again, proved a huge success with a fine turnout from Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Cork, Loughrea and a big representation from Scariff Meet and Train group.Taking an early lead was Irish international Liam Reale (Limerick A), who went through the 1k in 3.10, with Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy) and Adrian Lenihan (Duhallow) chasing the leader followed by Willie Devitt (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare), Paul Daly (St John’s), and Ambrose Heagney (Kilnaboy). Reale went through the 3k mark in 9.34 and he crossed the finish line in Scariff with a time of 16.03. Michael Shannon worked hard over the next 2k to take second spot in 16.58 with Adrian Linehan third in 18.23. The ladies race was dominated by Ennis Track Club athletes and Veronica Colleran, winner of the 5k series in Mullagh, set the pace from the start and was always in control …

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Scariff improve promotion prospects

  Scariff  8  Abbeyfeale  3 Scariff strengthened their chances of promotion from the third division with a hard-earned but merited win over Abbeyfeale at the East Clare club’s venue on Sunday.This was Scariff’s first competitive match in seven weeks and it showed, with handling errors and overall rustiness in set plays. Abbeyfeale went 3-0 ahead early on with a penalty but Scariff responded well with prolonged pressure in the Abbeyfeale 22, which was rewarded with a try from second-row Rory Slattery. The conversion was missed but James Kelly added a penalty before the break to leave it 8-3. In a scoreless second half, Trevor Kelly came closest for the home side. Scariff spent the last 10 minutes defending their line as Abbeyfeale piled on pressure in an attempt to get the levelling score. This Sunday, Coirce Duibhne (Dingle) visit Cravens Field in the junior cup and the following Sunday it is a top-of-the-table league clash with Presentation in Ruthard.Scariff: Joe …

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Flannan’s fly into Harty Cup semi-final

St Flannan’s    4-13St Colman’s    2-10 THE records will show that St Flannan’s College scored a comfortable win over their great rivals, St Colman’s Fermoy, in the quarter-final of the 2011 Dr Harty Cup, Munster colleges senior A hurling championship but the reality is much different.A point ahead with six minutes remaining, the Ennis side added 2-2 in the remaining time, which gave them a flattering nine-point margin over the Cork side in a cracking tie played at Charleville on Wednesday afternoon.In the semi-final, scheduled for the weekend of February 5/6, the Ennis college will play either title holders Árd Scoil Rís or Thurles CBS, whose quarter-final clash goes ahead next Wednesday at Tipperary.St Flannan’s carried the favourites’ tag into this week’s quarter-final but followers of the Ennis side were somewhat concerned in the lead-up to the game. Games between St Flannan’s and St Colman’s have been close over the years as both schools manage to bring the best out of …

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May start for senior hurling

In the proposed master fixtures schedule for 2011, the first round of the senior hurling championship will be played over the weekends of May 7 and 8 and May 14 and 15, with round two set for the last weekend of the same month. Round one in the senior football championship is proposed for the first weekend in June; that is if the county senior footballers are beaten in their opening game in the Munster championship, which is against All-Ireland champions Cork on May 22.There are three possible dates for the opening round of the football championship. Should Clare lose to Cork, the first round will be on the weekend of June 4 and 5. Should Clare beat Cork and lose to Waterford in the semi-final, the first round will be on June 25 and 26 while if Clare manage to beat both Cork and Waterford and get through to the Munster final, then the first round will be on …

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Strong finish keeps Clare on the Crystal trail

  Clare          1-19IT Tralee    2-13 A NEW-look Clare senior hurling team made a winning start to the 2011 season at Sixmilebridge on Sunday but, on the evidence of this performance agaimst Tralee IT a huge improvement will be needed if they are to challenge for championship honours come summer time.That they were fortunate to account for IT Tralee in the opening round of the Waterford Crystal senior hurling tournament is without doubt. Clare trailed for much of this tie on a day when they had 16 wides but a strong finish helped them get through to a quarter-final clash against Limerick IT this Saturday when O’Garney park in Sixmilebridge will again be the venue.Even with seven of the starting 15 making their inter-county senior competitive debut, Clare carried the favourites’ tag into this tie but it quickly became evident that the students, with three Clare players in their line-up, weren’t going to be easily beaten.Signs that Clare were going to …

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Kelly drives Clare to another win

INSPIRED by the excellence and unrelenting commitment of Gordon Kelly at centre-back, Clare qualified for the semi-final of the McGrath Cup, where they will play Waterford on Sunday.With Rory Donnelly, substitute David Tubridy and Alan Clohessy moving well in attack, Clare improved considerably in the second half, just as they did the previous week against UCC.Prior to the throw-in, an immaculate minute’s silence was observed in memory of the late Michaela McAreavey.The opening 23 minutes in Cooraclare featured a mere two points, evenly divided. Barry John Walsh scored CIT’s point, the first of the game, while Clohessy pointed Clare’s opening score in the 15th minute, after he picked up a Timmy Ryan hand pass. Two minutes before that, Clare lost midfielder Gary Brennan with an ankle injury. He was replaced by Tubridy, returning after treatment for a groin injury. Tubridy slotted in at centre-forward, with Shane McNeilis joining Cathal O’Connor in midfield.Clare kicked 12 wides during the 70 minutes, five …

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Dalcassians and Faughs open town hurling league

THE Ennis Town Hurling League kicked off last Saturday and despite the poor weather conditions, the players, managers and spectators weren’t discouraged. The opening game of this year’s tournament was contested between Dalcassians and the Faughs.Both teams were slow to break into top form and it was Dalcassians who led by a point at the break, 0-3 to 0-2. The Faughs played their way back into the game in the second half and, boosted by goals from John Moore and Ann-Marie McGann, held on for the narrowest of victories. Gary Flynn also impressed for the winners, while Tadgh McNamara, Paul McInerney and Patrick Mescall fought hard throughout for Dalcassians.In the game between St John’s and Rovers, St John’s led at the break by the minimum with the assistance of a superb save from Stephen Dunne. The Rovers returned a different outfit for the second half and Paul Crehan, Ross Darmody and John Maher rattled the net, while Aida Griffey and …

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A long road with Clare GAA

Jim O’Sullivan first came to Shannon in the mid-1960s and a short time later he accepted a job offer. This led to his family moving from England to what was about to become Ireland’s newest town and, over 40 years later, the O’Sullivan family is firmly settled in Clare.A native of Caheragh in West Cork, O’Sullivan emigrated to England in the early 1960s. “I came from a farming family and football was a huge part of our lives. I suffered a serious knee injury when I was just 17. I didn’t know it then but it was a cruciate injury and it effectively put paid to my playing days,” Jim recalled last week.Jim, a road mason by occupation, had a cousin in England at the time and he was able to arrange work for him. While in England, Jim met and married Theresa O’Connell, a native of Miltown Malbay parish. Their sons, Tony and James, were born in England, while …

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