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A stranger ambling into McDonagh Park, Nenagh, would never have guessed that Michelle Downes had spent the previous hour running herself into the ground in pursuit of an All-Ireland medal.

West Clare Gaels  3-9   St Conleth’s (Laois) 0-8BUOYED by huge support in Nenagh, West Clare Gaels swept to a clinically comprehensive win over St Conleth’s in the All-Ireland intermediate club final on Sunday.

ROSCOMMON may not be rated as a camogie stronghold but their senior champions, Four Roads, are an experienced outfit and have been knocking on the door for All-Ireland junior club honours in recent years. Because of that experience, they will start this Sunday’s All-Ireland final at Kenny Park in Athenry against Corofin, the Clare and Munster champions, as favourites.

COROFIN were heartbroken to have lost two Clare intermediate camogie finals in succession and their determination to bring that crown to the parish has led to unbelievable commitment from all involved in 2010. That’s according to the team captain Aislinn Kelleher, one of three sisters hoping to have All-Ireland medals come Sunday evening.

COROFIN have been in bonus territory since they won the county final but Brenda O’Donoghue feels an All-Ireland would really cap a great year.

What has been very noticeable about St Breckan’s recently is their footballing swagger. They’ve been enjoying themselves lately. Arriving in Miltown for the county intermediate final on October 16, they didn’t have much work on to liven themselves up. Although they were a senior club as recently as three years ago, they were afforded little chance of upsetting Clondegad.

In every club there are members who give hours and hours each week to the promotion of club activities. One such person in St Breckan’s is Francie Hawes who continues to give many hours each week to the promotion of football to his beloved Lisdoonvarna.

Going by the trouble Frank Sheedy had in getting to sleep on the night of November 13, he will spend most of next Saturday night tossing and turning.