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Newmarket 2-10 Éire Óg Cork 2-4   THE quarter-final of the junior ladies’ football Munster club championship was played in Ballyagran last Saturday under a bright sky but with strong winds.Newmarket chose to play uphill against the wind in the first half. Éire Óg put Newmarkets backs under great pressure from the off. The girls in blue, most of all Jane O’Leary, worked extremely hard and kept the scoring chance of Éire Óg to a minimal. Éire Óg’s corner-forward and their top scorer, Eimear Scally, always looked dangerous and sure enough, it was Eimear who found a way though Newmarket’s defence to score a great goal. The Newmarket girls, however, rallied and with strong runs from the McInerney sisters, Aimee and Sarah, along with the very hard-working Chloe Morey in midfield, Newmarket kept the score down and at half-time were only behind by two points on a scoreline of 1- 3 to 0 – 4. In the second half, the …

  Sixmilebridge 0-15 Wolfe Tones 1-12 WHEN Wolfe Tones went eight points clear after just 22 minutes at Tulla on Sunday, Sixmilebridge looked to be on the road to a first defeat in this campaign.The Shannon outfit went into this tie aiming to get away from the relegation zone whereas the ’Bridge were already safely into the last eight of the championship.There was clearly more urgency in Wolfe Tones’ play in the opening stages and after the teams had swapped points twice, the Shannon men put a fine move together which ended with a goal from John Guilfoyle after good work by Daithí O’Connell and Daniel Gallery.O’Connell caused a lot of problems for the ’Bridge in the first half in particular but when Wolfe Tones look back on this tie, they will point to as lot of missed chances, particularly from frees.Any suggestion that the ’Bridge weren’t worried about the result were quickly dispelled as they staged a strong fight-back …

Inagh-Kilnamona 1-11 Tubber 0-13 GER Arthur scored the winning point for Inagh-Kilnamona in the first minute of injury time at Cusack Park on Sunday. After the sides were level on six occasions, few could have argued if the game had ended in a draw, a result that would have left the teams in the same positions at the end of the league series.Tubber, without ever reaching the heights of their last outing when they defeated champions Cratloe, made the brighter start and took an early lead which they held until five minutes before half-time when Ger Arthur got through for the game’s opening goal. It was a score which helped his team to level terms at half-time when the score was 1-4 to 0-7.Tubber were back in front a minute into the second half but three points without reply had Inagh-Kilnamona two clear entering the final quarter.Sensing danger, Tubber hit back and points from defenders Mark Earley and Patrick O’Connor …

Banner Ladies 5-10 West Clare Gaels 2-5 BANNER Ladies recaptured the U-14 A title following an excellent display against West Clare Gaels last weekend. However, West Clare Gaels took the lead early in the game when Gráinne Harvey found the net.

Bodyke 2-10 Ennistymon 0-13 THE last of the quarter-final spots in this season’s Intermediate Hurling Championship was filled at Clareabbey on Saturday evening, when Bodyke overcame the challenge of Ennistymon.Two excellent first-half goals from Ciarán Walsh proved decisive in the tie.The big talking point was the decision of referee Johnnie Healy to send off Ennistymon’s Michael Organ in the thirteenth minute of the game. At the time, the North Clare men were 0-5 to 0-1 ahead and well on top in a number of positions.They were on the attack when a melee developed about 30m from the Bodyke goal. It involved up to a dozen players from both sides. The Killaloe match official red-carded Organ and issued a yellow card to Bodyke’s Colin Molloy.This was a major turning point in the game and Bodyke, with the help of an extra player, got a grip on proceedings after this. Walsh struck for his goals in the 21st and 27th minutes and …

Hermitage A 2 Rock Rovers 1 HERMITAGE continued their bright start to the premier season when they proved strong for Rock Rovers at the Fairgreen on Sunday morning.A second successive 2-1 victory leaves them with maximum points from their opening two ties as they had beaten Avenue United by a similar margin on the previous Wednesday.On Sunday, Ger Dullaghan scored from a free kick to give his side a 1-0 interval lead. Rock Rovers levelled midway through the second half through Daryl Eade who converted from the penalty spot before substitute Barry McNamara hit the winner.On the previous Wednesday, Hermitage were 2-1 winners over Avenue United in a tie which attracted a very big attendance to the Fairgreen. Scott Hennessy and Robbie Downes scored for the Tage in this one while Adrian McDonagh was the Avenue scorer. Hermitage A: Joe Burke; Alan O’Riordan, Rhys Phillips, John Maher, Ritchie Fitzgerald Gerard Dollaghan, Robert Downes, Patrick Mannion, Robert Dunne, Scott Hennessy, Eoin …

CLARE’S great success in the National Lifeguard Championships continued at the weekend at Rossnowlagh Beach in Donegal.Four hundred competitors from across the country competed along with a guest team from Wales. Clare senior men emerged as the overall champions, winning the president’s trophy. They finished ahead of Donegal ladies.Clare also won the lifesavers final for men and the junior lifesavers’ final for boys while they were in the runners-up spot in the junior lifesavers’ final for girls.The members of the President’s Trophy winning team are Oisín McGrath, Colm Fitzgerald, Bernard Cahill, Dylan Barrett and Eoin Gleeson and they also won the lifesavers’ final.The junior boys’ winning team comprised Bernard Cahill, Conor Rooney, Adam McEvoy, Daragh Glavin and Stephen Rooney.The members of the junior lifesavers girls’ team which finished in second place are Siobhán McGrath, Ciara Gleeson, Ciara Sexton, Emma Sheehy and Sarah Broderick.The winners’ prizes were presented by Tánaiste Mary Coughlan who expressed confidence in the training received from the …

Lahinch man Ollie O’Flaherty, won this years’ longboard competition, hosted by the West Coast Surf Club, in Lahinch last weekend. John McCurry from Portlaoise came second with another Lahinch man, Stephen Kelleher, in third spot. Women featured strongly in the competition. While female participation in general is still down, the organisers saw a sharp increase from last year. Ione Byrne from Sligo was the winner, from Maria Marrinan, Lahinch, with another local competitor, Ashling Coyne, in third spot.In addition to the traditional category winners, good manoeuvres and effort were also awarded: best noseride, Gary Hall; best manoeuvre, John McCurry; newcomer, Patrick Cassidy; improver, Noel Cronin.