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Wolfe Tones 4-4Miltown St Joseph’s 0-10 WOLFE Tones claimed the Fergus Credit Union U-16 Division 1 football title in Cooraclare on Monday evening with a 4-4 to 0-10 victory over Miltown, St Joseph’s. The goals scored by the Shannon team were crucial in their victory.St Joseph’s got off to the better start with Conor and Eoin Cleary being prominent at midfield. They raced into a quick three-point lead by the eighth minute with two frees from Eoin Cleary and a good point from play by Luke Reidy. However, Wolfe Tones were quickly on level terms with their first goal scored by captain William Flynn from a tight angle. This was followed up five minutes later by their second when Dylan Birchall’s kick dropped in over the Miltown keeper and into the net.Daniel Brennan pointed after 18 minutes and Wolfe Tones’ third goal of the half came after 20 minutes when Stephen Tuohy, a substitute, pulled on the ball to the …

CLARE Intercultural Network is seeking expressions of interest in taking part in a futsal league beginning later this summer. “Futsal is a kind of indoor football, played with a special ball which doesn’t bounce. It is quite new here in general in Ireland and especially here in Ennis. The ball doesn’t bounce so people can develop their football skills more. It is very popular in Brazil and South America, they start playing it when they are young and it makes them better players,” explained Alphonse Basogomba from the network. The Clare Intercultural Network Futsal Tournament, held in conjunction with the FAI, attracted six teams and finished on Wednesday.  “The tournament began in early April. It involved six teams made up of people from all different backgrounds, cultures and countries. That was very successful. We did it because we wanted to introduce futsal to the area and see if people wanted to take part in a league,” Alphonse outlined. “We want …

KILMALEY GAA Club has expressed outrage at not receiving one of the 10 €25,000 Strategic Infrastructure Funding Programme grants, which were allocated at a Clare County Board meeting recently.

There are just seven weeks to go to the Féile na nGael festival in Clare and following the draw last week, clubs are putting the finishing touches to their plans.

Clare minor hurlers were comprehensively beaten on Wednesday evening when they went to Walsh Park to take on the current defending Munster champions, Waterford in the opening round of this season’s championship.

Kilkee man Paul Daly, who ran the London City Marathon last Sunday in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, completed the 26-mile 385-yard run in two hours 51 minutes.

A Cooraclare man captured an All-Ireland Scór title at the INEC, ­Killarney, at the weekend, flying the ­colours of his adopted county of Kildare.

While hurling is, without doubt, one of the most skilful field games, there is always a fear that participants will pick up a serious injury. Hurleys often break when players clash and it is a regular occurrence that a broken hurley will fly several feet through the air.