North Clare side shines in Pan Celtic Festival

THE Clare Camogie Association participated in the 2013 Pan Celtic Festival, which took place in Carlow from last week. Inagh-Kilnamona Camogie Club competed in the U-16A grade. Grouped with Douglas from Cork, Toomevara and Newport/Ballinahinch from Tipperary and Glynn Barntown from Wexford, the Clare girls won all four games in their group, which was played on a league basis at Éire Óg GAA grounds, Carlow on Saturday.
Their fourth game on Saturday against Newport/Ballinahinch, Tipperary was a tough battle. Aoife Keane playing at centre-forward and scored 1-2 from play, adding 0-2 from frees. Chloe McNamara finished off with 0-1 from play, leaving the final score at 1-5 to 0-4.

The Inagh/Kilnamona girls had an early start on Sunday, having to travel to Carlow IT for the final, which was set for 11.30am. They again played Newport/Ballinahinch and emerged victorious on a 1-6 to 0-3 scoreline.

With only four points separating the teams the previous day, the final lived up to its expectations of a very close contest. Both sides were very evenly matched and the Clare girls found it difficult to break down a very strong Newport/Ballinahinch defence. Aoife Keane accounted for all of Inagh/Kilnamona scores, while in defence, Claire Hehir, Orlaith Cotter, Teresa O’Keeffe and Marie O’Looney were outstanding.

Afterwards, team captain Marie O’Looney was presented with the Pan Celtic Cup by Bríd de Roiste.

The members of the panel were Rebecca and Amy Keating, Teresa and Andrea O’Keeffe, Aoife Keane, Claire Hehir, Chloe Foudy, Ciara Fitzgerald, Jane Fitzgerald, Orlaith Cotter, Róisín Longe, Rebecca O’Leary, Marie O’Looney (captain), Sarah Cotter, Sinéad Power, Michelle Flanagan, Chloe McNamara, Laoise Ryan and Róisín Clancy.

The mentors were Margaret Lafferty, Noreen Shannon, Rita Clancy, Finbarr Power and Joe Ryan.

Féile na nGael
INAGH-Kilnamona, St Joseph’s, Truagh Clonlara and Sixmilebridge will contest the Clare Féile na nGael semi-finals on Sunday.

Inagh-Kilnamona, with wins over Ballyea and Kilmaley, topped Group A. St Joseph’s came through group D on Friday evening, while Truagh-Clonlara had wins over Tulla/Bodyke and Scariff-Ogonnelloe on Saturday morning to top Group B.

In the last preliminary round, host club Sixmilebridge saw off the challenge of Newmarket-on-Fergus and Kilkishen to emerge victors of Group C.

U-11 tournament
CLOONEY Quin’s U-11 team played in the first round of the Tulla Tournament on Sunday evening in Tulla. The girls had three very competitive games. They beat Crusheen, 5-0 to 0-0, while drawing with Kilkishen, before losing to Tulla by a goal.

The team on the evening comprised Caoimhe Leamy, Rebecca Keane, Ciara O’Connor, Cliodhna Ryan, Niamh McGee, Mary Liddy, Juilette Cantwell, Lauren Slattery, Alice Larkin, Elouise DeSousa, Emma Considine, Laura Halpin and Caoimhe McAteer.

Table quiz
CLARE Camogie’s table quiz will take place on Friday, April 26 at 8.30pm in the Abbey Tavern, Quin. Further details are available from club secretaries or email pro.clare.camogie@gaa.ie.

Primary squad development
THE following players make up the preliminary primary squad development: Clodagh Danaher (Burren); Áine Gully, Róisín Powell, Sarah Fahy, Hannah Horgan, Leah Hawes and Chloe Ryan (Truagh); Mary Enright, Sinéad White, Fiona Quinn, Sarah Fox, Ailbhe Morrissey, Dionne Cullinan, Lizzy Gough, Kate Duggan Hastings, Ellen McMahon and Elise Mulcaire (Newmarket on Fergus); Shauna Canny, Róisín McMahon, Louise O’Callaghan, Rachael McNamara and Ella MacNamara (Killanena); Ciara Hehir and Róisín Longe (Inagh-Kilnamona); Sinéad Considine, Aisling McGrath, Shona Hale, Róisín Leamy and Briona Fennell (Clooney-Quin); Ciara Duggan, Áine Moloney, Gemma Brady, Keira McGrath, Shona Power, Mary Kate Keane, Niamh McDonagh, Orlaith Quinn, Síofra Ní Chíinaill, Chloe Towey, Eimear Hanrahan, Edel Williams, Eimear Ní Choileain and Amy Lenihan (St Joseph’s); Alannah Browne and Rachel Hannan (Parteen); Sara Minogue, Ava Quigley and Róisín Minogue (Bodyke); Orla McInerney, Jenny O’Neill, Michaela McNamara, Róisín McMahon and Siobhán Lenihan (Kilkishen); Niamh O’Brien, Aoife Floyd, Gillian Ryan, Kate Shanahan and Anna Floyd (Tulla); Aoife Duggan, Ciara O’Brien, Claire Longe, Aileen McInerney, Alana Clohessy, Cathy Casey, Emily Barry and Lauren Costelloe (Ballyea); Róisín Daly, Holly McGee, Alexandria McGrath, Megan Coleman, Aoife Maloney, Róisín Giblin, Aisling Corry and Leah Lowery (Scariff-Ogonnelloe); Sharon O’Donovan, Leah Morgan and Zoe Whelan (Ruan); Stacy Loughnane, Rosa Carroll, Aedamar Smyth, Eileen Daly, Grace McMahon, Róisín Tuohy, Emma Walsh and Robyn Conway (Feakle); Molly Moloney, Elizabeth Russell, Leah Ryan and Mary Tiernan (Éire Óg); Amy Maloney, Ruth O’Neill, Erin Slater, Rachel Kennedy, Aobha Carey, Kate Quinlivan, Cliodhna Ryan, Amy Stanley, Lizzie Quinn, Ciara O’Gorman, Niamh Lyons, Sarah O’Grady and Ciara Maloney (Sixmilebridge); Emily Hayes, Ciara Butler, Rebecca Carr, Katie O’Carroll and Rebecca O’Neill (Wolfe Tones).