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Cork 6-12 Clare 0-3 Clare suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Cork in Saturday evening’s Munster senior camogie final, losing on a 6-12 to 0-3 scoreline. Cork, who had the majority of play in the first half, had scored 5-4 to Clare’s two points by the half-way stage, with their goals coming between the 10th and 18th minutes as their forwards blitzed the Clare defence. From here on, the Banner side were fighting an uphill battle against a stronger and better-balanced outfit.Cork opened the scoring with a Sile Burns point and added on two more points, a second for Burns and a free from Jennifer O’Leary, before Denise Cronin eventually found the Clare net in the eighth minute after Susan Vaughan in Clare’s goal had twice stopped Cronin’s attempts but was unsuccessful in clearing the ball after the second shot. Burns raised a green flag for Cork two minutes later when her handpass flew over the head of …

Kilmaley and Newmarket clash in another final

With both sides having a win each from their last two meetings, the clash of Newmarket and Kilmaley in this weekend’s league final is eagerly awaited.Newmarket took the spoils in the senior championship final, while in the round-robin stage of the league competition, Kilmaley came out on top by the minimum of margins. Newmarket had the upper hand at the half-way stage, ahead by four points, but consistent fouling allowed Kilmaley back into the game to take the lead. In the semi-final, Newmarket had a comprehensive win over Kilkishen, whilst Scarriff-Ogonnelloe put Kilmaley to the pin of their collars before Helen McMahon pointed with six minutes left to see them into a position to defend their league title. Newmarket will be looking to reclaim the league title and will be looking to the Kaiser and McMahon sisters, along with Deirdre Cassidy and Jennifer Kelly, to secure this, while Kilmaley will be hoping that Claire McMahon will be recovered from injury …

Clare to put on a good show in Cork

IN the summer of 1997, Clare senior sides were not a prospect other counties took lightly, as the hurlers took their second All-Ireland in three years and the footballers reached the Munster final after an unforgettable come-back against Cork.It was the pre-qualifier era and when the Banner trailed by six points, it looked like their championship was coming to an abrupt end. However, inspired by Kilkee’s Ger Keane who scored eight points, Clare took victory following Martin Daly’s last-gasp goal.A few weeks later, they took on Kerry in the Munster final and put in a respectable performance despite falling to the eventual All-Ireland champions. The dramatic semi-final victory over Cork was one of the highlights of Keane’s time in the saffron and blue, he says. “I suppose it would have been one of the games I scored most in, between play and frees. We were going well as a team and there was a very strong panel, there were a …

Sling shots at the ready but can Clare take down Goliath?

REGARDLESS of what way you analyse the Munster senior football championship clash between Clare and Cork, it is hard to escape the conclusion on paper it is a David versus Goliath affair.Reigning Munster, All-Ireland and League champions, Cork, are raging hot favourites to beat Clare in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.While Dave Loughman accepts the men from the Banner will be rank outsiders, he believes the visitors will be all fired up by Micheál McDermott and his backroom team to have a right cut at dethroning the Rebels.If all the Cork players aren’t mentally tuned in on the day and a few breaks go Clare’s way, the St Caimin’s Community College science and biology teacher believes this would increase the possibility of a surprise. He explains it may also be hard for all the Cork players to remain fully focused as some may have an eye on the Munster final, despite the best efforts of management.In spite of the daunting …

Cool running for Kilmaley man at Dundalk

LAST Friday night’s meeting at Dundalk proved a happy hunting ground for Kilmaley owner, Dr William O’Brien, as his Keep It Cool showed his liking for the all-weather surface when running out an emphatic winner of the concluding 12-furlong handicap. A 14/1 winner over course and distance under Billy Lee a fortnight earlier, Keep It Cool was ridden on this occasion by Fran Berry and, having been supported from 100/30 into 5/2, the Moyglare Stud-bred son of Spinning World ran on really well in the closing stages to account for runner-up Casbah Rock by a length and a quarter. The winner is trained in Kilmallock, Limerick by Pat O’Donnell, who explained, “Keep It Cool has been a great servant and seems to love it around here. His owner’s son, Richard, is a dentist in Abbeyfeale and he rides out this horse most mornings at home.” Looking ahead to where the seven-year-old may go next, O’Donnell added, “He won a handicap …

Form points to Avenue retaining cup title

THE involvement of Bridge United B in the Clare Junior Soccer Cup final last year was a surprise. It is not often that a B team gets to the final of a premier competition and while they ended up losing 0-3, their march to the final was a huge achievement.No doubt their involvement surprised many but few, if any, would have predicted they would be back in the final a year on. That is just what they achieved and this Saturday evening, they will come up against holders, Avenue United A, at the County Grounds, with kick-off at 6.45pm.Twelve months ago, Bridge United were chasing a league and cup double as they had won the second division league title shortly before the cup final. This year, their cup campaign has been disappointing and they go into the cup final having been relegated from the first division.As was the case last year, Avenue will carry the favourites’ tag. They were unlucky …

Shannon hosts Irish Close Championship

THIS weekend, Shannon will host the Irish Amateur Close Championship when the cream of Irish amateur golfers will be in action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.The Wednesday open singles saw Ross Walsh capture the honours with 42 points. Ross returned 22 points for his opening nine highlighted by an eagle at the second and a birdie at the fourth. A steady back nine of 20 points anchored him to victory, highlighted by a birdie at the 18th. Ross had one to spare from a duo of Michael O’Connor and Ed Hickey both on 41 points. The highlight of Mike’s round was his opening seven holes, which he covered in level par with back-to-back birdies at the first and second. Further birdies were to follow at the 10th and 13th. Mike just edged out Ed Hickey on the back nine. Ed was around in two under gross recording three birdies at the second, fifth and eighth and an eagle three at …

Manus Vieri wins top-grader

Pat McInerney from Manus won the top-graded race in Galway on Thursday night with his Manus Vieri.This was in the concluding A2-graded 525 bumper race for which the Donal Cooney-trained Varra Polly, owned by the Boys Club syndicate, went off the even-money favourite from trap two. On That Jarug set the pace from trap five to lead at the first bend from Dan Thenavigator in three and the Ennis-owned Mythical Tar in the inside lane. Chestnut Style, in trap six, made up ground going down the back to take up the running while Manus Vieri was also making progress. However, when they reached the home bend there was not much between the field. They were lined across the track and close to home Manus Vieri just got up to snatch it from On That Jarug. The son of Droopys Vieri-Baby Jean won by a neck in a time of 29.53. A half length back for third spot was Mythical Tar …

Goal-den victory

Clare 3-10 Fermanagh 1-12 Lucky to be tied 0-5 each at half time, Clare rattled in three second half goals in Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon, which helped to secure the NFL Division 3 title.The first of these goals, netted by Marie Considine, six minutes into the second half, was the score that set Clare up for victory. Eimear Considine, who flew by helicopter to Dublin after sitting an early exam at UL, found Niamh O’Dea with a cross-field ball. The Kilfenora girl ran at Fermanagh before laying off to Marie Considine, who scored with a low left foot shot. That score put Clare 1-6 to 0-6 ahead but, while they stayed in control from there on, Fermanagh didn’t stop trying to get back in the game. While Clare upped their performance considerably in the second half, their first half display was very patchy. Were it not for the paucity of their shooting, Fermanagh would definitely have been ahead at …

Goals give Newmarket the upperhand

Newmarket 4-15 Ballyea 0-11 GOALS win games and Newmarket highlighted this when they got their championship campaign off to a winning start with a comprehensive victory over Ballyea at Cusack Park on Sunday evening.They went into the game as favourites but, following their recent victory in the U-21B championship, Ballyea were expected to do well.When county minor Gearóid O’Connell won possession straight from the throw-in and raced through before forcing Kieran Devitt to save at the expense of a 65’, there was a hint that a surprise might be on the cards. County minor captain Tony Kelly converted the resultant 65’ but two minutes later, the underdogs were rocked when a defensive blunder was punished and Eoin Hayes found the net. Full-back Kevin Sheehan’s attempted handpass was intercepted and this led to the opportunity for Hayes.Ballyea’s captain, Tony Griffin, responded with a point but they were dealt another blow when Colin Ryan took a pass from David Barrett and he …

Earley inspires Tubber to merited win

THE final scoreline shows Tubber winning by the narrowest of margins but, in truth, favourites Cratloe were fortunate to be that close at Cusack Park on Sunday evening. Twelve months ago, Cratloe, then the defending champions, met Tubber in Round 4 of the championship at the same venue and the North Clare side emerged with a two-point victory. They showed the greater hunger for victory on that occasion and the same was the case on Sunday evening.A superb performance from Mark Earley at midfield was the highlight of Sunday’s game. He contributed 1-4 from play with all but a point of this tally coming in the opening half when the winners raced into a seven-point lead by the 20th minute.While Earley was outstanding on Sunday, there were others who contributed handsomely to this victory. Veteran Eamonn Taaffe finished as his side’s top scorer with 2-2 to his credit while the workrate of the team’s defence also deserves special mention.Conor McGrath …

Points shared for the second year in-a-row

A STRONG wind blowing directly down the pitch made matters very difficult for both sides at Shannon on Sunday.Neither team will be particularly happy with their play when aided by the galeforce wind but when those involved sit down this week to review the game, they will express satisfaction at the end result which saw the spoils shared.Underdogs St Joseph’s held the lead from the second minute when Ivor White scored the first point in this year’s championship race, until two minutes from time when Domhnaill O’Donovan fired over the equaliser.In between, there were some hard clashes, some missed chances on both sides and some great defensive play.The teams also shared the spoils when they met at the same venue and at the same stage in last year’s championship race.Two early pointed frees from White were followed by like scores from play from Niall DeLoughrey, Emmet Whelan and White as the Doora-Barefield men raced five points clear by the end …

CBS lose out in All-Ireland bid

Despite some impressive performances, Ennistymon CBS failed in their bid to make it through to the All-Ireland finals in the first-year basketball competition.In last Sunday’s play-offs at the community centre in Ennistymon they lost out to the group winners, Intermediate School from Killorglin, who will now contest the finals.In the opening game on Sunday morning, the home side lost narrowly to St Muirdeach’s from Ballina.They followed this with a good win over De La Salle from Waterford but Killorglin proved too strong and emerged winners.Liam Devitt was the North Clare side’s top scorer while Sean Garrihy, Eoin Leyden and Conor O’Loughlin were others to do well for the North Clare school.This Saturday, the school’s second-year girls’ team will travel to Causeway in Kerry for the play-offs hoping to make it through to the national finals, which are scheduled for the following Wednesday. On Saturday, they will play Causeway, Portlaoise and Donegal Town in the second year girls’ B play-offs. Qualification …

County team costs at €291,051

Clare GAA treasurer Bernard Keane repeated his concerns over finance when he addressed the May meeting of the county board on Tuesday night.He told the meeting that so far this year €291,051.03 had been spent on county teams with €162,051.63 on hurling and €128,099.40 on football teams. Catering has cost €82,856, travel has cost €123,643, medical €40,536.94, buses and overnights €15,977 and sports gear €10,510.“This is always a particularly difficult time of the year as all teams are in training, whereas our income doesn’t really start until later when the championships are in full swing. “Failure to get out of Division 2 in hurling and Division 4 in football was a huge blow. It cost us money to stage home games this year. If we were in the higher divisions, we would have attracted bigger crowds. My big concern is that our income won’t match our expenditure when it comes to the end of the year, he told the delegates.“It’s …

Cooney rails against outside managers

GAA President Christy Cooney is sticking to his belief that club and county teams should have local people in charge. The Cork man, who is now in the third year of his presidency, was in Miltown Malbay last Sunday for the official opening of St Joseph’s 1,200-seater stand. He told The Clare Champion that funds raised by clubs should not be spent on employing outside managers or coaches. “I look at it in a very simple way. Club members are out fundraising to keep the club going and I would hate to see a situation where that funding, which is there for the development of the club, is used to pay an outside manager. That’s not what our association is about. An example of that is the voluntary movement that exists in this club,” he said, pointing to the stand development in Miltown. Cooney is adamant that GAA identity is linked to having club members in charge of their flagship …

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‘Fix the one percents and you’ll reach the magical one hundred’ – Hogg

2023 All Ireland Junior winner Sinead Hogg is a mainstay at the heart of the Clon defence and after a monumental battle with Eimear Bourke and Cait Devane she is ready to push on and claim the biggest camogie prize in Munster. ” Today wasn’t easy and the body is sore. It was a serious battle and in fairness to both teams it was a war of attrition. We had to just try and stay in the game at different stages because their six forwards are unbelievable players and can hurt you in the blink of an eye. It’s great to have that half back line in front of you cutting out the supply which makes it a bit easier for us in the full back line though and I think we did quite well. We were fully focused on delivering not only a performance but delivering a result and thankfully we did both.” Sinead feels as a group they have …
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‘Fix the one percents and you’ll reach the magical one hundred’ – Hogg

2023 All Ireland Junior winner Sinead Hogg is a mainstay at the heart of the Clon defence and after a monumental battle with Eimear Bourke and Cait Devane she is ready to push on and claim the biggest camogie prize in Munster. ” Today wasn’t easy and the body is sore. It was a serious battle and in fairness to both teams it was a war of attrition. We had to just try and stay in the game at different stages because their six forwards are unbelievable players and can hurt you in the blink of an eye. It’s great to have that half back line in front of you cutting out the supply which makes it a bit easier for us in the full back line though and I think we did quite well. We were fully focused on delivering not only a performance but delivering a result and thankfully we did both.” Sinead feels as a group they have …

‘I feel like I’m in a dream’ – Morris

Former coach to the Clare Senior set up and in his fourth year training his beloved Truagh-Clonlara Ryan Morris feels like he’s dreaming but admits this was their ultimate objective. ” I feel like I’m in a dream that I don’t want to wake up from. To see how far we’ve come from winning an Intermediate title to claiming a first ever McMahon Cup, going back to back and now a Munster final. It’s magical, it truly is. Last year we enjoyed celebrating after the County championship and the buzz around the place was incredible. The whole day out against Sarsfields was also really special but in truth we let the day be our focus and not the game itself. It wasn’t until we sat down to plan for this year that we felt the pain of that defeat. We set in motion a plan to retain our crown and have another crack at Munster but to do so we …

Controversy reigns as Tulla denied at death

Dr. Harty Cup Round 2 St Joseph’s Tulla 0-17 Cashel Community School 0-17 After an opening day defeat to Cork school Blackrock, the pressure was firmly on Tulla to deliver in Cappamore. Showing tremendous character against a quality Cashel side they managed to stay in the game throughout thanks to an outstanding defensive display by fullback Fionn O’Gara and a series of top drawer saves from Broadford’s Jack Lovett. It was the player affectionately known as ‘Fog’ though that towered above everyone else on the field and was quite simply majestic all afternoon. Decisive hooks, critical blocks and booming clearances were the order of the day from the Clooney-Quin player. When Cashel did manage to break through the Tulla rearguard, they met a wall of resistance in Lovett. On three occasions the netminder came to the rescue, firstly denying Briain O’Donoghue with a brave point blank save in the 15th minute, then thwarting corner-forward Ryan O’Sullivan just before the interval …

21st celebrations as Éire Óg return to helm

Clare Senior Football Championship Final Éire Óg 1-10 Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-6 “The Townies are back and we’re not going anywhere’ was the passionate concluding words to captain Aaron Fitzgerald’s speech as Éire Óg bounced back to Jack Daly winning ways in Cusack Park, writes Eoin Brennan. Having only lost one of their last 21 matches and that to Cratloe in last year’s semi-final after penalties, the Ennis side’s third senior crown in four years was fully merited as they rolled with the punches of a difficult day weather and opposition-wise before finishing in powerful fashion. The ‘Bricks, fueled by an intriguing mix of youth and vast title winning experience, certainly made Paul Madden’s side sweat after hitting the ground running with the first three points through Keenan Sexton (2) and Daryn Callinan. However, on a day in which they almost needed a perfect performance, crucially they coughed up possession at halfway for Mark McInerney to pick out Gavin Cooney for …

Strong Ennis performance seals win over Cobh Pirates RFC

Senior Men’s Junior League 2: Ennis RFC 26 – 6 Cobh Pirates RFC The Ennis Senior men’s rugby team were victorious 26 – 6 over Cobh Pirates during the Junior League 2. Ennis started off with a strong scrum, followed by Dylan Kenny breaking through tackles to score a converted score under the posts. Ennis’ defence stood firm and soon Joey Keane managed a huge steal with the Cobh Pirates just short of the try line. At the end of the first-half, the opposition scored a penalty, bringing the half-time score to 7 – 3. At the start of the second-half, the Cobh Pirates scored another penalty. With the score at 7 – 6, Ennis increased their defence and attack, allowing Cian Guilfoyle to score Ennis’ second try. Brendan Keane scored their third try, converted by Kenny, after a dominant Ennis scrum. With the game almost over and the Cobh Pirates on the attack, Guilfoyle intercepted on the halfway line …

Meehan and McEvoy shine as Banner overcome Wolfe Tones

Junior C camogie final Banner 1-9 Wolfe Tones 0-9 Novel could best describe this meeting on Saturday afternoon last between Wolfe Tones and Banner in the Junior C camogie final that drew a sizable attendance to Father McNamara park. Wolfe Tones with an experienced group of players faced up to a youthful Banner side with many dual players. Both sides had freetakers of a standard far higher than Junior C as Ciara Meehan and Sarah McEvoy shared a dozen scores over the hour. Wolfe Tones netminder Anna Brennan retired injured after 15 minutes as the Shannon side started slowly and didn’t score until the 17th minute from McEvoy with Laura Meaney adding a second Tones scores a minute later. Two further scores from Wolfe Tones in the final minutes of the half left them on four points, one behind Banner at the interval. Ciara Meehan was excellent from placed balls and missed just one over the hour. Half-time Banner (0-5) …

Whelan and Meaney score as Clondegad lower Banner

Junior B football final Clodegad 2-11 Banner 2-8 A season of underachieving in the view of both clubs in the Intermediate championship came to an adult end in Lissycasey on Sunday afternoon in the Junior B county final decider. As with most Junior finals it can be a hazardous task to allocate a favourites tag so all was up for grabs before what was a disappointing following from the two clubs. Scores were hard to come by the opening quarter with the two sides sharing a paltry five points as Clondegad led (0-3) to (0-2) before Ciaran Connelly struck for the first of four goals in the game. Within two minutes Banner had cut the lead of Clondegad to the minimum with their first goal as long time performer Fiachra Hayes who started in place of William Bello was their shooter. Clondegad full forward Oisin Griffin won a high ball and his breaking ball was doubled to the net by …

Éire Óg Fawle as Kevin’s goal seals final place

Junior A football semi-final Michael Cusacks 1-9 Éire Óg 0-8 Renowned Michael Cusack’s defender Kevin Fawle is not recognised as a goalscorer but should ultimate success come the way of the men from the Burren and Belharbour they will look back at Fawle’s 50th minute goal as one of the decisive moments of the year. Éire Óg will have left Corofin with deep regrets posting perhaps their least effective showing of the season that was well below their quarter-final showing against Cooraclare as Michael Cusack’s were very fortunate to get extra time before dispatching the challenge of St Breckan’s second string. Éire Óg opened the scoring with goalkeeper Cian Howard kicking over their first score from a free and he added a second free after eight minutes. Domhnall McMahon operating at full forward with others pulled out kicked over Michael Cusack’s first score just before Jack McGann and McMahon once more were on the scoresheet after 13 minutes to take the …

Flynn and Duggan goals keep St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield senior as the ‘Bridge drop down

Senior camogie relegation final St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield 2-9 Sixmilebridge 1-10 There was heartbreak for Sixmilebridge and jubilation for St Joseph’s in equal measure in Clooney on Saturday afternoon. Relegation to Intermediate camogie for the Bridge who in a bygone era won multiple championships as St Joseph’ chasing their first maintained their status and once more are the only Clare club to possess four senior GAA, Camogie and LGFA sides. With the LGFA county final on the horizon for St Joseph’s they did not want a low note to be played in the run up with relegation from senior camogie and set out their stall early with (2-2) in the opening half with Ciara Duggan and Siobhan Flynn scoring (1-1 each). Chloe Morey hit back between the 14th and 18th minutes with (1-2) to keep Sixmilebridge in contact as Olivia Phelan had initiated the scoring for Sixmilebridge after four minutes. Determined tackling by both sets of defenders ensured a low scoring contest as …

Tulla fall to Harty Cup opening round loss

Blackwater Community School, Lismore 2-16 St. Joseph’s Tulla 0-20 St Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla suffered an agonising two-point reverse in their Harty Cup Group 3 campaign on Wednesday afternoon. The defat, at the hands of a pacy Blackwater Community School from Lismore, leaves them under pressure to advance to the knockout stages. For all that Tulla did well in this contest, a sloppy start proved detrimental to their chances in Kilmallock, falling eight points behind inside the opening quarter. It was a position that the students, coached by Terence Fahy, Aidan Harte and Tomás Kelly couldn’t recover from fully. Even when they were on top and looked like taking the lead, they were hit with a sucker punch of a goal that filled the Lismore confidence heading into the second half. Indeed, a stunning save from Billy Murphy in the Lismore goal denied them a potential game changing goal, with Darragh White having to settle for a point instead. The …

New Clare ladies football manager

IN a statement this afternoon Clare LGFA announced the appointment of Listowel’s Graham Shine as the new Intermediate team manager for the coming season. The former Limerick and Kerry Ladies manager has been appointed for two years, with an option of a third, in charge of the county’s flagship side. Board Chairman Sean Lenihan advised that there were a number of applicants for the post from both within and outside the County and thanked the unsuccessful candidates for their interest in the position. He outlined Shine’s extensive experience at Club and County level over many years and wished him and his backroom team well over the next couple of years starting soon with preparation for Clare’s return to Division 2 of the National Football League commencing in mid-January. A qualified personal trainer and fitness instructor, Shine was part of former Manager Wayne Freeman’s Backroom Team last year so he knows the panel of players involved here to date. He has …

Banner five still alive in Munster Junior Football PPS Championships

Clare’s interest in the Munster Junior (Under 17) Post-Primary Schools Football Championships have been reduced to five after a busy week of derbies in all five grades. St Joseph’s Spanish Point (C), St John Bosco Community College, Kildysart (D) and Under 17E trio St Michael’s Community College Kilmihil and St Patrick’s Comprehensive School, Shannon and Ennis Community College who are due to face each other this morning (Thursday) in Wolfe Tones at 10.45am are the only schools left in the first provincial championship of the 2024/25 season. The Frewen Cup is destined to return to Kerry for another year after St Flannan’s College bowed out at the quarter-final stage to St Michael’s Listowel by 1-13 to 1-09 in The Bog Garden in Rathkeale on Wednesday afternoon. Trailing by 1-4 to 0-4 by the break, the Ennis College grabbed a lifeline on the restart when Kieran Doyle converted a penalty. With Dara Kennedy and TJ Moore dominating the engine room, Darragh …

Crusheen present double trouble for Parteen-Meelick

Junior A Camogie Championship Cup Final Crusheen v Parteen-Meelick at Fr McNamara Park Ennis, Saturday at 4pm (Kevin Walsh, Wolfe Tones) Momentum is the clear driving force as heavyweights Crusheen and Parteen-Meelick finally meet in earnest to decide the Junior A Camogie Championship honours. I say finally as they were forced into a dress rehearsal final group decider a fortnight ago but as expected it was merely a shadow-boxing exercise especially on the red half of the divide as Parteen-Meelick eased to a 9-27 to 0-07 win. Don’t expect the same in Fr. McNamara Park on Saturday afternoon as Crusheen, off the back of their commanding Junior A Ladies Football Final triumph over Cúil Gaels last Sunday will be determined to achieve a historic double. Parteen-Meelick were pencilled in for a ladies football final too last Saturday but being a Junior B Shield Final, they opted to put their full focus on this prestigious decider. There’s no shortage of camogie …

Clancy crushes Cúil dreams of silverware

Junior A Ladies’ Football Final Crusheen 3-10 – Cúil Gaels 0-14 Crusheen back at the start of the century under the management of the late Michael Cullinan possessed some of the best underage players in the county winning four Under 16A titles plus Minor, Junior A and Intermediate honours finally contested a senior final joined with Kilmihil. Time moved on, players left and lean times followed but once more Crusheen are back in the Intermediate championship for 2025 following a five-point success over Cúil Gaels in Lissycasey on Sunday evening. Cúil Gaels for their part had ample scoring chances over the course of the hour and really worried Crusheen but unfortunately from the estuary’s perspective they kicked a dozen wides as opposed to just five for the title winners. At least four of the Cúil Gael points skimmed the Crusheen crossbar much to the relief of Grace Gleeson. Yet, the matchwinner was at midfield for Crusheen, namely Anna Clancy with …

Shannon Town shade cup spoils in low-key derby

(FAI Junior Cup) Shannon Town A 2 – Bunratty/Cratloe 1 Shannon Town inched the derby spoils to book their place in the next round of the FAI Junior Cup but it wasn’t the greatest of advertisements for an early morning kick-off in Lynch Park in Shannon on Sunday. Don’t get me wrong, all the ingredients were ripe for a memorable derby as a sizeable crowd was in attendance to witness a rare clash of these neighbours while there was the added layer of new Shannon Town manager Davy Hogan playing against his former Premier winning club. However, perhaps the players weren’t given sufficient notice of the 10:30am kick-off as the teams never really livened up until the final quarter. Amazingly, there wasn’t a shot of note throughout the entire opening period and essentially it was only with Charlie Morrison’s 68th minute penalty that this prudent tie finally opened up. It was a huge relief to hosts Shannon Town who, as …

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