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Inagh-Kilnamona midfielder and joint captain, Laura Rynne is buzzing at the thought of County final day and feels there won’t be anything between the teams with a rub of the green swinging it either way. “As a panel we are delighted to be back in a final. It’s definitely been a while coming and at times we did wonder would we get there again. We’ve lost the last three semi-finals and that hurts. Last year we lost in extra time and to be honest it was really tough then to see Truagh-Clonlara go on and win it. It did show us how close we were and gave us that extra motivation to work harder this year to try get back to this stage.” Her team seemed to get better as the year progressed with Laura referencing a couple of group game battles as being crucial to their development. “In our opening game we had a real tough battle with Feakle-Killanena …

2023 was really a year to remember for the people of Clonlara with the securing of Canon Hamilton and a first ever Senior Camogie title that was won in dramatic fashion making it a very short winter in East Clare. After the hurlers exited at the quarter-final stage this year the ladies of Truagh-Clonlara were determined to give their huge following something to shout about. Joint captains, Ellen Horgan and  Laura Foley feel that there is a massive connect amongst all the players male and female and all the supporters and a victory would be for the whole community. Ellen Horgan (EH) – ” Covid definitely bonded us all together like nothing ever before. If the was one good thing to come out of the pandemic it was that. We were all at home in the Parish and nobody was going outside their 5 km. We just all helped each other through it and everybody was doing whatever they could to …

After last year’s semi-final heartbreak manager Eugene Foudy is absolutely thrilled to see his side get back to the promised land of county final day but feels they will enter the game as outsiders. “Before the championship began Truagh-Clonlara were most people’s favourites and that hasn’t changed. They’ll still be favourites and that’s not me just talking up the opposition. You’d have to acknowledge that they’ll start as favourites simply because it’s been four years since we’ve been at this stage. “Truagh have played in the last three county finals, four if you include the 2021 replay so they’ll have a massive edge in terms of experience of the biggest day.” After hearing his thoughts for a few minutes I ask him in jest has his side any hope at all. The Clare Senior selector and coach laughs and says he’ll try come up with some sort of plan. “We’ve a lot of young players who will be playing in …

Clare Senior Camogie Championship Final Inagh-Kilnamona v Truagh Clonlara at Dr. Daly Park Tulla, Saturday 3.30pm (Andy McMahon, Cratloe) For the first time since 2020, Clare camogie’s marquee decider will be contested by a new pairing after the titantic three-in-a-row final series between Truagh Clonlara and Scariff-Ogonnelloe was finally halted by their clash at the penultimate stage. Having fought so hard to finally get their hands on the McMahon Cup, Truagh will be determined to make up for lost time and create further history on Saturday as twelve months on from sealing their first senior crown, they look to retain it in Tulla. Standing obtrusively in their path are an Inagh-Kilnamona side seeking to wrestle back control as having soared to four titles in five seasons by the turn of the decade, they have struggled ever since to even get back to a final. Of course, there have been close calls as realistically they should have beaten Scariff-Ogonnelloe in the …

Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-19 Inagh-Kilnamona 1-11 The victor wasn’t a surprise but the manner of Newmarket-on-Fergus’ 26th Clare Cup title certainly proved to be as the roll of honour leaders had a rather bloodless final triumph in Clarecastle on Friday evening. Bridging a six year gap to their last Clare Cup crown, it was an utterly commanding display when first responding to the hammerblow of an early goaled Inagh-Kilnamona penalty to outscore them by 1-7 to 0-1 in the second quarter and carve out a match-winning 1-11 to 1-04 interval cushion. Indeed, it wouldn’t have flattered the Blues had the half-time chasm been doubled as amidst their second quarter siege, James Carrig’s side passed up four glorious goal chances in as many minutes just before the recess. Niall O’Connor was outstanding at the back, Peter Power was equally influential at the other end while Stephen Casey was also hugely effectual when switched to shadow Inagh-Kilnamona’s talisman Fred Hegarty. This was an impressive …

The glamour tie this weekend may be the senior hurling final, but, here, Michael O’Connor shines a light on why the Junior B final on Sunday morning is so important to the finalists. When renowned GAA commentator Syl O’Connor was elected chairperson of Sixmilebridge GAA club last winter a list of objectives – as with all newly elected officials – was probably on his table to be implemented. Outside of winning the senior championship Sixmilebridge had the matter of getting hurling activity for a lot of hurlers from 18 to 43. This was achieved with four adult sides that were competitive and now they lie on the cusp, if successful in Tulla on Sunday morning, of fielding sides in senior, Intermediate, junior A and Junior B this season. Up the N85 Paul Gannon has been plotting and planning all season to bring home Junior B silverware. Following their historic appearance in the 2021 senior final there were hopes of going …

Eoin Brennan was on hand to watch Inagh-Kilnamona power to a 7-11 to 2-5 defeat of Clarecastle in the U13A hurling final Goal hungry Inagh-Kilnamona powered to their third Under 13A crown in six seasons after hat-tricks for Sean Hehir and Fionn Daffy sunk Clarecastle in Cusack Park on Monday evening. A quickfire brace of majors in the tenth minute through Hehir and Padraig O’Looney helped settle Inagh-Kilnamona to a seven point half-time cushion. However, it was their clinical five goal blitzkrieg in just 17 minutes on the restart that put the result beyond any doubt as Joint-Captain Daffy, Hehir and the excellent O’Looney provided the firepower to cement the prestigious honours. In addition, Donnacha Kelly, midfielders Tom Hegarty and Tadhg Hassett and especially goalkeeper Rio McCoy also impressed as Clarecastle had just as many goal chances but found the Inagh-Kilnamona stopper in particular stubborn mood. That said, even without talisman Sean Meere, Clarecastle battled hard throughout, with spinal defenders …

Eoin Brennan watched Inagh-Kilnamona draw 4-4 to 2-10 with Ballyea after extra-time in the U13A Academy final Inagh-Kilnamona and Ballyea will have to do it all over again for the Under 13 Academy A honours after Ballyea’s never-say-die attitude twice reeled in Inagh-Kilnamona at the death in Clareabbey last Thursday evening. Not that any supporters will be complaining about an extra helping of such a thrilling 80 minute rollercoaster ride that was as compelling as any final one is likely to witness this year. Having led for the last 40 minutes, Inagh-Kilnamona appeared poised to retain their Under 13 reserve title for the first time in their history. However, Ballyea’s character powered to the surface for a grandstand finish as points from talisman Ben Casey (2) and Ryan Galvin were dramatically capped off by an injury-time equaliser through centre-back Micheál Hanrahan to force extra-time. Buoyed by that reprieve, Ballyea maintained that momentum into the additional periods as despite facing into …