This article is from page 65 of the 2009-07-07 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 65 JPG
CLARE’S long puck specialists will be going for glory this weekend in Munster final action as they bid to reach the All-Ireland finals that take place in the famous Cooley mountain range in Louth. Three county long puck titles were decided last week, at under |6 level and senior level as well as e-laalesellcn
At under |6 level nine were involved in a close contest, with the winner by the distance of less than two foot being Kerth Hogan from Clooney/ Quin. Keith is in goal at all levels for his club and was a very Impressive Forrestal custodian last Sorel a)
His effort was just ahead of Killian McNamara from Kilmaley whilst a yard behind Killian was Frank Melody from Newmarket-on-Fergus who put in a huge last effort that very nearly won the honours.
Others to go close were Rory Halpin (Crusheen), Kevin O’Callaghan (O’Callaghan’s Mills), Aaron
Gaule (Cratloe), Kevin Kearney (Corofin), Paul McArthur (Killanena) and Michael Mcilnerney (Broadford).
The senior contest involved some of the better known hurlers in the county and once again huge efforts were witnessed by the leading contenders. Brendan McNamara from Scariff won the senior crown from reigning champion Bernard Gaftney (Newmarket-on-Fergus) with Shane O’Neill (Bal- lyea) a close third.
The other four competitors were Christy O’Connor (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), Mark Regan (Wolfe Tones), Aidan Lynch (Ruan) and Kevin Ryan (Broadford). Inagh/Kilnamona’s Fiona Lafferty won the camogie title in Tulla, edging Clare captain Deirdre Murphy (Clooney) and Chloe Morey (Sixmilebridge) into second and third place respectively. Others to take part were Edel Griffy (Kilmaley), Ailish Considine (Kilmaley) and Aine McNamara (Sixmilebridge).
The Munster finals take place at Thurles race- course on Saturday next.