David Fitzgerald of Clare in action against Jake Morris of Tipperary during their Munster Senior Hurling Championship game at Thurles. Photograph by John Kelly. The final score is Clare Gaa 1-24 , Tipperary GAA 0-24 Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan #GAA

Aidan Mc Carthy of Clare in action against Eoghan Connolly of Tipperary during their Munster Senior Hurling Championship game at Thurles. Photograph by John Kelly. The score after the third quarter is Clare Gaa 1-17 , Tipperary GAA 0-13 Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan #GAA

Peter Duggan of Clare in action against Ronan Maher of Tipperary during their Munster Senior Hurling Championship game at Thurles. Photograph by John Kelly. The score at half time is Clare Gaa 0-11, Tipperary GAA 0-11 Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan #GAA

Shane O Donnell of Clare in action against Ronan Maher of Tipperary during their Munster Senior Hurling Championship game at Thurles. Photograph by John Kelly . The score after the first quarter is Clare Gaa 0-04 , Tipperary GAA 0-07 Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan #GAA

Avenue Utd crowned Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Champions after a penalty shootout in Frank Healy Park
Avenue Utd 4 v 3 Newmarket Celtic
Avenue United FC
Photo Natasha Barton

Extra time to be played in the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Final in Frank Healy Park
Avenue Utd 0:0 Newmarket Celtic
Avenue United FC Newmarket Celtic FC
Photos Natasha Barton

HT in the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Final in Frank Healy Park
Avenue Utd 0:0 Newmarket Celtic
Avenue United FC Newmarket Celtic FC
Photos Natasha Barton

Lissycasey’s Daire Culligan in action against Padraic O’Dwyer from St Breckan’s. HT in the Cusack Cup Div 1 clash it’s Lissycasey GAA 1-5 CLG Naomh Breacáin 1-2. Photograph by Eugene McCafferty.

Clare’s Conor Burke in action against Dante Currid from Sligo. HT in the preliminary QF of the All-Ireland Tier 2 football championship it’s Clare Gaa 0-5 Sligo GAA 2-6. Photograph by Eugene McCafferty.

Aine O’Loughlin drives the ball to the net for Clare’s goal against Down in Cusack Park. Result in rd 1 of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship it’s OfficialClareCamogie 1-14 patricia clarke 1-5. Photograph by Eugene McCafferty.

Laura Foley scores from play for Clare despite the best efforts of Down’s Beth Fitzpatrick. HT in rd 1 of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship it’s OfficialClareCamogie 1-6 patricia clarke 1-4. Photograph by Eugene McCafferty.

Action from Éire Óg against O’Curry’s in rd 6 of the Garry Cup Div 2. Final score it’s CLG Éire Óg Inis 0-23 O’Curry’s GAA Club 0-7. Photographs by Eugene McCafferty.

Éire Óg’s Philip Talty tormenting the O’Curry’s defence with 7pts in the first half. HT it’s CLG Éire Óg Inis 0-9 O’Curry’s GAA Club 0-2 in rd 6 of the Garry Cup Div 2. Photograph by Eugene McCafferty.

I am delighted to make the shortlist for this year's Law Society Ireland Justice Media Awards.
I have been nominated for a The Clare Champion news feature. I would like to sincerely thank the woman at the centre of the report for trusting me with her story.
Best of luck to all nominees.

Tipperary end Clare’s chances of winning successive minor hurling titles
FT in the Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship
Clare 0:16 Tipperary 2:17
Clare Gaa Tipperary GAA Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan
Photos Natasha Barton

All square at HT in the Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship final
Clare 0:10 Tipperary 0:10
Clare Gaa Tipperary GAA Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan
Photos Natasha Barton

Celebrations in Ennis as Clare defeat Waterford by a point in Round 4 of the Munster GAA Senior Hurling Champion ship
Clare 4:21 Waterford 2:26
@GAAClare Waterford GAA @munstergaa
Photos Nancy Barton

HT in Round 4 of the Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship in Cusack Park
Clare 2:13 Waterford 0:14
@GAAClare Waterford GAA @munstergaa
Photos Nancy Barton

Young Diarmuid Browne has his shirt signed by Clare’s Darragh Bohannon at the end of an exciting All Ireland senior football championship game. @GAAClare 1-11 Cork GAA 1-13. Photograph by Eugene McCafferty.

Manus Doherty sets up Aaron Griffin for Clare’s goal against Cork in round 1 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. With 15 minutes of the second half played it’s @GAAClare 1-6 Cork GAA 1-8. Photograph by Eugene McCafferty. ⁦CLG Éire Óg Inis⁩