Morey movement division 4 league final
Ballyea 2-18
Broadford 1-11

On the afternoon of Sunday the 6th of July,  Broadford and Ballyea battled it out in this division 4 league encounter.

Both teams tore into this with great exuberance, Ballyea with the aid of the elements shooting down into the dressing room end seemed a bit slow to settle.

​Broadford seized early initiative and led by 4-2 after the first quarter with scores from play from Jack Dillion, Aodhan O’Driscoll and Diamruid Whelan. This was to be the last time we led in this final unfortunately as we lost the rest of the half 8 points to 4. I felt the game swung with the remaining 5 mins of the openinghalf. With 29 mins gone James Tuite takes an excellent reverse pass and is through on goal but his shot bounced off the keeper and goes over the bar. In injury time with the score at 9-6 to Ballyea, they got the remaining three scores of the half to lead 12-6 at half time.

The introduction of Mikey Vaughan in second half gave us some impetus in attack with him knocking over two points in quick succession but when Ballyea Mark Crowe capitalised on a mix up on the Broadford square it put paid to our chances of eating into the deficit. Ballyea’s Eoin Kennedy and Brian Longe seemed very impressive and especially along with Cathal Doohan, those 3 players lined out for Ballyea on Friday evening in their victorious division 2 league final against Eire Og.

Eoin O’Brien buried a free late on to give the score a better complexion. Best for Broadford were Paul “Slax” Moloney with his aerial ability and the fullback line of Tj Dillon and Cathal O’Sullivan who it has to be said were under serious pressure from the first quarter onwards. Also impressive on the evening was Ballyea’s midfielder Dillion Killoughery who has strong family connections to Broadford.

The Championship begins in one week against O’Callaghans Mills in Clonlara for this group.

Team:
Roy Duffy
Mark Gunning
Cathal O’Sullivan
TJ Dillion
Sam Cooper
Sean Phelan
James Gunning
James Tuite (0-1)
Jack O’Brien
Eoin O’Brien (1-4 from frees)
Paul Moloney
Alan O’Brien
Jack Dillion (0-1)
Diamruid Whelan (0-1)
Aodhan O’Driscoll (0-2)

Subs:
Mickey Vaughan (0-2)
Jack Ward Murphy
Noah Corbett
Padraig Hickey
Daniel Greene

Hurling division 8 league final
Eire Og 1-20
Broadford 1-15

Broadford entered into the second of their league finals on Monday the 7th of July with great optimism after topping the league and securing promotion to division 7 for 2026. However there was still silverware on show and we were determined to succeed. With 35 players togged we settled into the play with Padraig Hickey opening the scoring against the breeze with a long range effort.

We struggled to gain a foothold early on with James Dillion frees keeping us in touch. In fact it was a well taken goal from Johnny Macnamra which was a real tonic before half time. With the elements to come we were down 1-6 to 13 points, Eire Og’s David Loftus swinging over some lovely scores in the opening half to keep us at arms length.
Just into the second half , we were reduced to 14 men when Gavin Byrnes received a second yellow which coincided with the elements tapering off. However the boys knuckled down and took the fight to Eire Og, with the introduction of Eoin O’Brien and Aodhan O’Driscoll into the fray, they contributed 0-5 from play to propel us back into the lead.

However, a top finish from David O’Sullivan in the final minutes took the game away from us. A disappointing end but super performances from Alan O’Brien, Paul Macnamara and James Mason were the highlights on an evening where Clare senior hurler David Reidy’s brother Colin shone bright for Eire Og.

Championship begins against Parteen-Meelick in 2 weeks time where we lost to them in the opening fixture last year.

Team:
Peter O’Farrell
Daniel Greene
James Mason
Oisin Macmahon
Paul Macnamara
Kieran O’Connell
Sean Doyle
Gavin Brynes
Michael O’Donoghue
Eoin Powell
Padraig Hickey (0-2)
Alan O’Brien
Johnny Macnamra (1-0)
Paul O’Connell
James Dillion (0-6 frees)
Subs:
Aonghus O’Brien (0-1)
Eoin O’Brien (0-3)
Adam Flynn
Seanie Considine
Aodhan O’Driscoll (0-2)

Junior C challenge
Broadford 1-18
Tubber 1-5

With Broadford submitting a 4th adult team for the 2025 junior C championship, we had our first outing in preparation for the championship on Friday evening last in Tubber. Under the management team of Kieran Considine, Pat Doyle and Kevin Moloney, we are in the very capable hands of men with strong links to Broadford over a long period of time.

17 players braved the 27 degree heat and the long trip up to north Clare for our opening match of the year. Some lads had chosen the “Wolfe Tones” and “Willie Clancy” as a more appealing prospect in this swarming heat.

Tubber 3rd team started stronger and had an early goal courtesy of indecisiveness from Padraig Hickey in the Broadford goal, we responded with points from Declan Teefy, a well taken free from Darragh Skehan and David Hickey.

From then on Broadford got sharper and led 7 points to 1-2 at half time.
With a well earned water break, we returned to completely take over with Willie Hayes rattling a goal after a high delivery into the square. Superb points from Marcus Corrigan, an outrageous score from Jack Kelleher and Shane Kiniry especially , followed by more from Declan Teefy, Alan “Jock” Mcmahon, David and Padraig Hickey led us to run out convincing winners.

Excellent performances from everyone with Jp Whelan, Ronan Doyle and Shane Kiniry doing really well in defence.

Championship for this group begins on 10th of August in the first of 4 championship games against Sixmilebridge, Wolfe Tones, Kilkee-Bealaha and Killeanna.
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Team:
Padraig Hickey (0-1)
Ronan Doyle
Jp Whelan
Shane Kiniry (0-1)
Willie Hayes (1-1)
Sean Doyle
Darragh Skehan (0-1 free)
Tomas Mcmahon
Keith Macnamra
Marcus Corrigan (0-1)
David Hickey (0-6 : two frees)
Alan “Jock” Mcmahon (0-1)
Bryan Doyle
Declan Teefy (0-4)
Johnny Macnamra (0-1)


Subs :
David Wixted
Jack Kelleher (0-1)

Report by Declan Teefy:

Morey Movement Hurling League Div 4 Semi Final
Sunday the 22nd of June
Clooney-Quin 0-14
Broadford 1-14
Venue: Clooney 

This was an extremely physical contest from the outset on this Sunday evening. The weather conditions were to be respected as it was a strong, blustery wind blowing down towards the newly renovated Clooney-Quin clubhouse.

Broadford trailed early on 0-1 to 0-3 as Clooney’s number 11 with the wind at his back took the early initiative with two well taken scores. This was to be the last time that Clooney would lead as Broadford upped the physicality against the breeze and worked like trojans around the field.

With super scores from,” Sparky” Whelan 0-3 and Paul Moloney 0-2, we led at half time 0-9 to 0-7.

With the aid of the elements in the second half Broadford only upped the workrate even more and were rewarded with a scrappy goal from John Moran who pulled on a ball outside the square and evaded the goalkeeper to push Broadford’s lead out to 6.

With Clooney pushing vehemently to break the Broadford rearguard, our defence stood strong.

On the evening, we had lots of good performers from Dan Green, Sam Cooper , James Gunning and James Tuite. Up front “Sparky” Whelan was to the fore with a high energy workrate from all his teammates.

This victory gives us the opportunity of competing in a league final against Ballyea, a team who has defeated us earlier in the campaign.

The very same weekend will be special as Broadford junior B’s will compete in their own league final against Eire Og. Makes for an exciting and nerve wracking weekend. B

Broadford:
Roy Duffy
Dan Greene , Cathal O’Sullivan, Tj Dillion
James Gunning , Sean Phelan , Sam Cooper
Jack O’Brien, James Tuite (0-1)
Eoin O’Brien (0-6 frees), Alan O’Brien, Paul Moloney (0-2)
James Dillion, Sparky Whelan (0-4) Jack Dillion

Subs: Jack Dillion (injury) for John Moran (1-1), Sam Cooper (exhaustion) for Noah Corbett, Jack Ward Murphy for James Dillion.
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Report by Declan Teefy:
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Junior League Div 4
Sunday 8th June
Broadford 2-16
Clarecastle 2-14
Venue: Glenomra Park, Broadford


This was a well contested tie between two evenly matched sides on Sunday morning last.
Clarecastle took the initiative early on and scored the first two points with well taken scores from Niall Galvin and Johnny Casey. It wasn’t till Jack Dillion got our opening score with a well taken point that we began to settle down.

We seemed to take over with Conor O’Donnell shooting at will but only managing to get 0-2 great scores when much more were on offer. 

Towards the end of the half Diarmuid Whelan pounced on a defensive handling error by
Clarecastle to rattle the net and give his customary finger wagging salute.

Into the second half, there were physical battles all over the field especially between Mark Moloney and Pa Kelly at 11 and 6 respectively. Mark definitely came out the better when scoring a wonderful individual goal midway through the second half to add to his personal tally of 1-3 over the hour.

The game ended and flowed toward the end with Broadford keeping the “magpies” at bay.

Best of the day for Broadford were Mark Moloney who was at his boisterous best, Sam
Cooper excelling with his fielding and Eoin O’Brien’s unerring accuracy from frees
particularly his last free where he was closer to the national school than the goals.

This victory gives us the opportunity of competing in a league semi final against
Clooney-Quin on Saturday week, a team who has defeated us earlier in the campaign.

Broadford: 
Peter O’Farrell

Dan Greene , Cathal O’Sullivan, Tj Dillion

Mark Gunning , Sean Phelan , Sam Cooper

Jack O’Brien, Conor O’Donnell (0-2)

Eoin O’Brien (0-8: 7 frees), Mark Moloney (1-3) Paul Moloney

Aodhan O’Driscoll (0-1) Sparky Whelan (1-1) Jack Dillion (0-1)  Subs: Mark Gunning (injured) off for Michael Hogan

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Junior League Div 8
​Tuesday 10th June
Clooney-Quin 0-14
Broadford 1-14
Venue: Clooney

Broadford maintained their 100% winning ways throughout this junior league campaign with a 3 point win over the Clooney-Quin on Tuesday evening last. Having booked our league final place with a game to go it was an opportunity (minus the leaving cert contingent and the pensioners) for lads to stake a claim.

We took a strong start and imposed our game on the opposition, who still had the
opportunity of qualifying for the league semi-final. We led after the first quarter by 0-7 to 0-2, with Seanie Consy getting 0-2 and using his athleticism to great effect. He unfortunately hurt his ankle and had to be replaced early on for Eoin O’Brien.
We finished the half strong with Niall Moloney using his aerial prowess to good effect for a well engineered goal.

However, after the interval Clooney took over with Daire Hannan and Sean Ward to the fore. The game became a one score game for the remaining ¼ until Johnny Mac, Paul O’Connell and David Hickey got late scores to pull us through.

Best on the evening were James Mason, Seanie Considine, Brian Taylor and Johnny
Macnamra.

League final awaits in the coming weeks against either Éire Og or Clarecastle.
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Team as follows :
Harry Cooper
Ian Doyle
James Mason
Shane O’Connell
Sean Doyle
Keiran O’Connell
Paul Macnamara
Alan O’Brien
Brian Taylor
Jack Kelleher
Gavin Byrnes
Seanie Considine (0-2)
Seanie Casey (0-4 frees)
Niall Moloney (1-1)
Johnny Mac (0-3)
Subs:
Eoin O’Brien (0-1)
John Moran (0-1)
Paul O’Connel (0-1)
David Hickey (0-1)
Alan ‘jock’ Mcmahon

In a gripping Junior/Division 5 Camogie League final on Monday, May 5th, 2025, Broadford & Bodyke took on Newmarket-on-Fergus (NMOF) at Father McNamara Park, delivering a match packed with drama, determination, and end-to-end action.
Broadford/Bodyke stormed into an early lead with three quickfire goals, setting the pace from the first whistle. But NMOF, refusing to be rattled, showed great resilience and steadily chipped away at the deficit. As the match progressed, momentum swung back and forth, with both sides trading points in a fiercely contested battle.

Broadford/Bodyke managed to hold onto their lead well into the second half, but with under ten minutes of regular time remaining, NMOF struck with a crucial goal. A narrow win for the blue-clad challengers seemed very much on the cards. However, Broadford/Bodyke showed great composure and heart, battling back in the dying moments to level the score: Broadford/Bodyke 3-12, NMOF 4-09.

The match headed into extra time, and once again both teams left everything on the field. It was Broadford/Bodyke who ultimately dug that bit deeper, edging ahead to seal a dramatic two-point victory on a final scoreline of 4-13 to 4-11.
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Both teams displayed fierce determination and great skill in a thrilling game that could have gone either way. Congratulations to Broadford/Bodyke on a hard-fought and well-deserved win!

Once again, Broadford Minor Hurling Club hosted a hugely successful Easter Camp, welcoming East Clare’s budding young hurling and camogie stars for four fun-filled and action-packed days. The event drew an impressive crowd of around 170 children and was made possible by the dedication of over 50 volunteer coaches—whose commitment and enthusiasm are the backbone of this annual tradition.

This year’s camp featured a new highlight: a Fundamental Movement Day led by Paul’s ABCs, focusing on the athletic development of children through engaging physical activities that build essential movement skills.

A heartfelt thank you goes to Karen O’Connor and The Country Store for generously providing food and refreshments for our hardworking coaches. We were also delighted to welcome special guests Patrick Crotty and Paddy Donnellan, whose presence added an extra buzz of excitement for the young players.

Finally, sincere thanks to Broadford & Kilbane National School for the continued use of their excellent facilities, which play a vital role in making events like this possible.
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

Match reports from Declan Teefy 
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Clare Cup - Round 3
Broadford 0-15  Sixmilebridge 0-15
 
Broadford and last year’s county finalists Sixmilebridge played out a low scoring draw on Friday evening that drew parallels with our previous Clare cup match.  
 
Broadford lost Shane Taylor early on and Craig Chaplin followed so after to hamstring and  groin injuries respectively.  
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The “bridge” men had the better of the first half exchanges with Luke O’Holloran, Brian  Corry and David Kennedy getting the bulk of the scores which meant they led by eight  points at the interval with the score being 14-6. Broadford hurled in spurts and failed to gain any traction in this opening half.   
 
Broadford in the second half with the elements seemed to be heading for a loss until we  garnered some much needed character and resilience and weren’t going to let this game peter out.  
 
A 2 point haul from Mark Gunning ate into the deficit and a further 0-3 point haul from Donie Whelan in quick succession really propelled us back into the game. In fact, Donie’s last  point was excellently scored which stemmed from a superb hook by Aodhan O’Driscoll  when the “Bridge” tried to clear their lines.  
 
A late free from an acute angle by Diarmuid Moloney gave us a share of the spoils.
 
Good second half performances from Conor O’Donnell and Mickey Vaughan propelled us back into the game.  
  
A low scoring tie at O’Garney park ending on level terms.  
 
Broadford: Cian O’Brien; Darragh Whelan, Davy Boland , Damian Keniry; Padraic Taylor  (0-1), Darren Chaplin (0-1), Cian Mulqueen; Cathal Chaplin, Michael Vaughan (0-1), Cian  Cremins (0-1), Diarmuid Moloney (0-6 :4 frees) , Craig Chaplin , Aodhan O’Driscoll , Shane Taylor, Donie Whelan (0-3); 
 
Subs; Conor O’Donnell for Shane Taylor(inj); Mark Gunning (0-2) for Craig Chaplin(inj)

Clare Cup Division 1A – Rd 2
Broadford 2- 22 
Inagh/ Kilnamona 1- 25
 
Broadford and last year’s county semi finalists Inagh/Kilnamona played out a half scoring affair last Saturday evening. With both teams having 2024 All Ireland senior hurling medalists in  Paddy Donnelan and I/K’s Eamonn Foudy on the field, this game was frantic from the off. The  aforementioned Eamonn Foudy’s puckouts with the elements really put us on the back foot in  the first half.  
 
Broadford, despite losing Clare 20’s hurler Niall O’Farrell from 2024 and 2023 to a  hamstring injury early on he still left his mark with a well engineered goal to stem Inagh/Kil early onslaught. Shane Taylor followed soon after with the same injury but not before  signaling his intent with a well taken score.  
 
The West Clare men had the better of the first half exchanges and they led by eight points at the interval when the score was 1-17 to 1-9.  
 
If we were under the cosh in the first half the second half turned on its head. Broadford grew  incrementally into the game and showcased some super scores particularly from Cian Cremins and Cian Mulqueen. One noticeable standout performance from Donie Whelan who excelled  for Broadford on the day and finished the tie with 1-5 to his credit. 
 
A high scoring tie at Broadford ended on level terms.
 
Finally, it was super to see Clare minor hurler from last year Michael Vaughan make his adult bow in this rip roaring contest. He contributed massively as a link man between  midfield and half forward line and really gave the West Clare men endless problems.  
 
Broadford: Cian O’Brien; Darragh Whelan, Eoin Donnellan, Damian Keniry; Padraic Taylor, Paddy Donnellan, Darren Chaplin; Cathal Chaplin (0-1), Craig Chaplin (0-8 frees); Michael Vaughan (0-1), Diarmuid Moloney (0-1) , Shane Taylor (0-1); Oisin Kavanagh, Niall 
O’Farrell (1-2), Donie Whelan (1-5); 
 
Subs; Cian Mulqueen (0-1) for N. O’Farrell (inj); Cian Cremins (0-2) for S Taylor (inj), Davy Boland for Dara Whelan; Mark Moloney for M Vaughan; Aodhan O’Driscoll for D. Moloney 
 
 
Junior League Division 4 – Rd 1
Broadford 1-15 O’C Mills 1-13 
 
On Sunday morning our neighbours met once again to battle for points in this intermediate  league clash. Losing Jack Dillion early on to a calf strain allowed Clare 19’s panellist Aodhan O’Driscoll to enter the fray and he definitely made his presence known. He contributed 1-4 to Broadford’s tally and his pace was a constant threat throughout. 
Aodhan tally went a long way to ensuring Broadford got off to a winning start.  
Strong performance from Sean Phelan at centre back also paved the way.  
 
It was also noticeable that this Broadford intermediate panel had a huge amount of subs on the bench which was impressive to see.  
 
Team:  
Peter O’Farrell 
Tj Dillion  
Sam Cooper  Cathal O’Sullivan Mark Gunning  Sean Phelan   Conor O’Donnell  Jack O’Brien  Mark Moloney   Eoin O’Brien  
Paul Moloney   James Tuite  
Jack Dillion  
Alan O’Brien  Diamruid Whelan
 
 
Junior League Division 8
Broadford 3-24   Ogonneloe 1-11
 
Broadford got their juniors league campaign off to a blistering start. It was an especially  noticeable evening for many players from the victorious minor winning championship team of  2024 namely, Jack Lovett, Oisin Macmahon, Daniel Greene, Michael O’Donogue, Adam Flynn and John Moran. Players that hopefully will have further great days in the Broadford colours in the years ahead.  
 
Broadford started like a train racing into a commanding 2-11 to 4 lead at half time. With all 23  players togged getting a run it was a brilliant start to the campaign. Eye catching goals from 18  year old John Moran and 41 year old Pádraig Hickey the pick of the bunch. James Dillion on the evening finished with 6 points to his name and Eoin Powell now fully recovered from his cruciate knee injury picking off 4 long range points.  
 
Team as follows: 
 
Jack Lovett  
Oisin Macmahon  
James Mason  
Ian Doyle  
Daniel Greene 
Darren Macnamara (0-1 free) Paul Macnamara 
Keiran O’Connell  
Michael O’Donoghue 
Eoin Powell 0-4  
Padraig Hickey (1-7) 
Adam Flynn  
James Dillion (0-6) 
John Moran (1-4) 
Tom Marsh (1-0) 
 
Subs:  
Tomas Macmahon   Jack Kelleher  
Sean Doyle  
Paul O’Connell  Johnny Macnamara Peter O’Farrell (0-1) Eoin O’Brien