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THE Intermediate Championship Final between Shannon Gaels and Clooney/Quin will be played on Saturday with the game provisionally fixed for Lissycasey at 2.15pm.
Shannon Gaels are the favourites to collect the silverware, but will enter this game with caution having lost the last three county finals.
They are managed by Brian Bermingham, Enda Coughlan and Marie Moloney and will be looking to key players such as Colette Corry, Sarah Bohannon, Eilish Moran, Michelle Madigan, Kate O’Brien, Imelda Kennedy, Helena Flanagan, Ger Corry, Serena Carmody, Mary Ruth and Susan Neylon as well as team captain Carmel Bohannon.
Coolmeen’s Grace Lynch could also make an apearance for her neighbouring club having been granted permission to assist as Coolmeen were forced to withdraw from the Senior championship after the opening round and she had not played in that game due to injury. Clooney/ Quin will be hoping for good performances from Deirdre Murphy, Aisling Corbett, Saidbhe Corbett, Aisling Hannon, Mary Clune, Jessica O’Neill and Kelly McClean. Clooney/Quin are managed by Peter Sheehy and Pat Gardiner.
When they met in Round 1 a few weeks ago, the Gaels were victorious but a full strength Clooney/Quin team on this ocassion will make the task more difficult for Shannon Gaels who should be strong enough to eventually claim the title. The winners will play Munster club on September 10. Senior B Sem i-Final NEWMARKET and Crusheen meet in the senior B championship on Saturday. This game is provisionally fixed for Clarecastle at 3pm. The winners will face Miltown in the final. Newmarket finished second in the group with Cusheen in third place and when the sides met earlier in the competiton the sides finished level. This should be a keenly contested game with little separating the sides at the final whistle.