The reigning county champions got their Clare Cup campaign for 2023 of to the perfect start on home turf this afternoon.
A tour de force from sharpshooter, Niall Deasy saw Ballyea easily account for Newmarket-On-Fergus on a full time score of 2-15 to 1-06.
Elsewhere Crusheen edged out Clonlara on a full time score of 2-15 to 1-16
There was a double postponement in Division 1A as the meetings of Inagh-Kilnamona v Sixmilebridge & Feakle v O’Callaghan’s Mills respectively were both forced into cancellation due to the effects of recent adverse weather conditions rendering pitches unplayable.
Meanwhile in Division 1B, a late surge from Clarecastle saw the Magpies edge out Whitegate by 0-21 to 1-11.
Cratloe got the better of Tubber at home, winning out by 1-15 to 1-11, while Parteen-Meelick made the perfect impression in their first outing at adult level, defeating Wolfe Tones Na Sionna by 1-16 to 1-11.
There was just the one cancellation in Division 1B as the fixture of Clooney-Quin and Smith O’Brien’s had to be postponed due to the pitch in Killaloe becoming waterlogged.
