Clare Pool Association

𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕 – 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 & 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈-𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒!
Another great turnout for the Second Clare Pool Association Event of the Season. Some photos are missing and will be added soon!
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𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
CPA event of the season featured a 23-player round-robin stage with some very close games!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: Noel Brennan secured the premier title of the weekend, outlasting Aaron Hogan in a thrilling, hill-hill final frame to win 6-5.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Brennan was in flawless form all day, going completely undefeated in Group C (10-0 in frames). He then cruised past Lorcan Diskin (4-0) and Jack Halpin (4-1) before winning a 5-4 semifinal epic against Tim Fleming. Aaron Hogan reached the final via a dominant 5-2 semifinal victory over Tom Fogarty.
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𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟎𝐬
The o50s saw a masterclass in consistency from Kieran Walsh.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: Kieron Walsh claimed the Over 50s crown with a commanding 4-1 victory over Tom Fogarty.

𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧: Kieran was unstoppable throughout the tournament. He swept through the round-robin stage with a perfect 6-0 match record (12-3 in frames). He then defeated Yvonne McMahon 3-1 in the semifinals before capturing the title in the final.
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𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬
Yvonne McMahon does the double having won the first event of the season!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: Yvonne McMahon put on a dominant display to take home the title beating Martina O'Halloran in the final.

𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧: Yvonne navigated a tough field, maintaining high frame percentages through the round-robin matches overcoming Oliver Butler 3-1 in the Semi Final Martina O’Halloran put in a spectacular performance to finish runner up, but narrowly beating Jade Fitzgerald 3-2 in the Semi Final.
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𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝐬
The youth division delivered fantastic drama as the two top group performers battled it out in a flipped-result final.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: Luke Danaher lifted the silverware, defeating Tommy Fogarty Jnr 3-1 in the final.

𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧: Fogarty Jnr initially had the upper hand, going undefeated in the group stage—including a tight 2-1 group win over Danaher and then went on to beat Róisín O'Driscoll 3-0 in the Semi Final. Róisín is yet another 12 year old up and coming star. However, after Danaher dispatched Michael Ryan 3-1 in his semifinal, he found an extra gear in the final.
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𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑𝐬
Another win from the up and coming 12-year-old Luke Danahar beating Tommy Fogarty Jnr in the final

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: Luke Danaher carried their fierce U18 rivalry directly up into the U23 bracket. The two faced off in a highly anticipated head-to-head matchup that drew massive crowd interest.

Anna Galvao pulled double duty across the weekend, crossing over from the Ladies division to secure an impressive 3rd place finish. Sam Abu and Michael Ryan rounded out the 5-participant round-robin stage, putting in great performances.
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𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: ⁣
Check out the fully updated season ranking points across all fields right here: https://cuescore.com/munstercuesports/rankings?season=2027 ⁣
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𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭:⁣
Next up on the calendar will the CPA Shield on Sat 24th – Sun 25th October 2026. Sign up details available here - https://cuescore.com/munstercuesports/tournaments?q=&d=0&season=0&s=0

An Clar Abú

Hi all,

We had a committee vote on the new proposed options for the Main Competition. The format will remain unchanged.

Thank you all for your input to allow the committee to discuss the options and vote on an outcome.

In saying that, the next events are on this weekend, the dates, times and links to register are below:

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬
Saturday, September 26th, 1pm
2025/6 Winner: Yvonne McMahon
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Classic+Ladies+2026%252F27/89911210

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝟏𝟖𝐬
Saturday, September 26th, 3pm
2025/6 Winner: Tommy Fogarty Jnr
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Classic+u18s+2026%252F27/899097

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝟐𝟑𝐬
Saturday, September 26th, 5pm
2025/6 Winner: Tommy Fogarty Jnr
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Classic+u23s+2026%252F27/89911069

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝟓𝟎𝐬
Sunday, September 27th, 10am
2025/6 Winner: Tim Fleming
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Classic+o50s+2026%252F27/89909761

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧
Sunday, September 27th, 12pm
2025/6 Winner: Noel Brennan
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Classic+2026%252F27/89909755

Finally, please read and complete the form for this year’s Charter of Rules:
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 – https://drive.google.com/file/d/19XFvlWI98CKH9R_KcvzlbPQOjVj1inor/view?usp=drive_link
𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 – https://forms.gle/RE9GN4f98vhDgQWN6 Note if u18, your parent or guardian must sign on your behalf.

Kind Regards,
CPA Committee

All Season 2026/7 Event Dates

𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕 – 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 & 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈-𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒! 🏆⁣
The baize was absolute fire as Clare Pool Association officially kicked off the 2026/27 season with the CPA Open! There was a great turnout with some fantastic pool played from the opening break right down to the final black. It was great to welcome both existing and new members.⁣
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👑 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐓𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧⁣
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬:⁣
Tyrone Hogan 5–0 Noel Brennan⁣
Tim Fleming 5–4 Cathal Misteal⁣
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥:⁣
Tyrone Hogan 6–2 Tim Fleming⁣
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩: ⁣
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+2026%252F27/86756725
Tyrone Hogan put on a total masterclass in the final four and the grand finale. After shutting out Noel Brennan 5–0 in the semis, he showed incredible precision to secure a dominant 6–2 victory over Tim Fleming to top the Main rankings.⁣
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👑 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐘𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭⁣
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬:⁣
Yvonne McMahon 3–1 Miki Finnin⁣
Laura Hughes 3–2 Martina O'Halloran⁣
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: ⁣
Yvonne McMahon 4–1 Laura Hughes⁣
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩: ⁣
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+Ladies+2026%252F27/86756695
Yvonne McMahon capped off a perfectly flawless tournament run. After bypassing Miki Finnin in the semis, she defeated Laura Hughes 4–1 in the final to claim the silverware with a clean sheet across the weekend.⁣
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👑 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟎𝐬: 𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞⁣
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: ⁣
Tim Fleming 3–1 Tom Fogarty and Anthony Carroll 3–1 Hugo Pino.⁣
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: ⁣
Tim Fleming 6–4 Anthony Carroll.⁣
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩: ⁣
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+o50s+2026%252F27/86756719
Tim Fleming claimed the O50s championship after overcoming Tom Fogarty in the semis and edging out Anthony Carroll 6–4 in a tense final.⁣
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𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑𝐬: 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲⁣
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: ⁣
Tommy Fogarty Jnr 3–0 Luke Danaher and Ben Fogarty won via walkover against Piotr Buchowiecki.⁣
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: ⁣
Ben Fogarty 4–1 Tommy Fogarty Jnr.⁣
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩: ⁣
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+u23s+2026%252F27/86756713
Ben Fogarty captured the U23 title with a 4–1 victory over Tommy Fogarty Jnr in an exciting all-Fogarty final.⁣
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👑𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝐬: 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥⁣
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: ⁣
Luke Danaher 3–1 Róisín O'Driscoll and Tommy Fogarty Jnr 3–0 Michael Ryan.⁣
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥: ⁣
Luke Danaher 3–0 Tommy Fogarty Jnr.⁣
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩: ⁣
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+u18s+2026%252F27/86756710
Luke Danaher took the U18 crown with a clinical 3–0 sweep in the final following his semi-final win over Róisín O'Driscoll.⁣
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A massive thank you to every single player.⁣
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📊 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: ⁣
Check out the fully updated season ranking points across all fields right here: https://cuescore.com/munstercuesports/rankings?season=2027 ⁣
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𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭:⁣
Next up on the calendar will the CPA Classic on Sat 26th – Sun 27th September 2026. ⁣
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Sign up details will be available soon.⁣
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An Clar Abú⁣

Huge congratulations to our very own Luke Danaher on getting to the finals in the U14s - a huge accomplishment, and we're sure there will be many more opportunities in the future for this young talent! Up the Banner!!!

And congratulations to Cathal McNamara for winning the U23s - Luimneach Abú!

🎱 CPA 2026/27 — MEMBERSHIP, CHARTER & FEES 🎱

Everything you need before the CPA Open this weekend.
*1. SEASON REGISTRATION — €25*
You must be registered as a member before you play your first event of the season. €5 of this goes towards the end-of-season awards night.

*2. HOW TO PAY*
Check the Clare WhatsApp group for instructions

*3. CHARTER OF RULES*
The updated 2026/27 Charter is published and there are changes this season. Every member must read it and sign off via a short form.
Full details in the next message — please read it.

*4. TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES*
Single event:
Main — €25
Ladies — €15
O50s — €15
U23s — €15
U18s — Free
Multiple events:
Main + any other event(s) — €30
Ladies + O50s — €20

Note, slight change in fees structure. Entry to more than one competition costs another €5.

*5. ⚠️ CUT-OFF — READ THIS*
Three things must be done before the draw for your first event:
✅ Charter signed off (Google Form, upcoming message)
✅ €25 membership paid
✅ Tournament entry fee paid
Draws are made 30 minutes before each event starts:
Ladies — draw Fri 5:30pm
U18s / U23s — draw Sat 4:30pm
O50s — draw Sun 9:30am
Main — draw Sun 11:30am

Paying by transfer? Do it in good time — transfers can lag. Paying cash? Get there early and sort it before the draw.
Note that the Charter sign-off is online only, so don't leave that one until you arrive.

Any questions, please message me.

Tom
Chairman, Clare Pool Association

🎱 CLARE POOL ASSOCIATION — 2026/27 SEASON 🎱

New season is here and we're delighted to kick things off with the CPA Open at the end of the month.

Here are the confirmed dates for the season ahead — get them into the diary now:
* CPA Open — Fri 28 – Sun 30 August 2026
* CPA Classic — Sat 26 – Sun 27 September 2026
* CPA Shield — Sat 24 – Sun 25 October 2026
* CPA Masters — Sat 28 – Sun 29 November 2026
* CPA Challenge — Sat 2 – Sun 3 January 2027
* CPA NN Sports Cup — Sat 23 – Sun 24 January 2027
* CPA Championship — Sat 20 – Sun 21 February 2027
* CPA Trials — Sat 27 – Sun 28 March 2027
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ENTRY IS NOW OPEN — CPA OPEN

Enter via the CueScore links below. Please sign up in advance so we can plan formats and get draws out on time.

Ladies — Friday 28th, 6pm
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+Ladies+2026%252F27/86756695

U18s — Saturday 29th, 5pm
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+u18s+2026%252F27/86756710

U23s — Saturday 29th, 5pm
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+u23s+2026%252F27/86756713

O50s — Sunday 30th, 10am
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+o50s+2026%252F27/86756719

Main Event — Sunday 30th, 12pm
https://cuescore.com/tournament/CPA+Open+2026%252F27/86756725

A FEW REMINDERS
• The first seven events are ranking events — your best 6 results form your final ranking
• The Trial in March is the A Team trial, not a ranking event
• All draws take place 30 minutes before each event
• All tournaments run through CueScore

COMING THIS WEEKEND
Registration and tournament fees will be confirmed and published this weekend, along with the updated Charter of Rules which all members must abide by. Keep an eye out here.
Best of luck to everyone for the season ahead. Any questions, give us a shout.

Tom & CPA Committee

CPA Open Ladies 2026/27 CueScore helps people organize and run billiard tournaments, keep track of events near you, view livescores and checkout your competition. Run tournaments for you and your friends, or enter national championships in the same system.

🟡🔵CLARE LADIES ARE ALL IRELAND SHIELD CHAMPIONS🟡🔵

Our Ladies A Team started off the shield with a very close match with our Ladies B Team, sadly there could only be one winner here, we seen our ladies A team take the win 5-3 👏👏

They quickly built on this win with a very convincing win over the Kildare Ladies team 5-2,
Into the semis now they took on an experienced Kerry team in which they showed their skill and class to emerge victorious with a score line of 5-2👏👏

This win over Kerry put our ladies into the final against very strong Donegal C team, for sure nerves and emotions were high, but our ladies proved why they were the deserved winner of the ALL IRELAND SHIELD title, securing the win 5-3 👏👏

A special well done to each and everyone of our ladies players, you have all shown your incredible experience and team spirit and were there to support each other the whole way through the tournament, and I am sure we will see you lift more trophies through the years, a huge well done ladies, thoroughly deserved 👏👏

Hon The Banner 🟡🔵

ALL ROADS LEAD TO KILLARNEY🟡🔵
With all our ranking events finished, We are delighted to announce that we have 7 teams going to Killarney for The All Irelands this Year 🟡🔵

Everyone listed in each of these teams played top class pool to ensure their place on their team, a big congratulations to all of you 👏👏

A big thank you to all our members who support all our events, you all play a big part in making this possible 👏👏

A big thank you to Munster CueSports who facilitated all our events this year, the conditions were top class 👏👏

A big thank you to our committee for your continuous hard work throughout the year👏👏

Also a big thank you to all our sponsors, your support is greatly appreciated 👏👏

Loads of Excitement now as we look forward to The All Irelands in the Glen Eagle Hotel, Killarney, Kerry.
Play starts on the 20th of May 🟡🔵

Hon The Banner 🟡🔵

Damien Gavin Strikes Gold Once Again !! 🟡🔵
Damien continued his supreme form in this weekends Clare Championship beating a very steady Jack Halpin who played fantastic pool all day. Damien capitalised on every chance he got and was by far the stand out player of the day, FairPlay to Jack who also played out of his skin beating some of Clare’s best on his way to the final. Well done to Damo who I’m sure will continue his winning form next season, this win has secured Damien Gavin as Clare’s number 1 player of the season, FairPlay Damo great stuff, hard lines Jack, fantastic pool by both of you 👏👏

The over 50s was another thrilling final with all you could ask for from a match, we seen Tim Fleming who has been without a doubt the most consistent player in the over 50s take on Kieron Walsh, it was another thrilling final absolutely nail bitting final with it coming to a hill hill frame between the lads, Kieron showed his skill and won the final frame, fantastic match by both the lads, well done Kieron and hard luck Tim, also Tim’s consistency has earned him the number 1 spot of Clare’s Over 50s team, some achievement Tim 👏👏

In the Ladies we seen yet another fantastic show of pool knowledge and skill and once again it was a hill hill situation between Olive Butler and Laura Hughes, both ladies played superb pool all evening with Laura edging the victory, fantastic stuff ladies, Laura’s win here has secured her as the ladies number 1 player this year👏👏

The Under 18s brought us yet another exception show of talent and skill and it is here that we can see how bright the future is for Clare Pool, Luke Danaher faced Anna Galvao in a fantastic final with Luke emerging the victor, FairPlay to both the youngsters, a special mention her to Tommy Fogarty who’s consistency has secured him as Clare’s under 18s number 1 player👏👏

In the under 23s Aidan Mair faced Young Tommy Fogarty in a match that the victor would take the number one spot for the under 23s category, and once again it was a nail biting hill hill frame between the two lads, Aidan showed his composure and secured the final frame, well done Aidan, Hard lines Tommy, Aidan has secured his spot as Clare’s under 23s number 1 player since his win in this final 👏👏

Our final event of the season will be the A team trial event, with the winner receiving a coveted spot on the Clare A team, date has yet to be confirmed 🟡🔵

We would like to thank each and everyone of our members for all of your support throughout this season, as events like this would not be possible without you, and this dedication by each and everyone of you is much appreciated and does not go unnoticed noticed, so from all of the committee, a big thank you to you all 👏👏

We would all like to thank all of our sponsors as we would not be able to run successful events like these without you 👏👏

A special thank you to Munster CueSports for the use of their facilities, the tables were top notch and the Ultimate Pool CPBA cloth Tables played fantastic all day long 👏👏

Hon The Banner 🟡🔵