It was a disapointing day for Clare sides in Munster club action with defeats for Eire Og and Meelick.
The Townies lost to Ballyduff by 3-10 to 2-8 in Tralee while Meelick lost to Dromid pearses by 2-12 to 0-09.
In the Munster quarter final… Dr Crokes beat Ballincourty which has set up a clash with Kilmurray ibrickane in 2 weeks time in the Munster semi final while UCC scraped past Monaleen by a single point