Clarke is King of the Mountain

Down GAA had more reason to celebrate at the weekend as goalkeeper Graham Clarke was crowned ‘King of the Mountain’ after winning the M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition, which took place in the Cooley Mountains in County Louth on Saturday.

Clarke beat Clare’s Brendan McNamara into second place, finishing the 5km course in 51 pucks.

In the Senior Camogie Poc Fada, Fionnuala Carr, daughter of former Down footballer and manager Ross Carr, finished in second place with 29 pucks, narrowly losing out to Waterford’s Patricia Jackman.