*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Daryn Callinan is tackled by Aaron Brennan of Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CONTRASTING fortunes unsurprisingly didn’t change for the final stanza of Group 3 as Kilmurry Ibrickane maintained their perfect start to this year’s championship with a fifteen-point win over Wolfe Tones.
*Tadhg Lillis and Kevin Pender swarm Kilmihil’s Mikey Keating. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A quintessential derby showdown complete with an exceedingly anxious crescendo that saw Doonbeg just shade the spoils to progress to the last nine of the Clare SFC and send Kilmihil back to the relegation play-offs.
*Cian Kirby takes on Diarmaid Nash. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BALLYEA brought their Clare SHC bid back to life when picking up their first victory which puts Scariff out of the reckoning for honours this season.
*Peter Duggan is tackled by James Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLOONEY/QUIN claimed the spoils in the game of the second round to overcome Inagh/Kilnamona.
*Sixmilebridge’s Lorcan Fitzpatrick competes with Jamie Fitzgibbon of Crusheen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIXMILEBRIDGE kept their championship aspirations alive after overcoming Crusheen in the group stages for the third year running.
*Ballyea’s Gearoid O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AFTER letting an eleven point lead slip in round one it is now “win at all costs” for Ballyea.
*Kilmaley’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THERE MAY have been confusion over the actual score at half-time when the sides were level but the scoreboard suggested otherwise and there were no such queries by the final whistle as Kilmaley romped to a twelve point victory over Cratloe with a powerful second half display.
*Niall O’Farrell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BROADFORD battled to their limits outscoring their opponents 5-13 0-4 in the second as Corofin collapsed.
*Éire Óg’s Darren Moroney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill YOUNG PLAYERS are taking their chance with Éire Óg which is strengthening their bid to take spot in Group 3 of the TUS Clare SHC.
*Steven Conway gets away from Shane Lynch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE had to utilise all their championship winning experience to relievedly eek out their first victory of the new campaign following an enthralling war of attrition with Newmarket-on-Fergus