*Stephen Jordan impressed for Avenue Utd. Photograph: Natasha Barton Both Avenue Utd and Newmarket Celtic made it back to back wins in the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division while Ennis Town FC got their campaign back on track with an impressive victory over Bridge Utd.
*Shannon Town’s Gary O’Connell. Photograph: Joe Buckley Gary O’Connell was the hero as Shannon Town A opened their Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division campaign with a victory over Lifford on Sunday morning.
*Ross O’Doherty fires home Ennistymon’s second goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A blistering start which saw them go 1-4 to 0-0 ahead after just five minutes laid the foundation for this comfortable victory by St. Josephs Doora/Barefield over Kilmihil in round two of the Clare SFC.
*Niall Kelly scored Lissycasey’s second goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Lissycasey went into this second round senior championship game at Kilmihil this Saturday afternoon needing a victory. They will be pleased with the outcome and particularly so because the result marked the club’s first ever senior championship victory over Doonbeg at senior level.
*Killian Normoyle and Lissycasey are in need of a win this weekend to turn their season around. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Football dominates the domestic adult GAA action this weekend with games in senior, intermediate, junior A and junior B championships.
*Keith Buckley Captain Shannon Golf Club, Daithi Lohan winner of the Junior Captain’s Prize and Junior Captain Colm Flynn. Photograph: Joe Buckley John McNeilis claimed the Captain’s Prize at Kilrush Golf Club while the Lohan family had further reason to smile in Shannon this week.
*David McCarthy struck the winner for Newmarket Celtic. Newmarket Celtic got the defence of their title as Premier League champions off to a winning start on Sunday as did Sporting Ennistymon and Shannon Olympic.
The death took place last week of former Clare hurler and well known golfer Bernie Hoey, Newpark, Ennis.
*Denis Hynes. Photograph: Martin Connolly With the debate about whether B teams from clubs should be promoted to the Premier League parked for the time being, there is sure to be keen interest in how teams such as Newmarket Celtic B, Shannon Town B, Avenue B and Bridge B do in the T Shiels & …
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*Tadhg Noonan pictured in action against Klorane Tabot-Ndip is one of the new additions to Newmarket Celtic’s squad. Photograph: Joe Buckley Soccer players across the county will agree that the junior leagues are “the real bread and butter competitions” so it’s not at all surprising that all are delighted that, after almost two years without …
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