*Aidan McCarthy shrugs off Joe Dowling. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Opinions are divided amongst players and managers in Clare football as to who will be crowned Clare senior football champions for 2021 but all agree that the meeting of Éire Óg and title holders Kilmurry Ibrickane will be a close affair.
The Autumn league got underway at Woodstock Golf Club with a scramble which was won by Dermot Melody, Rory Callinan, Justin Gleeson and Mike Cronin with 56.2 nett from Paddy Meehan.
The fact that Kildysart have lost out at the concluding stages of the intermediate football championship on a number of occasions in modern times isn’t a driving force this year as they look ahead to Saturday’s final in which they will face Corofin.
*Corofin manager, Douglas Hurley. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Corofin intermediate football manager Douglas Hurley readily admits that the team’s target all year has been to “go one step further than last year”.
*Jamie Malone’s return to fitness is a major boost to Corofin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Saturday’s intermediate football championship final promises to be one of the most eagerly fought and evenly contested contests for the Talty Stores Cup in modern times.
*Laurie Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Title holders Banner ladies will take on Kilmihil in the final of the Clare ladies senior football championship.
*Dean Hegarty was on target once again for Ennis Town. Photograph: Natasha Barton Ennis Town FC and Shannon Utd have progressed to the third round of the Munster Junior Cup.
*Delight is etched on the face of Pearse Lillis as he celebrates with Gary Brennan and Mossy Gavin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Ballyea are one step away from a third Clare senior hurling title in six years following this one point victory over Newmarket in a hard fought semi-final at Cuack Park this Sunday afternoon.
*Sean Cotter gets his strike away. Photograph: Ruth Griffin The race to determine the two teams that will lose their senior hurling championship status will go down to the final two games which are scheduled for Saturday next.
*Kevin Walsh keeps his eyes on the sliotar. Photograph: Natasha Barton Four men who have all either played or managed teams that have come up against both Clare intermediate hurling championship finalists in recent times have given their views on how Sunday’s final will go with Smith O’Briens tipped as favourites by the quartet despite …
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