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Securing soccer squads a struggle for some Clare clubs

*Tomás Hehir has made the step up from the Avenue Utd B side to the club’s A team. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick With the Maloney Hardware Premier Division set to get underway this weekend, clubs have been busy finalising arrangements over the past couple of weeks.

Quiet weekend on the soccer front

*Tadhg Noonan rises highest alongside Klorane Tabot-Ndip. The teenager is one of the new additions to Mark O’Malley’s squad this season. Photograph: Joe Buckley Action is continuing weekly in the Clare soccer league cup competitions and the way should be clear for the finals in the different divisions by the middle of August.