Christmas market is Ballynacally bound
BALLYNACALLY holds its Christmas market this coming Sunday.
*Ennistymon captain Joshua Vaughan lifts the John Marrinan trophy with his teammates. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ENNISTYMON are Clare U21A football champions for the fourth time after powering past the challenge of Clondegad with a performance honouring those that were at the forefront of their thoughts in a remembrance mass held in the town this weekend.
*Ennistymon’s Joshua Vaughan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Three weeks after they played a draw in round 2 of the championship Ennistymon and Clondegad will face off again, this time in the final of the Berwick Callinan Murphy under 21 A football championship.
*Clondegad’s Seán McAllister scored the equaliser to force extra time. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONDEGAD have qualified for the U21A football final after defeating Cooraclare by two points following extra time.
*Corofin goalkeeper Luke Neylon and midfielder Gearoid Kelly embrace at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN’s bid to bounce back to the senior ranks of Clare football remain on track after goals from the Cahill brothers helped them overcome Clondegad to advance to the intermediate decider.
*Seán McAllister holds off Seán Bonfil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLONDEGAD claimed their place in the TUS Clare IFC semi-finals with a comfortable victory over last year’s finalists Naomh Eoin.
*Clondegad’s Morgan Garry tries to rescue the ball back from Shannon Gaels’ Dylan Kenny. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SUCCESSIVE wins for Corofin, Clondegad and Kilrush Shamrocks have sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare intermediate football championship.
*Conor Gavin. A former Clare minor gaelic football captain has been jailed for two years and four months for the sexual assault of a woman.
DIVINE INSPIRATION will be needed to help reduce the speed limit outside Ballycorick Church.
*Lissycasey’s Cian Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’s Doora/Barefield, Lissycasey and Éire Óg lead the way for honours in the Cusack Cup with Kilrush Shamrocks and Clondegad both managed by Kilmurry Ibrickane men pushing for promotion from the Garry Cup alongside St Breckan’s and Doonbeg.