*Laurie Ryan bursts past Emma Healy. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Banner Ladies and Kilmihil justified favouritism when winning their respective Clare ladies senior football semi-finals on Sunday.
*Action from the clash of Kilmihil and Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After the final round of games in the group stage the way is clear for the semi-finals of the Clare ladies senior and intermediate football championships.
*Naomi Carroll returned to club action for Banner Ladies. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography With one round of league games to go, three of the four semi-final places in the Clare ladies football senior championship have been filled.
*Niamh O’Dea hits the ground during Sunday’s encounter with Kilmihil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The race for places in the semi-finals of the Clare ladies senior football championship is heating up and the outcome of a number of fixtures this coming weekend will have a big bearing on who will get through.
Burren Gaels’ Sally King with Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Katie McMahon. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography BURREN GAELS have a wind in their sails with their positive start to life in the top tier of the Clare LGFA senior championship.
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography The race for the various Clare ladies football championships continued last weekend but Sunday’s schedule was disrupted due to the thunder and lightening and heavy rain on Sunday evening which led to the calling off of the game between Kilmihil and Burren Gaels.
*Aoibheann Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Banner Ladies were literally powerless to stop Mourneabbey from completing a third successive victory over the Clare champions in Mallow on Sunday afternoon.
*Louise Henchy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “Incredible heart” was referenced by player of the match, Laurie Ryan as Banner Ladies were crowned Clare senior ladies football champions for a twelfth time in fourteen seasons.
*Laurie Ryan excelled for the winners. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BANNER Ladies claimed a twelfth senior title in fourteen seasons with a deserved ten point win over Kilmihil.
*Louise Henchy will be lining out in Sunday’s final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Banner Ladies are expecting a strong opposing support for Sunday’s county final as they deal with the favourites tag.