*Joe Rafferty, Cian McDonough and James Curran celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield have advanced to a first Clare SFC final since 2012 after deservedly beating Cratloe.
*Micaela Glynn and Lyndsay Clarke. At just 19 years of age, Lyndsay Clarke has represented her town, her province, and her country on the rugby pitch, and she will now play as vice-captain of the first ever Clare team to compete in the Energia All Ireland League 2025/2026 with Ennis RFC senior ladies team.
*Liam Clune. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MATURITY has been central to St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield reaching a first Clare SFC semi-final in thirteen years.
*James Curran in action with Podge Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield are using the gap between round three and the Clare SFC quarter-finals to get injuries right with the possibility of Tom Curran lining out in the knockout stages said to be “fifty fifty”.
HUNDREDS of people are expected to converge on the village of Barefield at 10am on Sunday morning for a 5k/10k run to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Clare Crusaders running group.
Nicole Norton, Barefield, presents flowers to Minister of State for Disability Hildegarde Naughton during her visit to Clare Crusaders. Photograph: Brian Arthur CLARE CRUSADERS CLINIC has received grant aid to the tune of €300,000 from the Department of Children, Disability and Equality.
*Liam Markham and Cian McDonagh compete for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ENDA BOYCE’s fifty ninth minute kick saw Cratloe record consecutive victories booking their place in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SFC while despite successive losses scoring difference also sends St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield through to the last eight.
*St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s Fionn Kelleher & Diarmuid O’Donnell of Kildysart in action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILDYSART, St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield and Cratloe enter the third round of the TUS Clare SFC vying to claim the last two quarter-final spots on offer in Group 1.
*Ian Galvin battles with Conor Daly of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CAPTAIN Ian Galvin led by example when contributing 2-10 of Clonlara’s tally as they recorded successive victories to advance to the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SHC.
ACTION kicks off this Sunday in the first round of the Clare ladies football senior championship.