*Éire Óg’s panel stand together for a minute’s silence for Bernard O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG senior football manager Shane Daniels dedicated their semi-final win to the O’Briens, a family deeply rooted in the club who are currently experiencing a great sense of loss.
*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.
*Manus Doherty on his way to scoring Éire Óg’s second goal. ÉIRE ÓG’s bid for back to back Clare SFC titles and a rare senior double came another step closer to becoming a reality after overcoming Lissycasey to make the county football final for the second year running.
*Éire Óg’s Gavin D’Auria. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SQUAD DEPTH has made Éire Óg’s footballers the envy of every other senior club in the county.
*Lissycasey’s Darragh Killeen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY will line out in their first Clare SFC semi-final since 2021 on Saturday against title holders Éire Óg.
*Rian Considine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE’S character has stood to them as they put the finishing touches on their preparation for a third Clare SFC semi-final in as many years.
*Cratloe’s Sean Collins in action against Fionn Kelleher and Diarmuid Boyle of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL ACTION in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate football championships are the focus of this weekend’s GAA action.
*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.
*Joe Rafferty accepts his prize from Martin Daly of Martin Daly Autos. WITH A CENTRAL role in St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield securing a place in the Clare SFC semi-finals for the first time in over a decade, Joe Rafferty gets the reward of winning the Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week.
*Cratloe and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield will meet for the second time this year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL pairings have been made for the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A football championships in Clare.