Keelan Sexton keeps Mike Brennan by his side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ACTION is to heat up in the local gaelic football scene with quarter-final draws held for the Clare SFC, Junior A and B championships with the semi-final pairings known in the intermediate championship.
*Brandon O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clondegad re-emphasised that there’s no substitute for experience as they eased into a first quarter-final in four years at the expense of a subdued St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in Cusack Park on Sunday afternoon.
*Ennistymon’s Liam Cotter. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON have shown character in their Clare SFC campaign to date but their manager is adamant a major improvement is needed in terms of their football.
*St Breckan’s senior football manager, Donie Garrihy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill INTERMEDIATE WINNERS in 2019, St Breckan’s will line out in the quarter-finals of the Clare SFC for the third season on the trot later this month.
*Cian Mahony and Paraic Aherne battling off. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KNOCKOUT PAIRINGS HAVE BEEN confirmed for the Clare intermediate and junior football championships while the relegation draws were held for senior and intermediate.
*David Tubridy’s goal was disallowed in Sunday’s tie between Doonbeg & Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DOONBEG’s senior football management have voiced their annoyance with a decision to disallow a David Tubridy goal at the death of Sunday’s Clare SFC third round clash with Ennistymon.
*David Fitzgerald produced a man of the match display for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON ARE THROUGH to the last eight in the bid to claim the Jack Daly after overpowering Doonbeg in the second half.
A nail-biting finale to Group 3 on Sunday afternoon saw the top three contenders only separated by scoring difference as Ennistymon and Kilmurry Ibrickane cemented quarter-final places while previously unbeaten Clondegad enter a play-off.
*Tom McDonald stood out for Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield finally got off the mark at the third attempt, just in time to book their place in the Quarter-Final play-off after holding off Kilmihil in Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday afternoon.
*Rowan Danaher impressed. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St Breckan’s have sealed their place in the last eight of the Clare SFC.