*Darragh Sexton of Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THERE’S an element of transition about Kilmurry Ibrickane with a spate of retirements but the drive to succeed in the heat of championship is still as strong.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s match-winner Cathal Talty keeps the ball from Conall Meade and Enda O’Gorman. Photograph: James Downes. KILMURRY IBRICKANE will host St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in the semi-finals of the Cusack Cup after overcoming neighbours St Joseph’s Miltown.
*Ciara McCarthy of Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill REACHING the Clare senior ladies final is “a big jump but a great achievement for Kilmurry Ibrickane”.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane captain, Chloe Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOR KILMURRY Ibrickane captain Chloe Moloney playing for her club means everything.
*Niall Hickey and Patrick O’Connor. FROM THEIR appointment as joint managers of the Kilmurry Ibrickane senior ladies football team eighteen months ago, getting to a first ever county final at this level was the target for Niall Hickey and Patrick O’Connor.
*Darren O’Neill prepares to take on Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHOWPIECE events in the Clare football calendar take pride of place this Saturday and Sunday with silverware to be claimed in the senior and intermediate football championships.
*Andrew Shannon clashes with Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “FAST FOOTBALL” has been central to Kilmurry Ibrickane reaching a first Clare SFC final since 2021.
*Daryn Callinan and Keelan Sexton celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE are back in the TUS Clare SFC final for the first time since 2021 after ending Cratloe’s reign as county champions.
KILMURRY IBRICKANE had an unexpectedly facile eleven point win over neighbours and rivals St Joseph’s Miltown to become the first of four semi-finalists in the Clare SFC.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Joshua Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUCCESSIVE wins have sealed Kilmurry Ibrickane’s place in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SFC.
