*Micheál Murray was named man of the match. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Willie Clancy week has begun and St Joseph’s Miltown kicked off the celebrations on a high hitting the right note to be crowned O’Gorman Cup champions for the second time in three seasons.
*Gordon Kelly gets away from Shane Hickey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A MONTH of a break between games in the Clare SFC managed to zap the momentum of St Joseph’s Miltown as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
*Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S Miltown manager Martin Guerin is hoping it won’t be a case of one Cleary twin returning and another exiting their squad.
Oisin Looney celebrates. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUICKER to pounce for rebounds which led to their goals and that bit sharper over the hour, St Joseph’s Miltown overcame Doonbeg to put their championship campaign back on track.
*Cathal McInerney weighs up his options. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CRATLOE’s defence of their TUS Clare Senior Football Championship title began with exactly what manager Colm Collins wanted out of it, two points on the table and no injuries on the sideline.
*Eoin O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ‘LOVELY OLD MILTOWN’ is the ballad and while St Joseph’s Miltown have age on their side, that brings with it experience and for their cause a winning know-how.
*Clare senior football manager, Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD begins his first championship campaign as Clare senior football manager this Saturday as the Banner bid to reach a second successive Munster final.
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD has named his starting fifteen for Clare’s decisive final round clash with Down in Division 3 of the Allianz National Football League.
*Emmet McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE forward Emmet McMahon is a major injury doubt ahead of next weekend’s crunch final round tie with Down in the Allianz National Football League.
*Joe McGann. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S senior football team shows two changes to take on neighbours Limerick this Saturday evening.
