*Cratloe players celebrate in Cusack Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE HAVE BEEN crowned Clare SFC champions for the third time in their history and first since 2014.
*Cillian Rouine in action against St Breckan’s in the Cusack Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE wear the favourites tag for Sunday’s Clare SFC final according to two individuals who were heavily involved in the 2022 decider.
*Jack and Cathal McInerney celebrate with Sean Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IT’S THEIR fifth county senior final playing together but for Cathal and Jack McInerney, victory in Sunday’s football decider would mark a historic first for their family.
*Video podcast available exclusive to subscribers. SILVERWARE is in sight for the four teams lining out in the Clare SFC and IFC finals this weekend meaning there is a lot to look forward to on a special edition of The Water Break.
*Cratloe captain, Kevin Harnett. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE MOST over-used terminology in pre-match interviews with a player or manager is that they ‘are only taking it game by game and not looking beyond the upcoming game in question’.
*Colm Collins flanked by his sons, David, Padraic and Sean. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN INVOLVEMENT with Cratloe’s senior footballers is far from a chore but a rather a very enjoyable task for long-serving manager, Colm Collins.
*Seamus & Mary Hanley show the extent of the pyrite damage to their home. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE should not be waiting on a pilot scheme to be completed in another county before its social housing stock has access to a defective concrete block scheme, a Shannon representative has said.
*Colm Collins celebrates Cratloe getting an equalising score in Cusack Park. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. VICTORIOUS CRATLOE boss Colm Collins has said they would have preferred to have played a replay rather than letting the Clare SFC semi-final be decided on a penalty shootout.
*Jamie Stack in action against Seanie Malone. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography THERE WAS EXTRA TIME aplenty this weekend as the final two in the bid to lift the Jack Daly are known.
*Podge Collins landed the winning penalty for Cratloe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE HAVE ENDED Éire Óg’s reign as Clare SFC champions, winning on a penalty shootout.
