*Clare’s U20 football panel. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IT WAS an emotional return for the Clare Under 20 footballers who ultimately paid the perfect tribute to the late Jack Boddy with a strong finish to advance to the last four of the Munster Minor Football Championship with a game to spare.
*Donnacha O’Dwyer and Seán Fennell celebrate at the final whistle. INDUSTRIOUS over the hour, Clare’s U20 footballers have kicked off their Munster championship bid on a winning note.
*Daire Culligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DAIRE CULLIGAN will lead the line for Clare’s U20 footballers as they enter the championship arena.
*A disappointed Shane Griffin at the final whistle. LISSYCASEY didn’t get enough from their attack to cause an upset against champions Éire Óg in the TUS Clare SFC semi-finals.
*Shane Griffin celebrates scoring a goal for Lissycasey. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography LISSYCASEY have qualified for the semi-finals of the TUS Clare SFC for the first time since 2021 after deservingly seeing off the challenge of St Breckans.
*Tadhg Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TADHG LILLIS’ goal in the third minute of additional time rescued a draw for Doonbeg against Lissycasey and means Group 2 of the TUS Clare SFC goes down to the wire.
*Sean Crowley in action with Lissycasey’s Michael Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY join Ennistymon at the top of Group 2 in the Clare SFC after as expected they brushed off the challenge of Kilmihil.
*Luke Pyne was Clare’s best player. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s U20 footballers were blown away by Kerry in a dead-rubber provincial tie with the Kingdom already through to the Munster final.
*Clare centre forward Seán Fennell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s hopes of progressing to a Munster U20 final were ended by Tipperary on Tuesday evening.
*Seán Fennell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s U20 footballers have been stunned after coming up short to Waterford in the first round of the Munster championship.