Culligan leading the Clare U20s charge
*Daire Culligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DAIRE CULLIGAN will lead the line for Clare’s U20 footballers as they enter the championship arena.
*Daire Culligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DAIRE CULLIGAN will lead the line for Clare’s U20 footballers as they enter the championship arena.
*Morgan Garry has linked up with the Clare squad after representing New York. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE senior football manager, Paul Madden has drafted the largest ever panel with over fifty footballers vying to keep their place on the county squad.
*Lissycasey goalkeeper, Thomas Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOLLOWING a facile opening round win, it won’t be until this weekend that a clearer picture of Lissycasey’s capabilities will be known.
*Dermot Coughlan in action with Connor Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOT THAT they were out of the race but Kilmurry Ibrickane are certainly back in contention for the Clare SFC after picking up their first win of the championship at Lissycasey’s expense.
*Clare GAA Chairman Kieran Keating presents the Cusack Cup to Conor Finnucane, Lisssycasey’s captain. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY have claimed the Cusack Cup title for the second time in their history after easing past the challenge of holders Ennistymon.
*Sean McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A far more encouraging performance from Clare still wasn’t enough to keep their Munster Under 20 Championship hopes alive after finally being forced to concede second best to Tipperary for the second time.
*Clare joint captain, Odhran Cunningham. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill There was no sign of any ambush in Quilty as holders Kerry eased to the opening points of the new Munster Under 20 Phase 2 round-robin series.
CLARE’s U20 footballers have been dealt a blow but not a fatal one in their bid to progress in the Munster championship.
*Darren Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A BATTLING win has got Clare’s U20 footballers off to a winning start in the Munster championship.
*Former CDSL PRO Jim Madden, Aaron Kelly, Ruairí Price and Colin Curran. Photograph: Joe Buckley RUAIRI PRICE has stepped down as manager of the Clare Youths.