*Newmarket Celtic striker Tadhg Noonan leaves Fair Green Celtic’s Shane Browne behind. Photograph: Joe Buckley THERE’s no room for slip-ups in Clare junior soccer whether it is the beginning of the season or the crunch time of the year according to Newmarket Celtic manager, Eoin O’Brien.
*Newmarket Celtic captain, Eoin Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Newmarket Celtic captain Eoin Hayes goes into this Saturday’s Clare Cup final searching for a tenth cup medal.
Ewan O’Brien, Leon Daly, Dean Hegarty, David McCarthy and Tom Hanrahan. A FIRST EVER Collingwood Cup title for the University of Limerick saw five Clare players collect medals.
*Conor McDaid battles with Nnabuike Nneji. Photograph: Joe Buckley A FIRST EVER Premier Division medal was the reward for Conor McDaid after Newmarket Celtic overcame Avenue Utd to seal the honours on Saturday evening.
*Newmarket Celtic captain, Eoin Hayes. Photograph: Joe Buckley FRESH FROM ending the season with a ninth Premier Division medal, Newmarket Celtic captain Eoin Hayes answered his country’s call.
*Referee Michael Rock. Photograph: Natasha Barton / CDSL LAHINCH’S MICHAEL ROCK has been appointed as the referee for the meeting of rivals Avenue Utd and Newmarket Celtic to decide who is crowned Premier Division champions.
*Darragh Leahy with his son Darius and the FAI Junior Cup. Photograph: Joe Buckley ARGUABLY one of Newmarket Celtic’s greatest signings has been the addition of Darragh Leahy to their attack.
*Stephen Austin embraces Darragh Leahy. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC cannot be content with just winning an FAI Junior Cup, their coach has stressed.
*Eoin Hayes leads the celebrations at Newmarket Celtic’s homecoming in the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Joe Buckley CAPTAIN AND MAN OF THE MATCH for the first club from Clare to win the FAI Junior Cup, Eoin Hayes almost had to pinch himself when trying to absorb the magnitude of Newmarket Celtic’s greatest day.
*David McCarthy and his brother Martin with the FAI Junior Cup. Photograph: Joe Buckley TO REACH THE holy grail of junior soccer and win the FAI Junior Cup represented the stuff of dreams for David McCarthy and Newmarket Celtic.
