Hayes chasing tenth Clare Cup medal
*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.
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‘No shortage of hunger’ for Avenue Utd in new season
*Avenue Utd celebrating retaining the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup. Photograph: Joe Buckley AVENUE UTD have “no shortage of hunger” as they bid to win back the Premier Division title from Newmarket Celtic.
Rock to ref Premier Division deciding tie between Avenue & Newmarket
*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.
Kit man McCarthy wants Newmarket Celtic to finish season on a high & with more renditions of ‘Red is the Rose’
*Newmarket Celtic kitman, Owen McCarthy. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC kitman, Owen McCarthy is hoping to cap off his fifteenth season in the role by the club winning back the Premier Division to go alongside the FAI Junior Cup.
Cup glory ‘no more than Avenue deserve’ but Russell already eyeing up League ‘blockbuster’ with Newmarket Celtic
*David Russell and his son Aidan at Frank Healy Park. Photograph: Joe Buckley RETAINING THE Clare Cup is the first task complete but Avenue Utd have now switched their focus to finishing the job by bidding to hold onto the League title.
Ending up empty-handed not an option for Russell or Avenue in defining week
*David Russell speaks to the Avenue Utd team. Photograph: Natasha Barton / CDSL WITHIN THE SPACE OF FIVE days, Avenue Utd will know if their bid to win back to back League and Cup titles is alive or dead, ending up empty-handed is not an option according to their manager David Russell.
Fluid Newmarket Celtic management hope to stay on winning formula
Paddy Purcell, Owen McCarthy, Eoin O’Brien and Stephen Austin. Photograph: Joe Buckley THEY SOLDIERED alongside each other on the field for seven years, they are in constant communication and their ability to finish each other’s sentences could see Paddy Purcell and Eoin O’Brien labelled as the unofficial married couple of Newmarket Celtic.
From Dubai to Jackman Park for Ronan Arthur to cap off Newmarket Celtic’s FAI journey
*Ronan Arthur. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC have been on one hell of a journey this season, reaching finals of the FAI Junior Cup and Munster Junior Cup.
‘We don’t care where it’s on, we’re delighted to be there’ – Purcell primed for shot at FAI glory
*Newmarket Celtic’s Darragh Leahy, Paddy Purcell and Ethan Fitzgerald. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC boss, Paddy Purcell was understandably “over the moon” as the club reached the FAI Junior Cup final for the first time.
Avenue’s bid to retain League & Cup boosted by decision of Dylan Casey to stay put
*Dylan Casey celebrates clinching the Premier Division title for Avenue Utd. Photograph: Natasha Barton REIGNING LEAGUE AND CUP champions Avenue Utd have received a major lift before a ball has been kicked in the defence of their titles.
