*Diarmuid O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. 28 points separated the Clare senior and U20 footballers when they met in a challenge match on Sunday, the exercise may have been of little value but will be significant for certain players keeping their place on the respective panels.
*Conall Casey gets away from Stan Lineen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILDYSART sealed their senior status in dramatic fashion kicking a two pointer and a last-minute winner to defeat Kilmihil by a single point. The Clare Echo’s online coverage of the Clare SFC is with thanks to The Shannon Springs Hotel. Kildysart 1-14 Kilmihil 2-10 Venue: …
*Clare in 2026 will have a fourth manager of the senior footballers in as many years. PETER KEANE’s tenure as Clare senior football manager ended officially on Sunday, but it should have come to a halt long before then.
*Cratloe’s Kevin Harnett. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE struck for 1-1 in the final two minutes to overcome Kildysart in the second round of the TUS Clare SFC.
*Joe Rafferty tackles Rory McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A STRONG second half from Kildysart earned them a share of the spoils with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in Group 2 of the TUS Clare SFC on Friday evening.
*Kildysart’s Fergal Guinane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LOSING their talisman before their championship run has even begun is a killer blow for Kildysart but they’re anxious to ensure it isn’t a fatal one.
*Emmet McMahon in action against Seán O’Shea of Kerry in the 2024 Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THOUGH many of his teaching colleagues and former college mates are making the most of the Easter holidays, Clare footballer Emmet McMahon is content to confine his travels to Cusack Park as the county enters the championship arena.
*Niall Kelly takes on Stephen Sheehan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY have claimed the eighth quarter-final spot in the TUS Clare senior football championship in what was an emotional day for the village.
*Kildysart’s Rory McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A “great rivalry” between Kildysart and Lissycasey will be ignited this Saturday evening when the sides battle for the last of the quarter-final spots in the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Diarmuid O’Donnell shakes off Marc O’Loughlin while waiting for the ball. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. A MORE evenly balanced Kildysart side got their senior championship campaign off to a winning start on Saturday evening when they recorded a merited three point win over Corofin.