Teams profiled as Clare senior ladies football championship commences
ACTION kicks off this Sunday in the first round of the Clare ladies football senior championship.
Doora
Champions Éire Óg silence St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield yet again
*Gavin Murray gets away from Joe Rafferty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CHAMPIONS ÉIRE Óg delivered another commanding display to secure their passage to the knockout stages of the Clare SFC.
Four Clare minor hurlers selected on team of the year
*Paul Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR Clare minor hurlers have been selected on the Electric Ireland Hurling Minor Star Team of the Year.
Barefield broken-hearted by ‘unspeakable tragedy’ with vigil held in memory of Vanessa, James & Sara
BAREFIELD gathered as a parish “with broken-hearts” for a vigil on Sunday evening following the deaths of Vanessa Whyte and her two children James and Sara in a Fermanagh shooting on Wednesday.
Crusheen’s character comes to the fore as they overcome Doora/Barefield
*Gavin O’Brien wins the ball in defence for Crusheen. Photograph: Ruth Griffin EXPERIENCE’s value was highlighted as Crusheen got their Clare SHC campaign off to a winning start defeating St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield by five points.
Stepping up to the mark a priority for new-look Doora/Barefield
*Michael Nash of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOR AN emerging St. Joseph’s Doora/Barefield side looking to climb the rungs of the senior hurling championship ladder in what is only their third season back in the top flight, they don’t have to look very far for championship winning experience.
Spoils shared between Doora/Barefield & Kildysart in Clare SFC opening round
*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.
Doora/Barefield determined to go as far as they can in shake-up for honours
*Fionn Kelleher of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. STARTING with a win is the “number one priority” for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield who are not short of ambition as they seem to overcome their quarter-final hoodoo.
Éire Óg win Cusack Cup for second time with dominant extra time display
*Éire Óg celebrate after winning the Cusack Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg won the Cusack Cup on Sunday afternoon but despite the final score margin of fourteen points, they were extremely fortunate to emerge with the honours, upping the ante in extra time.
Cusack Cup decider serves as championship dress rehearsal for Éire Óg & Doora/Barefield
*Niall McMahon and Michael Nash jump for the ball as Aidan McGrath and Conor O’Brien await the break. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUNDAY’s Cusack Cup final is episode two in the triology of battles between neighbours Éire Óg and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield this season.