The Water Break: Clooney/Quin & Éire Óg like hungry wolves for novel county final
*Peter Duggan and Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ANTICIPATION is building for a first-ever Clare SHC final between Clooney/Quin and Éire Óg.
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The Water Break: Bodies on the line help Doora/Barefield & Éire Óg make Clare SFC decider
*Tom McDonald and Joe Rafferty celebrate for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONS Éire Óg will put their Clare SFC title on the line against neighbours St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield after both sides emerged victorious in the semi-finals.
Reidy raring to go as Éire Óg’s rising standards leads them back to Clare SHC final
*David Reidy in action for Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. RISING STANDARDS and greater accountability have driven Éire Óg to a second Clare SHC final appearance in four years.
‘We had to get over the line for them’ – Daniels dedicates Éire Óg win to O’Brien family
*Éire Óg’s panel stand together for a minute’s silence for Bernard O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG senior football manager Shane Daniels dedicated their semi-final win to the O’Briens, a family deeply rooted in the club who are currently experiencing a great sense of loss.
Odds go in Stack’s favour to win player of the week
*Darragh Stack accepts his prize from Raymond O’Mahony, lending officer with St Francis Credit Union. MATCH-WINNERS can be at either end of the field as Darragh Stack demonstrated to ensure his selection as the St Francis Credit Union/The Clare Echo player of the week.
Éire Óg move another step closer to double dream after downing Lissycasey
*Manus Doherty on his way to scoring Éire Óg’s second goal. ÉIRE ÓG’s bid for back to back Clare SFC titles and a rare senior double came another step closer to becoming a reality after overcoming Lissycasey to make the county football final for the second year running.
‘When you’re winning guys will work as hard as they can’ – squad depth standing to Daniels’ Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Gavin D’Auria. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SQUAD DEPTH has made Éire Óg’s footballers the envy of every other senior club in the county.
Senior & intermediate football sides are sixty minutes from a final appearance
*Cratloe’s Sean Collins in action against Fionn Kelleher and Diarmuid Boyle of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL ACTION in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate football championships are the focus of this weekend’s GAA action.
PLAYER RATINGS: Stack gives one of Cusack Park’s great goalkeeping displays for Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Darren Moroney gets away from Éanna McMahon of Kilmaley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IT WAS A BATTLE that Éire Óg edged Kilmaley in to claim their place in the TUS Clare SHC final.
The Water Break: Clooney/Quin & Éire Óg tee up novel decider & Ruan lights up TikTok
A NOVEL county final awaits between Clooney/Quin and Éire Óg following their success in the Clare SHC semi-finals.