*Conor Finnucane is congratulated following his goal by Aidan Moloney and Aaron Rudd. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE have qualified for the Munster region semi-finals of the Oscar Traynor after overcoming Kerry for the second year running, this time following extra time.
*Eoghan Thynne scores a goal for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in the first round. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield head into a first Clare SFC final in thirteen years as underdogs against champions Éire Óg but they will have no fear of taking down the holders according to one of their longest serving players.
*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.
*Jack Ryan celebrates as Avenue Utd strike for their second goal via Elias Kunz. Photograph: Joe Buckley AVENUE UTD have put Newmarket Celtic out of the Premier Division title race and kept their bid for successive league honours on track.
*Avenue Utd’s Eoghan Thynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AVENUE UTD have taken a giant step towards retaining the Maloney Hardware Premier Division title.
*Avenue Utd’s Eoghan Thynne on the ground. Photograph: Ruth Griffin AVENUE UTD have been eliminated from the FAI Junior Cup, suffering defeat to North End Utd on their home patch.
*Ronan Kerin. Photograph: Joe Buckley AVENUE UTD have been eliminated from the Munster Junior Cup after conceding two second half goals in the space of sixteen minutes.
*Avenue Utd’s players and management celebrate. Photograph: Joe Buckley AVENUE UTD have won the CDSL Maloney Hardware Premier Division by defeating rivals Newmarket Celtic on Sunday morning to become league champions for 2023/24.
*David Fitzgerald on the attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill INAGH/KILNAMONA produced a commanding second half to ensure they will play no part in the relegation series of the Clare SHC and in the process sent Doora/Barefield into a battle for survival.
*Newmarket Celtic captain Eoin Hayes raises the Premier Division trophy. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC have been crowned CDSL Maloney Hardware Premier Division champions for the twentieth time in their history.