*Eoin Cleary is tackled. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SLIGO issued a setback to Clare’s hopes of securing promotion to Division 2 of the National Football League by claiming their first win which was the second loss of Peter Keane’s tenure.
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FERMANAGH found it difficult to cope with the pace of Clare’s main shooters Emmet McMahon and Eoin Cleary in the third round of the National League, their manager has said.
*Eoin Cleary splits the posts. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers got off the mark in Division 3 of the Allianz National Football League with a comprehensive second round win over Leitrim, Eoin Brennan rates the performances of the Banner’s footballers.
*Ikem Ugwueru was Clare’s goal scorer. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s footballers ran out thirteen point winners over Leitrim to get their Division 3 campaign up and running in the Allianz National Football League.
*Gordon Kelly gets away from Shane Hickey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A MONTH of a break between games in the Clare SFC managed to zap the momentum of St Joseph’s Miltown as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
KILMURRY IBRICKANE had an unexpectedly facile eleven point win over neighbours and rivals St Joseph’s Miltown to become the first of four semi-finalists in the Clare SFC.
EOIN Cleary marked his return to the Miltown colours shooting 1-3 as they recorded a five point win over Ennistymon.
*Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S Miltown manager Martin Guerin is hoping it won’t be a case of one Cleary twin returning and another exiting their squad.
*Cormac Murray is kept under pressure by Padraigh Chaplin and Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin DECISION MAKING proved costly for St Joseph’s Miltown when they fell to a five point defeat to county champions Cratloe in the opening round of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Eoin O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ‘LOVELY OLD MILTOWN’ is the ballad and while St Joseph’s Miltown have age on their side, that brings with it experience and for their cause a winning know-how.
