*Seanie Malone scored a penalty for St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The race for the Cusack and Garry Cups got underway at the weekend when there were wins for Lissycasey, Ennistymon, St Joseph’s Miltown, Clondegad, Doonbeg, Cooraclare and Éire Óg.
*Ennistymon’s Ciaran McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill This weekend marks the resumption of competitive club football, with fixtures taking place in seven different leagues.
*Captain Adam Ralph impressed at full-back for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON AND ST Joseph’s Doora/Barefield have qualified for the Cusack Cup and Garry Cup finals respectively.
*Padraig Kelly of St Breckan’s. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. All final round games in the Cusack and Garry cup football competitions were played at 2p.m. on Monday and at the end of play the teams going forward to the knock out stages and those making the drop down the ladder were confirmed.
*Cooraclare’s Micheál Garry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Cooraclare put themselves in a strong position to reach the semi-final of the Garry cup (division 2) when they defeated their neighbours Kilmihil in round 6 at Kilmihil on Tuesday evening.
*Jack Sheedy gets away from Joshua Vaughan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography THE SECOND last round of games in the various football leagues took place at the weekend and a clearer picture is emerging as to what teams will reach the play-offs and who will be relegated.
*Miltown goal scorer, Cormac Murray. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill St Joseph’s Miltown moved a step closer to a return to the Cusack cup when they defeated a hitherto unbeaten Kilmihil in round 5 of the Garry Cup last Tuesday evening.
*Sean Rouine landed the equaliser for Ennistymon. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography With just two rounds of games to go in the various county football leagues the race to be in the knock out stage as well as the battle to avoid relegation is hotting up.
*Colm O’Brien takes on Conor Finucane. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography THE RACE for the Cusack and Garry Cups has passed the halfway stage and Clondegad and St Joseph’s Miltown remain the leaders in Division 1 and 2 respectively.
*Jack Sheedy and Martin McMahon battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Three rounds into this season’s Cusack Cup, Clondegad remain unbeaten and top the table following their third successive win but last year’s winners St Breckan’s recorded their first win over the campaign.
