Tipp topple Clare U20s in Quilty
CLARE’s U20 footballers have been dealt a blow but not a fatal one in their bid to progress in the Munster championship.
CLARE’s U20 footballers have been dealt a blow but not a fatal one in their bid to progress in the Munster championship.
*Darren Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A BATTLING win has got Clare’s U20 footballers off to a winning start in the Munster championship.
*Josh Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S U20 footballers begin their championship bid this Saturday in Lemybrien, it is their first outing but the panel of players are determined “to take the next step” in building on the progress shown at the grade.
*Odhran Cunningham. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOW in his third year on the Clare U20 football panel, Odhran Cunningham will play as many championship games at the grade in 2024 as he has over the past two seasons.
*Daniel Walsh’s volley flies over the head of Luke Neylon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMURRY IBRICKANE are the first team through to the quarter-finals of the 2023 TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Manager Paul Reidy embraces a player at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCHOOL DAYS are often described as the best of your life but for the footballers of St Joseph’s Spanish Point they will never forget their memorable campaign which has seen them win county, provincial and national honours.
*Josh Moloney drives forward. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FINISHING HIS SCHOOL days as an All-Ireland winning joint captain will see Josh Moloney leave St Joseph’s Spanish Point on a high.
Captains Josh Moloney & Sean Neylon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill St Joseph’s Spanish Point produced a tremendous second half display to be crowned All Ireland PPS Senior D champions and lift the Rice Cup.
*Josh Moloney speaking to Seamus Hayes. Photograph: John Mangan Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Josh Moloney is the team’s joint captain along with Sean Neylon and both have the experience of having played senior football championship with their clubs last year.
*Paul Reidy speaking to Seamus Hayes. Photograph: John Mangan POST-PRIMARY schools football is vital for the development of future county players, the manager of the St Joseph’s Spanish Point partaking in Saturday’s All-Ireland Senior D football final has said.