*Conor Burke celebrates his first goal for Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIXTEEN-TIME Clare SFC champions Kilmurry Ibrickane have set up a repeat of the 2024 county final where they will face Éire Óg following their 25 point win over Kildsyart.
*Kildysart’s Fergal Ginnane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EVEN THOUGH they are heading to training in the darkness, there’s brightness emanating from the Kildysart senior footballers as they gear up for a first Clare SFC semi-final in thirty nine years.
*Experienced defenders Ciaran Russell & Gordon Kelly will cross paths this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOUR TEAMS remain in contention to lift the Jack Daly but by Sunday evening the final pairing will be known for the 2026 Clare senior football championship.
*Kildysart’s Liam Casey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILDYSART “are following the plan” having secured their place in a first Clare SFC semi-final for the first time in thirty nine years.
*Martin Daly with Emmet McMahon. AN EXHIBITION in shooting from Emmet McMahon not alone steered Kildysart to the Clare SFC semi-finals but secured him the Martin Daly Autos / The Clare Echo player of the week.
*Paul Frawley of St Joseph’s Miltown in action against Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien in the first round of the 2026 Cusack Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL pairings have been confirmed for the concluding stages of the senior, intermediate and junior football championships.
*Emmet McMahon on the attack for Kildysart. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CAPTAIN Luke McGrath kicked the winning score to see Kildysart overcome neighbours Lissycasey to claim the first of the Clare SFC semi-final places.
Kildysart’s Emmet McMahon chases after Niall Kelly of Lissycasey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SAFETY nets no longer exist as the Clare senior football championship hits the quarter-final stage.
*Eoghan Thynne and Luke Pyne in action during the Clare SFC quarter-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LOCAL DERBIES and a repeat of last year’s Clare SFC final are among the pairings for the quarter-finals.
*Kildysart’s Emmet McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILDYSART’s “emphatic” eleven point win over Ennistymon showed their championship credentials and has been ‘a long time coming’.