*Cian Mahony and Paraic Aherne battling off. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KNOCKOUT PAIRINGS HAVE BEEN confirmed for the Clare intermediate and junior football championships while the relegation draws were held for senior and intermediate.
*Cooraclare’s Pearse Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUARTER-FINAL places have been sorted in the Clare intermediate football championship (IFC).
*The People’s Park in Kilmihil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill €481,486 has been awarded to ten projects in the county under the latest round of allocations from the CLÁR programme to help develop local facilities and amenities in rural areas.
*Cooraclare defeated Clarecastle following a dour struggle. Three teams being listed for intermediate football championship honours this season remain unbeaten but they had to battle hard in this weekend’s round two games.
*Jack Lynch and John Arkins. Photograph: Joe Buckley NORTH CLARE has been deprived of a visit from the Jack Daly for over seven decades and the last two surviving men from the region with Clare SFC medals are hopeful the drought will soon end.
KILFENORA native, John Lynch was honoured for outstanding achievement in banjo at this year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.
*Joe Dowling was among the goalscorers for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill They’re off in the race for Clare IFC honours and round one brought with it no surprises involving the main contenders but the win for Ennistymon’s second string over Kilfenora was among the main talking points.
*Cooraclare’s Micheál Garry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ACTION KICKS off in the Clare intermediate football championship where twelve teams will be vying for honours.
AVENUE UTD have received a major boost ahead of Saturday’s Cup final with the return of striker Ronan Kerin.
NORTH CLARE may be classed as one of the most visited parts of the county but it is lacking a plan “to make it an attractive place to cycle through,” a local representative has flagged.