Students & teachers reinvigorated to represent their schools in Clare Echo sponsored competitions
An absence of post-primary action has left students and teachers reinvigorated about the prospect of representing their schools.
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Semi-final line up complete for ladies football championship
*Eva O’Dea feels the brunt of a Kilmihil challenge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The four semi-finalists in this year’s Clare ladies football senior championship have been confirmed after Sunday’s final round of games in the group stage.
Banner & Kilmihil clash will determine who takes top spot
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Four rounds into the Clare ladies football senior championship, champions Banner Ladies and their predecessors Kilmihil remain unbeaten.
Inexperience of Kilmihil showed when dealing with ‘cynical fouls’ – Downes
*Ciaran Downes is challenged high by Darren Hickey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Experience of Kilmurry Ibrickane’s elder statesmen was telling as they ended Kilmihil’s involvement in the 2021 Clare SFC.
Cookie’s goal sends Kilmurry Ibrickane into semi-finals
Kilmurry Ibrickane’s bid to retain their title as Clare SFC champions remains on track after they became the first club to seal their place in the last four of the championship.
‘This is senior football championship not subbuteo’ – Clare SFC reaches quarter-final stage
*Jamie Stack and Sean Crowley wrestle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior football championship is a far cry from subbuteo, one of the managers hoping to cause an upset in this weekend’s quarter-final has said.
Girls U17 finals the showpiece event this weekend
Clare soccer headquarters, Frank Healy Park in Doora, will host the girls U17 cup finals, sponsored by EI of Shannon, on this Saturday, October 9.
Kilmihil & Banner Ladies remain unbeaten
*Kilmihil full-back Megan Downes-Rigney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Both Banner Ladies and Kilmihil continued their winning run in this season Clare ladies football senior championship when they made it three wins from three outings at the weekend.
Preparations continue for post-primary action with groupings known
*St Flannan’s College are the reining Dr Harty Cup champions. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After two very disrupted seasons, one without any fixtures, the second level colleges GAA competitions are set to commence and first round games in a variety of Munster championships will be played from the beginning of November.
Distinctions awarded to Clare photographers
*Gerard O’Neill. Three members of the Clare Camera Club made successful applications to the Irish Photographic Federation for distinctions last weekend.
