*Rebecca Sexton. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography RETURNING to football has given Rebecca Sexton a new lease of life and she’s sixty minutes from claiming a second senior championship medal.
*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.
*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE’s winning know-how gives them an edge for Sunday’s Clare SFC semi-final but nothing but their best will be enough to overcome a high-flying Kildysart.
*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.
KILMURRY IBRICKANE are on course to claim a second senior ladies football championship after producing a strong second half to overcome Liscannor.
*Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. PLEASED to be back in the Clare SFC semi-finals, Kilmurry Ibrickane are adamant that they cannot afford to be as wasteful if they are to remain in contention to lift the Jack Daly.
*Evan Talty. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography QUILTY’s Evan Talty was part of the management with Rathmore as they ended an eleven year wait to win the Kerry senior club championship for only the second time.
*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.
*Cathal Talty celebrates a Kilmurry Ibrickane score as a bemused Shane Bermingham of Doonbeg looks on. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE are through to a ninth Clare SFC semi-final in eleven seasons after surviving a stern challenge from the ever-determined Doonbeg.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOR the second year running, Kilmurry Ibrickane completed the group stages of the Clare SFC with a one hundred percent winning record but manager Enda Coughlan is determined that will be the only trend that remains the same for their championship runs.