*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography The race for the various Clare ladies football championships continued last weekend but Sunday’s schedule was disrupted due to the thunder and lightening and heavy rain on Sunday evening which led to the calling off of the game between Kilmihil and Burren Gaels.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Michael O’Dwyer. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Last year’s beaten finalists Kilmurry Ibrickane justified the favourites tag when opening their campaign on a winning note with a merited win over Doonbeg at a well appointed Hennessy Park in Miltown this Sunday afternoon.
*Doonbeg goalkeeper, Eamon Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill APPROACHES FOLLOWED IN THE Cusack Cup remain as the procedure in place for Doonbeg as they prepare for their opening outing in the Clare SFC.
Kilmihil native Declan Downes knows Clare adult football inside out. A member of Colm Collins’ Clare management team for the past number of years, he is well versed on what patrons can expect for the 2022 county senior championship which gets underway on Saturday.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SIXTY CHILDREN partook in the second annual Clare GAA Autism Activity Cúl Camp held this week.
*Aidan McCarthy’s return to full fitness is a major lift for Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEVER SHORT OF MOTIVATION ON THE BEST OF DAYS, Kilmurry Ibrickane will not be found wanting when the race for the Jack Daly kicks off this weekend.
He is known the length and breadth of this county as an avid football follower. He is seen weekend after weekend officiating as an umpire at games in all grades and at all levels.
CLARE’S MINOR ladies football side are preparing for an All-Ireland decider.
*Members of the victorious Lissycasey U19 side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Lissycasey were crowned winners of the inaugural under 19 football league at Kilmihil on Tuesday evening when they recorded a four point win over Kilmurry-Ibrickane.
*Amy Sexton with Fidelma Marrinan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Mullagh’s Amy Sexton will line out at centre forward on the Clare team for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final and she is well aware of the challenge facing them.
