Safety net removed as football enters knockout arena
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.
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Coughlan to continue as Clare U20 football manager
*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DERMOT COUGHLAN will continue as manager of the Clare U20 footballers for a second season.
Derbies galore for Clare SFC quarter-finals
*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.
Kilmurry Ibrickane keep winning streak despite Corofin challenge
*Evan Cahill drives forward for Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE maintained their one hundred percent winning record in the Clare SFC, advancing to the quarter-finals for the eleventh year in succession.
Kilmurry Ibrickane to be without injured King for remainder of championship
*Diarmuid King of Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE will be without midfielder Diarmuid King for the remainder of the year.
Big names return in last-chance saloon for Clare SFC knockout spots
*Joe McGann. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography BIG NAMES are returning to clubs across Clare with the final round of the senior football to finalise who is in the knockout stages.
Kilmurry Ibrickane taking group form with a pinch of salt
*Keelan Sexton on the attack for Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE are keen to clamp down on the concession of two pointers while also focusing on maintaining a one hundred percent winning record.
LADIES FOOTBALL: Back to back wins for Banner, Kilmihil & Kilmurry Ibrickane guarantees knockout spots
*Ailish Considine drives forward for Kilmihil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SUCCESSIVE wins in the Clare LGFA senior championship have sealed places in the knockout stages for Banner Ladies, Kilmihil and Kilmurry Ibrickane.
LADIES FOOTBALL: Favourites Kilmihil, Kilmurry Ibrickane & Banner begin with wins & Liscannor shock Burren Gaels
*Edel McNamara of Kilmihil gets away from Éire Óg’s Amy Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FAVOURITES Kilmihil, Kilmurry Ibrickane and Banner Ladies all began their Clare LGFA senior championship bids with winning starts while Liscannor reigned supreme over Burren Gaels to mark a successful jump to senior.
Knockout stages await Kilmurry Ibrickane after breezing past Lissycasey
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Daniel Walsh gets away from Lissycasey midfielder, Ben Skerritt. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE are the first side assured of a place in the knockout stages of the TUS Clare SFC after dismantling Lissycasey in comprehensive fashion.