Minor footballers know Tipp clash is do or die – Coughlan
*Tadhg Lysaght battles in the air. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It’s knockout championship now for the Clare minor footballers according to team manager Dermot Coughlan.
*Tadhg Lysaght battles in the air. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It’s knockout championship now for the Clare minor footballers according to team manager Dermot Coughlan.
*Mikey O’Neill chases after Sean Hawes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill On the second attempt, the groups are now confirmed for the Clare SFC.
*Clare midfielder, Tadhg Lysaght. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s support play in the victory over Waterford in the Munster minor championship first round was “out of the top drawer”.
*Jamie Stack kicked the winning score for St Breckans in their clash with Éire Óg. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St. Breckans and Doonbeg are the only unbeaten sides in the Cusack Cup as the third round of games took place at the weekend.
Sean Haugh and Dermot Coughlan in discussions. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After three months of preparation which included challenge games against Galway, Dublin, Wicklow, Sligo and on Sunday last against Westmeath, the Munster minor football championship begins for Clare on this Thursday evening when they entertain Waterford at the Wolfe Tones GAA grounds in Shannon (throw …
*Veteran Paraic Aherne kicked the winning score as Doonbeg defeated Éire Óg. Doonbeg and St Breckans share top spot in the Cusack Cup, both sides are unbeaten in two games with county champions Éire Óg and Kilmurry Ibrickane yet to register a win.
*Emmet McMahon kicks a point for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILDYSART’s Emmet McMahon has been named at centre-forward on the Electric Ireland GAA Rising Stars Football Team of the Year.
Ennistymon’s Tiernan Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill In a repeat of last year’s Clare SFC quarter-final, Ennistymon overturned the result when defeating Éire Óg to kick off their Cusack Cup bid with opening round wins also recorded by St Joseph’s Miltown, St Breckans and Doonbeg.
EXPERIENCED CLARE defenders, Sean Collins and Kevin Harnett are highly unlikely to see action in this year’s Allianz National Football League.
*Michael O’Connor and Mark McInerney. ENNIS’ Mark McInerney is celebrating adding to a growing medal collection this week.