Lisdoonvarna bids farewell to John O’Neill
LISDOONVARNA and surrounding communities came out to bid their respects to the late John O’Neill also known as Jack at his funeral mass on Friday morning.
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Storming finish sees St. Breckans crowned U-21 B champions
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Five unanswered points in the dying moments of Sunday’s U21B football final saw St Breckans snatch victory from Lissycasey.
O’Gorman Cup final promises to be lively affair
*Colm O’Brien of St Breckans. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Two Clare football clubs whose adult championship season ended in disappointment will seek to return to winning ways on this Saturday at Shanahan-McNamara park in Doonbeg.
Reflection needed to find out what went wrong for St Breckans
*Donie Garrihy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Questions will need to be asked of management before players to explain St Breckans’ below-par semi-final display, manager of the North Clare side, Donie Garrihy maintained.
Éire Óg advance to county final
*Darren O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A first county senior football final appearance since 2014 awaits Éire Óg following a polished display to keep St Breckan’s at arm’s length in Cusack Park on Saturday evening.
‘Job not done’ for Donie & St Breckans
*St Breckans manager, Donie Garrihy. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St Breckans’ standing as championship contenders is growing by the minute but nothing of significance has been achieved by the North Clare outfit as of yet, manager Donie Garrihy has stressed.
War of Independence in Clare revisited for History Week
A full programme of events for Clare County Library History Week has been unveiled.
Senior & intermediate football semi-final draw held
*Daniel Walsh in action against Matt O’Shea in last year’s semi-final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Semi-final pairings are now known for the penultimate stages of the Clare senior and intermediate football championships.
‘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.
St Breckans get Clare SFC campaign off to a high by beating Doora/Barefield
Superbly taken goals were the standout aspect of St Breckans’ impressive first outing in the 2021 Clare SFC as they secured an eighth point win over reigning intermediate champions St Josephs Doora/Barefield.
