Sporting Ennistymon & Tulla Utd to meet in FAI Junior Cup first round
Sporting Ennistymon and Tulla Utd AFC will renew rivalries in the first round of the FAI Junior Cup.
Lifford FC
Winning starts for Celtic, Olympic & Sporting Ennistymon in Premier League
*David McCarthy struck the winner for Newmarket Celtic. Newmarket Celtic got the defence of their title as Premier League champions off to a winning start on Sunday as did Sporting Ennistymon and Shannon Olympic.
Securing soccer squads a struggle for some Clare clubs
*Tomás Hehir has made the step up from the Avenue Utd B side to the club’s A team. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick With the Maloney Hardware Premier Division set to get underway this weekend, clubs have been busy finalising arrangements over the past couple of weeks.
Quiet weekend on the soccer front
*Tadhg Noonan rises highest alongside Klorane Tabot-Ndip. The teenager is one of the new additions to Mark O’Malley’s squad this season. Photograph: Joe Buckley Action is continuing weekly in the Clare soccer league cup competitions and the way should be clear for the finals in the different divisions by the middle of August.
Downey says he will not stop asking hard questions as he responds to CSSL letter
*Tony Downey (right) with Denis Hynes and Senator Martin Conway. Photograph: Eamon Ward A soccer delegate who was at the centre of controversy at the recent AGM of the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls Soccer League (CSSL) has said he will not stop asking the difficult questions.
CSSL issue apology after AGM gets heated
An apology has been sought by the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls Soccer League over what was described as “very aggressive and inappropriate behaviour” at its virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Semi-final stage set in Clare Cup
*Lifford players celebrate winning the Hugh Kelly Cup final. Photograph: Natasha Barton FRESH FROM winning the Hugh Kelly Cup final, Lifford FC will be hopeful of advancing to another final but the same aspirations will be shared by all four teams left standing in the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup.
Kirby ‘honoured & privileged’ to become CSSL Chairman
*Donal Kirby & Jason Ryan at the 2018 CDSL AGM. Photograph: Martin Connolly Former Fixtures Secretary of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL), Donal Kirby has been elected as Chairman of the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls Soccer League (CSSL).