Liam Markham and Enda Boyce block Keelan Guyler’s momentum. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography IT’S DOWN to the last nine in the TUS Clare senior football championship and the route to get to here is analysed in the latest episode of The Water Break.
*Kildysart players celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kildysart’s spectacular series of highs continued unabated on Saturday afternoon when a first derby victory over Lissycasey in 19 years ensured not only a quarter-final spot but as group winners to boot.
*Gordon Kelly of St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH SIX quarter-final places up for grabs in the TUS Clare senior football championship, Seamus Hayes explains how the remaining spots can and will be filled this weekend.
*Ciaran Russell is tackled by Oisin Looney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AS the Clare SFC hits round two, we return for a new series of The Water Break, The Clare Echo’s video podcast exclusive to subscribers.
It was Wednesday and Friday night racing last week at Galway Greyhound Stadium due to a rugby game on Saturday evening and the feature event on Wednesdays card was the concluding A2 graded 525 yards contest.
*Lissycasey manager, Aiden Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LESSONS FROM their opening round loss to Cratloe were put into practice by Lissycasey as they picked up their first win of the 2023 TUS Clare SFC.
LISSYCASEY HAVE brought their championship campaign back to life with a merited six point win over Ennistymon at a very wet Cusack Park.
*Cllr PJ Kelly. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARE’S LONGEST-SERVING politician has warned that a directive issued by the Junior Minister for Local Government and Planning has signalled “the end of rural Clare”.
*Podge Collins leads an attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The importance and value of experience was highlighted again at Clarecastle this Saturday afternoon when Cratloe got their TUS senior football championship campaign off to a winning start with a two point win over Lissycasey.
*Lissycasey’s Matt O’Shea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Back-to-back semi-finalists as recently as 2021, Lissycasey could line out for their latest tilt at the Jack Daly with just a mere third of the team that lined out in that final October penultimate stage clash against Kilmurry Ibrickane.
