*Newmarket Celtic’s Eoin Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. NEWMARKET CELTIC have moved closer to league glory with an Eoin Hayes hat-trick pushing them seven points clear of their nearest rivals.
*Cody Waller of Shannon Town in action with Fair Green Celtic’s Bruce Piggot. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ELEVEN games in the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) scheduled to take place on Sunday have been postponed.
*Avenue Utd’s Cullen McCabe battles with Cathal Fitzgerald of Connolly Celtic. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AVENUE UTD and Bridge Utd claimed the last of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup quarter-final places when eliminating Connolly Celtic and Rhine Rovers as expected.
*Bridge Utd’s Adam Fitzpatrick battles with Dan Withycombe of Tulla Utd. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. BRIDGE UTD have moved to top spot in the Maloney Hardware Premier Division after taking a full three points from Tulla Utd.
*Newmarket Celtic’s Conor McDaid, Jack Kelly, Eoin Hayes and Kevin Harnett outnumber Jamie Roche of Avenue Utd. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. NEWMARKET CELTIC claimed a big three points at the expense of Avenue Utd to put themselves in the driving seat in the Maloney Hardware Premier Division.
*Avenue Utd’s Ronan Kerin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin EIGHT CLARE CLUBS begin their FAI Junior Cup campaigns this Sunday.
*Avenue Utd’s Eoghan Thynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AVENUE UTD just about had time on their side to shake off the challenge of Shannon Town Utd, Tulla Utd proved too strong for Fair Green Celtic in the latest round of games in the Maloney Hardware Premier Division and Kilrush Rangers reigned supreme in the West Clare …
*Stephen Ogundare and Cian Johnson battle to head the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SHANNON TOWN Utd claimed a big three points to move to mid-table in the Maloney Hardware Premier Division.
*Dean Hegarty and Darragh Leahy celebrate. Photograph: Joe Buckley. NEWMARKET CELTIC put a serious dent in Bridge Utd’s Premier Division title aspirations while also securing their return to joint top of the table.
*Tensions boil over between Shannon Town Utd and Lifford AFC. Photograph: Joe Buckley LIFFORD let another glorious chance to claim three points slip through the fingers in the Maloney Hardware CDSL Premier Division with Aaron Shinners securing a draw for Shannon Town Utd in the final quarter of Sunday’s league tie.