Youthful Cooraclare can learn from final showing – Daly
*Cooraclare goalkeeper Harry O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GETTING TO experience an intermediate county final will stand to a youthful Cooraclare side, manager Martin Daly maintained.
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Corofin crowned intermediate champions for fifth time
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN will return to the top flight of the Clare football next season after winning the intermediate championship final against Cooraclare.
‘Managing ten times more stressful than playing’ says Daly as he bids to guide Cooraclare back to top tier
*Cooraclare manager, Martin Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MANAGING is “ten times more stressful” than playing according to one of Clare’s greatest forwards Martin Daly.
‘Next man up’ the focus in Feakle despite injury crisis
*Oisin Donnellan has assumed the mantle of free taker in the absence of Shane McGrath. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FEAKLE’s defence of their Clare SHC title has saw them battle an increasing amount of injuries but the mantra within their dressing room is “next man up”.
Dan’s the man to win player of the week
*Dan Keating accepts his player of the week prize from Martin Daly of Martin Daly Autos. LORDING matters in the middle of the field, Dan Keating played a central role in Kilmihil’s shock win over Ennistymon and his reward is to be named Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week.
Colm gets Clare SFC player of the week for efficient Éire Óg display
*Colm Walsh O’Loghlen receives his award from Martin Daly. ÉIRE Óg began their title defence in the TUS Clare SFC with a statement 2-23 0-11 win over Cratloe with Colm Walsh O’Loghlen earning himself Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week award.
Senior success is what Feakle have always been dreaming of – Daly
FEAKLE’s hurlers have been dreaming of winning a senior championship from a young age.
Fantastic Feakle write their name into Clare SHC history books
*Feakle celebrate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin FEAKLE are Clare SHC champions for the first time since 1988 after powering past the challenge of Sixmilebridge in Monday’s final.
Cooraclare ‘taking forward steps’ in attempts to get back to top tier
*Brian McNamara prepares to back heel the ball to the net despite being surrounded by a sea of Kilrush bodies. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. “SILLY MISTAKES” by Cooraclare were punished by Kilrush Shamrocks to see them eliminated from the Clare IFC but the Milesians can be optimistic for the future.
Five goals help Kilrush come out on top against Cooraclare to make intermediate semi-finals
*Ross Phelan celebrates scoring a goal for Kilrush Shamrocks. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILRUSH SHAMROKS struck for five goals to overcome Cooraclare in a keenly contested clash to advance to the final four of the TUS Clare IFC.