*Declan Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FORMER CLARE selector Declan Downes has taken charge of Ennistymon and Shane Daniels has finalised his Éire Óg management.
*Gordon Kelly gets away from Shane Hickey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A MONTH of a break between games in the Clare SFC managed to zap the momentum of St Joseph’s Miltown as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
KILMURRY IBRICKANE had an unexpectedly facile eleven point win over neighbours and rivals St Joseph’s Miltown to become the first of four semi-finalists in the Clare SFC.
*Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S Miltown manager Martin Guerin is hoping it won’t be a case of one Cleary twin returning and another exiting their squad.
Oisin Looney celebrates. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUICKER to pounce for rebounds which led to their goals and that bit sharper over the hour, St Joseph’s Miltown overcame Doonbeg to put their championship campaign back on track.
*Cormac Murray is kept under pressure by Padraigh Chaplin and Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin DECISION MAKING proved costly for St Joseph’s Miltown when they fell to a five point defeat to county champions Cratloe in the opening round of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Eoin O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ‘LOVELY OLD MILTOWN’ is the ballad and while St Joseph’s Miltown have age on their side, that brings with it experience and for their cause a winning know-how.
*Ger Quinlan takes on the role of Ennistymon manager. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR of Clare’s twelve senior football clubs will have new managers this season.
*Cormac Murray takes on Fergal Ginanne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CORMAC MURRAY once again came up trumps for St Joseph’s Miltown with a defining fifty fifth minute goal on Sunday to send them into the Clare SFC semi-finals for the first time since 2019.
Eoin Cleary has his jersey tugged by Ciaran Morrissey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EOIN CLEARY is expected to see some action as St Joseph’s Miltown bid to book a quarter-final spot in the Clare SFC for the first time since 2021.
