*Liam Cotter latches onto the ball for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ENNISTYMON’s senior footballers are en route to the Clare SFC quarter-finals after defeating Kilmihil by sixteen points, a big turnaround from their shock three point loss to the same opposition last season.
*Dan Keating takes on Eoin Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMIHIL produced the first major shock in this year’s TUS Clare SFC when defeating Ennistymon by three points.
*Martin O’Leary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HAVING bounced back to the senior ranks at the first attempt, Kilmihil are determined to maintain their place in the top tier and to leave a mark.
By Therese O’Callaghan Fourteen-man Kilmihil were comprehensively defeated by Cill na Martra in the AIB Munster Club IFC quarter-final at Cill na Martra on Sunday. Cill na Martra (Cork) 1-17 Kilmihil (Clare) 0-7 At Cill na Martra After a closely contested opening quarter, it was the Cork champions who prevailed, going on to lead 1-9 …
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*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMIHIL are returning to the top tier in Clare football after winning the TUS IFC for the fifth time.
*Martin O’Leary is challenged by Conor Magner. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMIHIL believe they have yet to produce their top performance and joint captain Martin O’Leary is aiming for them to deliver it this weekend.
*Colm O’Gorman, Paul Reidy, Connor Crowley, Brian Dillon & Michael Doran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMIHIL turned to a friendly neighbour to help them in their quest to bounce back to the senior ranks at the first attempt and to do that they must take down a nearby club.
*David Lernihan scored Kilmihil’s second goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It will be the battle of the K’s in the TUS intermediate football championship final after Kilmihil justified favouritism when accounting for Naomh Eoin on Sunday afternoon.
*Leonard McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA’s management never doubted they would get a response from the three in a row chasing side when they bounced back from a twelve point opening round loss to edge out Inagh/Kilnamona.
*Martin O’Leary got the Ballyea goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A typically opportunistic Martin O’Leary goal, put away five minutes from full-time, was decisive in ensuring that that county champions Ballyea rebounded from their comprehensive opening round loss to Kilmaley.