Quarter-final draw throws up derby ties in senior football championship
*Darren Hickey keeps a firm hold of Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE derbies are on the cards in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Darren Hickey keeps a firm hold of Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE derbies are on the cards in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Maccon Byrne gets past Brian Curtin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ALL QUARTER-final places have been filled in the Clare senior and intermediate football championships.
*Cillian Gavin claims the ball in the air for Clondegad. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN of the eight quarter final places in the TUS Clare intermediate football championship have been filled with the remaining spot resting between O’Currys and Coolmeen who will meet on September 14/15.
*Wolfe Tones captain Dean Devanney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WOLFE TONES, Naomh Eoin and Kilrush Shamrocks have qualified for the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare intermediate football championship.
*Dean Devanney. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography IT has long been claimed that the intermediate football championship in Clare is one of the most difficult to win.
*Darragh Bolton of Kilrush gets away from Wolfe Tones’ Dean Devanney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRIDAY evening will see the first ball kicked in the TUS Clare intermediate football championship as the door to secure promotion to the top tier swings ajar.
*Damien Carmody. WEST CLARE is expected to come out in force for a tournament in memory of Damien Carmody this Saturday.
*Michael Curtain alongside Damian Carmody Four clubs, O’Currys, Naomh Eoin, St. Senans, Kilkee and Doonbeg will compete for the Damian Carmody memorial cup on February 24th.
*Kieran Keating. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A MUNSTER TITLE remains top of the wanted list for Clare’s senior hurlers and management according to the Chairman of Clare GAA who has criticised a “bizarre reinterpretation” of a GAA ruling which saw Adam Hogan denied the chance to line out in the provincial U20 hurling final this year.
*Robert Frost. Photograph: John Mangan IN THE ONLY contest for a position on the Executive of Clare GAA, Robert Frost defeated the sitting Michael O’Neill to become Central Council delegate.