Mixed fortunes for Clare clubs in FAI Junior Cup & Kilrush fall to Coole
*Kilrush Rangers’ Danny Clancy. THREE CLARE clubs have progressed to the next round of the FAI Junior Cup following Sunday’s action across the province.
Newmarket Celtic
Newmarket Celtic end Lifford’s winning streak & Avenue power past Tulla
*Harvey Cullinan’s return from Sheffield Utd has strengthened Newmarket Celtic. Photograph: Natasha Barton / CDSL NEWMARKET CELTIC ended Lifford’s unbeaten streak with an impressive display while Avenue Utd proved much too strong for Tulla Utd.
Hayes scores winning goal while captaining country for first time
*Man of the match Stephen Chambers pictured with Eoin Hayes at the final whistle. EOIN HAYES scored the winning goal while captaining his country for the first time.
Hayes included in Irish squad for Northern Ireland double header
NEWMARKET CELTIC’s Eoin Hayes has been included in an eighteen man Irish squad that faces Northern Ireland in a double header over the coming week.
Newmarket, Bridge & Lifford win again & Avenue get off the mark
*Tadhg Noonan was on the scoresheet again for Newmarket Celtic. Photograph: Natasha Barton GAMEWEEK TWO in the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division saw no major surprises but a return to winning ways for champions Avenue Utd.
Big two likely to meet in third round of Munster Junior Cup
Mark Roche gets away from Daithi O’Connell. Photograph: Natasha Barton ONE OF Clare’s top two adult soccer sides will not progress into the last 32 of the Munster Junior Cup.
Lifford upset Avenue with Newmarket, Tulla & Bridge off to winning starts
*Lifford players celebrate David Keenan’s goal in Roslevan. Photograph: Ruairi Price A NEW SEASON has begun with the race for the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division kicking off in earnest.
Newmarket Celtic still bearing fresh wounds from heartache of last season
*David McCarthy squares off with Dylan Casey. Photograph: Natasha Barton FACING INTO a first season in over a decade without silverware, the job of motivating Newmarket Celtic could not have been easier.
Casey’s strike seals double for Avenue Utd
*Avenue Utd players celebrate. Photograph: Natasha Barton / CDSL AVENUE UTD have completed a League and Cup double for the first time in over a decade.
League success the best way for Newmarket Celtic to respond to Cup defeat
*Conor Hehir clears the ball from Colin Smyth. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RETAINING THE LEAGUE title is the best way for Newmarket Celtic to bounce back from the disappointment of losing the Clare Cup.
