Jonathan Keane celebrates winning the South of Ireland Men’s Amateur Open Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady AS the 2025 sporting seasons draws to a close, the keenly contested and eagerly awaited Clare Echo sporting awards return.
*Avenue Utd players celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Joe Buckley AVENUE UTD have retained their league title after overcoming Bridge Utd in their dramatic final day winner take all showdown.
*Paudie Hayes. Photograph: Natasha Barton NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS referee Paudie Hayes has been selected on the League of Ireland panel.
*Paudie Hayes. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS referee Paudie Hayes took charge of his first FAI Youth Inter-League Cup on Sunday.
*Ex Newmarket-on-Fergus hurler recorded a hole in one at Dromoland. Photograph: Veronica McMahon Recording a hole in one on any golf course is a rare achievement and generally leads to some excitement, there clearly was great excitement at Dromoland last week when not one, not two but three holes in one were recorded.
*Newmarket Celtic’s Shane Cusack. Photograph: Mark Hayes “Patience” was key for Newmarket Celtic A according to Shane Cusack as they overcame Newmarket Celtic B to win the Clare Cup for the eighteenth time on Friday evening.
*David Reidy under pressure from Paudie Hayes & Kieran Eyres. Photograph: Mark Hayes Newmarket Celtic A won a historic eight Clare Cup title in a row overcoming their friends, neighbours and clubmates Newmarket Celtic B on Friday evening.