*Aidan and David Russell. Photograph: Joe Buckley BACK TO BACK league titles was no more than Avenue Utd deserved according to their ever-defiant manager David Russell.
*Mark Roche, Nnabuike Nneji, John Roche, Marie Roche and Jamie Roche. Photograph: Joe Buckley A THIRTEEN YEAR career with Avenue Utd’s first team came to an end in the sweetest of manners for winger Mark Roche.
*Seán O’Callaghan celebrates with Avenue Utd captain Ronan Kerin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PATIENCE and perseverance brought the reward of a starring role for Seán O’Callaghan as he claimed his first CDSL Premier Division title with Avenue Utd.
*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.
*Avenue Utd’s Eoghan Thynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AVENUE UTD have taken a giant step towards retaining the Maloney Hardware Premier Division title.
*Sean O’Callaghan with his proud parents, John and Geraldine. ENNIS’ Sean O’Callaghan gave a man of the match display while collecting his first Connacht Junior Cup medal over the weekend.
*Newmarket Celtic captain Eoin Hayes and manager Paddy Purcell. Photograph: Natasha Barton NEWMARKET CELTIC AND AVENUE UTD will be both on the road again for their next outing in the FAI Junior Cup.
*Ronan Kerin scored twice for Avenue Utd. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE’S REPRESENTATIVES in the FAI Junior Cup have marched forward into the last 32 of the competition.
