*Danny Russell celebrates his goal. Photograph: Joe Buckley In a game in which the lead changed hands on a number of occasions, Éire Óg finished strongly to book a place in the quarter finals of the senior hurling championship by defeating Feakle at Shannon on Saturday.
Despite being reduced to fourteen men midway through the second half when Oisin Clune was sent to the line on a second yellow card, Feakle held on for a one point victory over Newmarket-on-Fergus.
*Oisin Donnellan. Photograph: Sport Action Photography A rip-roaring wrestle for supremacy still couldn’t unearth a winner amidst a frantic finale as Clooney-Quin and Feakle had to be content with a share of the spoils in O’Garney Park in Sixmilebridge.
*Steven Conway and Feakle will be crossing paths with Éire Óg in the final round. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Backed by the welcome early boost of silverware as Feakle took full advantage of a condensed Clare Cup campaign to bridge a 33 year gap to their last title, new manager PJ Kelleher is hoping to have …
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*The revamped beer garden at Lucas’. A “palpable positivity” was present in the air as Clare’s hospitality sector reopened its doors following the further easing of restrictions on Monday.
A five star performance from Shane McGrath steered Feakle to a comfortable win over Clarecastle on Saturday afternoon in Cusack Park.
As they complete their preparations for Saturday’s clash with Whitegate at O’Garney park in Sixmilebridge, Feakle manager Mike Guilfoyle is under no illusions as to the task his side is facing.
In the end Feakle had more than a social distance to spare over Whitegate in this keenly contested derby opener in O’Garney Park, Sixmilebridge on Saturday afternoon.
We’ve reached the attack in the quest to select Clare’s greatest senior football team of the past three decades.
*Cathal Malone netted a hat-trick for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: John Meyler Seven games took place in the Clare senior hurling championship on Saturday marking the beginning of the 2019 campaign.