Goals aplenty as Munster Junior Cup kicks off
*Garry Higgins scored twice for Newmarket Celtic. Fresh from their first outings in the FAI Junior Cup, Clare soccer clubs turned their attention to the Munster Junior Cup.
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Avenue record important win over Newmarket Celtic & Shannon Town maintain strong challenge
*Mark Roche scored two goals for Avenue Utd in their important win over Newmarket Celtic. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick Avenue Utd recorded an important win over rivals Newmarket Celtic to maintain top spot in the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division with Shannon Town proving too strong for Ennis Town.
Ennis Town continue recent run with Newmarket Celtic in top spot
*Chibby Okoye keeps the ball from Jamesy McConigley Newmarket Celtic maintain top spot in the Maloney Garden Premier Division while Ennis Town continued their run of impressive form with Avenue Utd coming out on top against Shannon Town.
Shannon Town overcome Hibs while Ennis Town collect further points & Sporting take points from Avenue
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Shannon Town made it two wins from two games in the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division while Ennis Town collected a successive win as Avenue Utd dropped points for the first time this season.
Sporting Ennistymon & Tulla Utd to meet in FAI Junior Cup first round
Sporting Ennistymon and Tulla Utd AFC will renew rivalries in the first round of the FAI Junior Cup.
Winning starts for Celtic, Olympic & Sporting Ennistymon in Premier League
*David McCarthy struck the winner for Newmarket Celtic. Newmarket Celtic got the defence of their title as Premier League champions off to a winning start on Sunday as did Sporting Ennistymon and Shannon Olympic.
Anticipation high in Clare with start of soccer season
Sunday marks the start of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) season with anticipation high among competing clubs as action resumes following a missed season due to COVID-19.
CDSL committee elected en bloc & proposal to have two club teams in same Division stirs debate
*Jason Ryan was elected Chairman of the CDSL. Photograph: Martin Connolly The liveliest debate at Monday’s annual general meeting of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) developed from a motion from Rhine Rovers which asked that two teams from the same club be allowed play in the same division.
Shannon Hibs given the green light for action to resume after member tests positive for COVID-19
A Clare soccer club has announced that one of its members have tested positive for COVID-19.
On Friday evening, Shannon Hibernians confirmed that an adult player who is a member of the club tested positive for COVID-19 last weekend.
All footballing activities in the club were suspended as a precautionary measure. Personnel including players and management that had been in contact with the confirmed case have been tested and returned negative results.
After receiving advice from the HSE, Shannon Hibs have been given the go-ahead to return to action on Saturday.
“We have been in regular contact with the player, he’s having his good days (and his) bad days. Everyone at Shannon Hibs wishes him a speedy recovery,” a club statement read.
Avenue Utd & Newmarket Celtic qualify for Clare Cup semi-finals
Avenue Utd A and Newmarket Celtic A have claimed their respective places in the semi-finals of the Banner Carpets and Flooring Clare Cup.
