Senior quarter-final pairings throw up heavyweight showdowns
*High flying Clonlara will meet Éire Óg in the quarter-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ONE OF THE favourites to lift the Canon Hamilton will be eliminated at the quarter-final stage.
St Breckans
St Breckan’s book quarter-final place & Corofin facing relegation
*Colm O’Brien takes on Gearoid Cahill. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St. Breckan’s confirmed their place in the last eight of the TUS Clare senior football championship when accounting for their North Clare neighbours Corofin before a disappointing attendance at Cusack Park this Saturday evening.
Six quarter-final places to be filled in Clare SFC – all permutations explained
*Gordon Kelly of St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH SIX quarter-final places up for grabs in the TUS Clare senior football championship, Seamus Hayes explains how the remaining spots can and will be filled this weekend.
The Water Break – Éire Óg still leading contenders but Kilmurry Ibrickane fronting the chasing pack
*Ciaran Russell is tackled by Oisin Looney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AS the Clare SFC hits round two, we return for a new series of The Water Break, The Clare Echo’s video podcast exclusive to subscribers.
Breckan’s soar over Doora/Barefield in battle of Saints
*Alan Sweeney of St Breckan’s. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A timely return to form for St Breckan’s as they brushed aside the disappointing challenge of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield to finally get off the mark in Páirc Finne Corofin on Saturday evening.
Breckan’s disappointed but not dealt fatal blow with first round loss
*Liam Tierney keeps his foot on the ball and his hand on the jersey of Andrew Shannon. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography. STARTING OFF in the Clare senior football championship with a win was the aspiration for St Breckan’s, it may not have been achieved but it hasn’t derailed their ambitions.
Bricks come out best over Breckans with Dermot Coughlan to the fore for winners
*Dermot Coughlan stood out for the winners. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMURRY IBRICKANE are among the opening round winners in the Clare senior football championship.
St Breckan’s strive for consistency to avoid replicating championship pitfalls
*Denis O’Callaghan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN ELEMENT of continuity exists despite a change of management for St Breckan’s but they will hope that their status as contenders transpires to reality.
Cusack Cup win ‘a significant achievement’ for Ennistymon seniors – Shanahan
*Ennistymon captain, Cillian Rouine clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLAIMING THEIR first ever Cusack Cup title is “a significant achievement” for Ennistymon’s senior footballers.
Ennistymon win first Cusack Cup title at expense of rivals St Breckan’s
*Ennistymon players celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON have claimed the Cusack Cup title for the first time in their history in what is a timely lift in their final competitive game before the start of the 2023 Clare SFC.