*Lissycasey’s Darragh Killeen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY have qualified for the final of the Cusack Cup with St Breckans and St Joseph’s Miltown to meet in the semi-finals while Ennistymon relegated St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.
*Graham Ball in possession for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A FIRST year on the Clare U20 panel was a dream for teenager Graham Ball which was capped off by winning titles at All-Ireland and provincial level as he left Semple Stadium with no regrets.
*Avenue Utd’s Eoghan Thynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EOGHAN Thynne will captain Avenue Utd as they bid to win a fourth Clare Cup in five seasons, standing in their path are reigning champions Newmarket Celtic with the midfielder describing it “as the biggest rivalry in Clare in any sport”.
*Éire Óg’s Rian Mulcahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLOONEY/QUIN claimed the last of the quarter-final places in the Clare Cup while Éire Óg and Corofin have been relegated from the top tier.
*Diarmuid Boyle of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield is tackled by Cathal Talty from Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FOURTEEN of the sixteen teams involved in the Cusack and Garry cup leagues have something to play for in the final round of games as the race for places in the play offs along with the battle to …
*Eoin Lahiffe and Conor Grogan in action, both St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield & Clooney/Quin are battling for the last quarter-final berth in the Clare Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN of the eight quarter-final spots in the Clare Cup have been secured following the penultimate round of games.
*Conor Henry of O’Callaghans Mills takes on Clarecastle defender, Stephen O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’CALLAGHANS Mills are the only unbeaten side in the county following five rounds of the Clare Cup.
*Michael Nash. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MICHAEL NASH has departed the Clare senior football squad.
*Harry O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SIX MEMBERS of the Clare U20 football side have been added to a training squad with the county’s senior footballers.
*Steven Conway of Feakle takes on Éire Óg’s Aaron Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SCARIFF and Kilmaley suffered their first losses of the year while Feakle and O’Callaghans Mills both remain unbeaten in the Clare Cup.