Double delight as underage football season draws to thrilling conclusion
Lissycasey won’t forget the completion of Under 13 and 14 Division 1 Football titles in a hurry after having to do it the hard way in Cooraclare on Saturday afternoon.
St Josephs Doora/Barefield
Eight champions crowned in U14 final bonanza
*Kilmaley’s U14 side. The growing final rivalry of Kilmaley and Clooney-Quin reached new heights in the last bumper weekend of underage hurling action when it had to take extra-time to decide an Under 14A thriller in Broadford last Sunday morning.
Intermediate defeat ‘heartbreaking’ for Doora/Barefield
*St Josephs Doora/Barefield manager, Michael Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Losing out in the intermediate hurling final for the second time in three years is “heartbreaking” for St Josephs Doora/Barefield, manager Michael Guilfoyle has said.
Banner Ladies & Kilmihil to renew rivalry in county final
*Laurie Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Title holders Banner ladies will take on Kilmihil in the final of the Clare ladies senior football championship.
Foley basks in the happy coincidence of Smith O’Briens success at Halloween
*Brendan Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Halloween and Smith O’Briens competing in intermediate hurling finals are turning out to be quite the happy coincidence.
Smith O’Briens crowned intermediate champions
*Smith O’Briens celebrate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Senior hurling is to return to Killaloe next year after Smith O’Briens were crowned as intermediate champions for 2021.
Foley amazed by common ground between Smith O’Briens’ current crop and historic side of 2004
*Brendan Foley will hope to be smiling come the final whistle of Sunday’s intermediate final. Photograph: Ruth Griffin There’s no such thing as a two minute conversation with Brendan Foley. Being a hurling fanatic, his boyish enthusiasm for the sport has brought many a soul down a black hole of hurling talk that could last …
Guilfoyle gunning to repeat intermediate success
*Members of the St Josephs Doora/Barefield management: Darragh Droog (S&C), Liam Clohessy (stats), Vinny Sheedy (selector), Sean Conroy (kitman), Michael Guilfoyle (manager), Shane Dowling (coach). Just three years ago, Michael Guilfoyle was coach to the Feakle hurlers that were crowned intermediate champions, this Sunday he is wishing to repeat the dose but instead as manager …
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Experts fancy Smith O’Briens as Doora/Barefield retain public backing
*Kevin Walsh keeps his eyes on the sliotar. Photograph: Natasha Barton Four men who have all either played or managed teams that have come up against both Clare intermediate hurling championship finalists in recent times have given their views on how Sunday’s final will go with Smith O’Briens tipped as favourites by the quartet despite …
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Injury doubts for key players ahead of intermediate decider
*Doora/Barefield’s Kevin Meaney misses out on Sunday’s final due to a hamstring injury. Photograph: Natasha Barton Both St Josephs Doora/Barefield and Smith O’Briens are dealing with injury worries ahead of Sunday’s intermediate hurling final.