Abi absorbing all the final talk ahead of Spanish Point showdown
*Abi Kelly. LADIES FOOTBALL is the hot topic of conversation in West Clare and it is proving to be unavoidable ahead of Thursday’s All-Ireland A PPS final for Abi Kelly.
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Lissycasey, St Breckan’s & Miltown climb to top of Cusack Cup with successive wins
*Cian Meaney of Lissycasey battles with Éire Óg’s Eoin Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY, St Breckan’s and St Joseph’s Miltown share top spot in the Cusack Cup with two wins in the opening rounds of the league.
Miltown, Kilmurry Ibrickane, Lissycasey & St Breckans start Cusack Cup on a winning note
*Paul Frawley of St Joseph’s Miltown gets away from Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Miltown, Kilmurry Ibrickane, Lissycasey and St Breckan’s all got off to winning starts in the opening round of the Cusack Cup.
Ennistymon lead the way in O’Gorman Cup with back to back wins
*Ennistymon’s Brian McNamara featured in both games for his club. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AFTER TWO rounds in this season’s O’Gorman Cup, Ennistymon top the table with successive victories.
Six clubs to compete for O’Gorman Cup
*Doonbeg defender, Tadhg Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIX clubs will compete for the 2026 O’Gorman Cup.
20 additions to largest ever Clare football panel before Madden & management set squad
*Morgan Garry has linked up with the Clare squad after representing New York. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE senior football manager, Paul Madden has drafted the largest ever panel with over fifty footballers vying to keep their place on the county squad.
Clare GAA motion on isolated players heavily defeated after Chairman refuses to withdraw proposal
Cilléin Mullins of Crusheen has been one of the isolated players lining out with Corofin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ISOLATED players continues to be one of the major sticking points among GAA clubs in Clare.
Cratloe come under fire for attempts to alter parish rule
*Jim Hickey (centre) proposed the motion for Cratloe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE GAA club were accused of delaying a long-running issue with Parteen/Meelick with their attempts to let a player living in another parish line out with the club of their parent.
Proposal to change Clare SHC format fails
*Robert Loftus of Éire Óg battles with Kilmaley’s Mikey O’Malley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurling championship will remain under the same format for 2026 after a proposal to introduce preliminary quarter-finals was rejected.
GAA President officially opens new Miltown Malbay facilities & unveils plaque to Comerford
PRESIDENT of the GAA, Jarlath Burns was in Miltown Malbay on Tuesday night to officially open new facilities in Hennessy Memorial Park and to unveil a plaque in memory of Georgie Comerford.