*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.
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.
*Éire Óg’s Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONS Éire Óg are back in the Clare SFC semi-finals for the fifth year running after shaking off the challenge of St Joseph’s Miltown.
*Cormac Murray is an injury doubt for St Joseph’s Miltown but is tipped to feature. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EIGHT WILL become four this weekend in the race to lift the Jack Daly.
Colm O’Brien takes on Conor Finucane. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography DOUBLE HEADERS in the TUS Clare SFC quarter-finals will not take place.
*Eoin Cleary receives his award from Martin Daly. BIG PLAYERS step up at the critical moments with Eoin Cleary typifying this to help St Joseph’s Miltown qualify for the Clare SFC quarter-finals and pick up the Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week in the process.
*Éire Óg’s Gavin Murray in action during their 2023 win over St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUARTER-FINAL pairings have been made for the Clare senior, intermediate and junior football championships.
*Conor Cleary kicked the all-important goal for St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S MILTOWN claimed the last of the Clare SFC quarter-final spots when overcoming Doonbeg for the third year in a row.
*Seán Neylon of St Joseph’s Miltown gets away from Eoghan Killeen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A LAST REMAINING spot in the TUS Clare SFC quarter-finals is the prize when Doonbeg and St Joseph’s Miltown meet this weekend.
*Laurie Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BANNER LADIES bounced back to winning ways in the Clare ladies football senior championship.