Ennistymon’s Tiernan Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill In a repeat of last year’s Clare SFC quarter-final, Ennistymon overturned the result when defeating Éire Óg to kick off their Cusack Cup bid with opening round wins also recorded by St Joseph’s Miltown, St Breckans and Doonbeg.
*Gordon Kelly chases after his former Clare teammate, David Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill INCREASED games for club footballers will not come into effect until 2023, at the earliest.
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.
*Philip Talty was captain of the Éire Óg side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINAL spots have been secured by Ennistymon and Éire Óg in the U21A football championship while all of the last four places are known in the B championship.
*Jim Hickey. Photograph: Natasha Barton Cratloe’s Jim Hickey is to take charge of Sunday’s Clare SFC final between Kilmurry Ibrickane and Éire Óg.
*Aiden Davidson dodges the challenge of Enda O’Gorman. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St Josephs Miltown will “come back stronger” after failing to make the semi-finals of the Clare SFC for a second year in a row.
*Jamie Stack and Sean Crowley wrestle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior football championship is a far cry from subbuteo, one of the managers hoping to cause an upset in this weekend’s quarter-final has said.
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare senior football captain, Eoin Cleary has been nominated for an All-Star award for the first time in his career.
*Micheál Murray of St Josephs Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill In wet and windy conditions, St. Josephs Miltown justified favouritism and accounted for Cooraclare to seal second place in Group 1 of the Clare SFC.
*Sean Rouine and Ennistymon need to beat Cratloe to make the quarter-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Two quarter final places remain to be filled in the 2021 Clare senior football championship and this weekend’s games will determine who will join already qualified Kilmurry-Ibrickane, St. Josephs Miltown, St. Breckans, St. Josephs Doora/Barefied, Éire Óg and Lissycasey.