*Cooraclare are keeping tight-lipped on the possibility of Sean O’Donoghue returning from the US for their weekend clash with Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It’s a massive weekend in the race for the various adult football championships as clubs chase advancement to the knock out stage at senior, intermediate and junior levels.
Cormac Murray brings Enda Boyce to ground. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Although they have to record a win in this year’s Clare senior football championship, St Josephs Miltown are upbeat with how they are progressing.
*Aidan McCarthy breaks through a Miltown wall of Cormac Murray, Conor Cleary and Euan Reidy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. It was only the first round but one wouldn’t have known it by the intensity and tension that enveloped the air in Cusack Park on Saturday evening as neighbours St Joseph’s Miltown and Kilmurry Ibrickane played out …
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*St Josephs Miltown’s main man, Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Three in a row aspirations for St Josephs Miltown were scuppered last year with neighbours Kilmurry Ibrickane taking responsibility for the residence of the Jack Daly instead.
*Aidan McGuane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The winners of five of the seven adult football leagues were confirmed at the weekend with St Josephs Miltown (Cusack Cup), Lissycasey (Division 2, Garry Cup), Cratloe (division 3), Doonbeg (division 5) and Ennistymon (division 7) all capturing the spoils.
*Cillian Rouine will be available for selection for Ennistymon this weekend. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography The penultimate round in the 2021 adult football leagues in Clare will take place this weekend and while there isn’t any promotion or relegation this season, titles are up for grabs.
Exciting clashes are on the cards following the draws for the club championships on Friday.
*Clare’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The arrival of GAA championship time always creates huge excitement not just with players and management but amongst supporters also so it doesn’t come as any surprise to find that excitement levels are huge in Clare this week ahead of the opening rounds in both the Munsster senior football …
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*Dean Ryan in action for Clare. Photograph: Martin Connolly Dean Ryan and Cormac Murray have departed the Clare senior football panel.
*Aidan Davidson. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Two rounds into the 2021 Cusack Cup (senior football league), four teams share top spot with a win and a draw each.