Home comforts await Clare clubs in fourth round of Munster Junior Cup
*Bridge Utd. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’s three sides left standing in the Munster Junior Cup have all received home draws for the fourth round.
Steven McGann
Avenue going down different path in bid to win three Premier Division titles in a row
*Avenue Utd captain, Conor Mullen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LEAGUE champions Avenue Utd are bidding for a third Premier Division title in a row but they begin their quest with a new-look squad.
Russell relishes Avenue’s latest league success after weathering ‘petty fallout’ mid-season
*Aidan and David Russell. Photograph: Joe Buckley BACK TO BACK league titles was no more than Avenue Utd deserved according to their ever-defiant manager David Russell.
‘The world loved her & she was the world’ – colourful Carmel Russell McGann will be missed by so many
*Carmel Russell McGann. WHEREVER she went Carmel Russell McGann made a lasting impression and as such it came as no surprise that thousands of mourners have been paying their respect since her untimely death on Monday morning.
McGann masterclass & 6-0 win not enough to keep Clare in Oscar Traynor
*Conor Mullen delivers a long throw into the box. A MASTERCLASS from Steven McGann and winning by six goals was not enough to save Clare’s Oscar Traynor campaign.
Bridge Utd & Avenue Utd book places in last 16 of Munster Junior Cup
*Bridge Utd’s starting eleven in Clonmel. CLARE’s hopes of provincial honours in the Munster Junior Cup remain on track following Sunday’s success for Avenue Utd and Bridge Utd to secure their qualification to the last sixteen.
Walsh O’Loghlen energised by Éire Óg return
*Colm Walsh O’Loghlen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM WALSH O’Loghlen watched on from the stands when Éire Óg won back to back senior football titles in 2021 and 2022, he’s now one of their leading lights in attack.
McGann sets the way for Avenue’s journey to the top
*Steven McGann in action against Jack Kelly. Photograph: Joe Buckley STEVEN MCGANN capped off his first season back in the Clare District Soccer League by getting the winning penalty to help Avenue Utd claim a league and cup double.
Avenue Utd prevail in penalties to win three Clare Cups in a row & complete the double
*Photograph: Joe Buckley STEVEN MCGANN’s winner in a penalty shootout crowned Avenue Utd Clare Cup champions and in the process saw the club win the double for the second time in three seasons.
Avenue Utd win Premier Division title
*Avenue Utd’s players and management celebrate. Photograph: Joe Buckley AVENUE UTD have won the CDSL Maloney Hardware Premier Division by defeating rivals Newmarket Celtic on Sunday morning to become league champions for 2023/24.