*Paul Frawley of St Joseph’s Miltown in action against Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien in the first round of the 2026 Cusack Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL pairings have been confirmed for the concluding stages of the senior, intermediate and junior football championships.
*Éire Óg’s Marco Cleary is followed by Rory Hayes of Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG’S bid to retain their Clare SHC crown continues after they powered past Wolfe Tones to secure their place in the semi-finals.
*David Fitzgerald is chased by Conor McGrath. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUARTER-FINAL action dominates the interest as the race for the Canon Hamilton ramps up a gear in the Clare SHC.
*Daithí Lohan is a central player at midfield for Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. REACHING THE quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SHC is “a big step” for Wolfe Tones.
*James Coakley, Brian McDonald and Seán McMahon of the Banner try to claim the ball back from Kilrush Shamrocks’ James Blunnie. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Seven of the quarter final places in this season’s TUS intermediate football championship have been filled after the weekend’s games in round 3 of the competition.
*Daithí Lohan and Rory Hayes battle with John Feehily. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. NEWMARKET-ON-Fergus claimed the spoils but not by a sufficient margin to not alone miss out on a quarter-final, instead gifting the spot to their neighbours Wolfe Tones and ending up in another relegation scrap.
Daire Keane and Jathan McMahon compete for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUARTER-FINAL pairings have been made for the TUS Clare senior hurling championship along with the relegation semi-final draw.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. NAIL-BITING games are on the cards with fifteen of the sixteen senior hurling clubs in with a shout of qualifying for the quarter-finals based on how the third round pans out this weekend.
*Wolfe Tones captain Evan O’Gorman in action with Newmarket-on-Fergus’ Peter Power. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WOLFE TONES are braced for “a monster game” with neighbours Newmarket-on-Fergus which is expected to be one of the ties of action packed final round in the Clare SHC.
*Thomas Meenaghan scored two goals for Banner. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BACK TO BACK wins have secured qualification to the quarter-finals of the Clare intermediate football championship for Banner and Cooraclare.