*The Finnucane family celebrate in Miltown Malbay. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY’s confidence has taken a big leap ahead of the start of the Clare senior football championship after winning the Cusack Cup for the second time.
*Clare GAA Chairman Kieran Keating presents the Cusack Cup to Conor Finnucane, Lisssycasey’s captain. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY have claimed the Cusack Cup title for the second time in their history after easing past the challenge of holders Ennistymon.
*Ger Quinlan takes on the role of Ennistymon manager. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR of Clare’s twelve senior football clubs will have new managers this season.
*Joe McGann. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill St Breckan’s eased into a third Clare Senior Football Championship Semi-Final in four years after holding off Lissycasey in Cusack Park.
Aaron Griffin on the attack for Lissycasey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY have sealed their place in the knockout stages of the Clare SFC for the fifth year in a row.
*Lissycasey’s Aaron Griffin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY risk their earliest championship exit in five years if they don’t prevail against Doonbeg in Sunday’s preliminary quarter-final.
*Lissycasey manager, Aiden Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LESSONS FROM their opening round loss to Cratloe were put into practice by Lissycasey as they picked up their first win of the 2023 TUS Clare SFC.
LISSYCASEY HAVE brought their championship campaign back to life with a merited six point win over Ennistymon at a very wet Cusack Park.
*Lissycasey’s Matt O’Shea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Back-to-back semi-finalists as recently as 2021, Lissycasey could line out for their latest tilt at the Jack Daly with just a mere third of the team that lined out in that final October penultimate stage clash against Kilmurry Ibrickane.
QUILTY’S CHLOE MOLONEY has signed a new deal with Peamount Utd.
