Football semi-final draw throws up repeat county final pairings
*David McNamara is tackled by Joey Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO REPEAT county finals are on the horizon for the semi-finals of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
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Ennistymon emerge victorious in North Clare derby to take last semi-final spot
*Brendy Rouine catches the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON claimed the last of the semi-final places in the TUS Clare SFC with a gritty win over North Clare rivals St Breckan’s.
Glory for Kilmihil in relegation decider against Corofin
*Kilmihil players celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMIHIL will be playing senior football for a successive season after seeing off the challenge of Corofin in the Clare SFC relegation final.
No Parish panic stations as Éire Óg march on unscathed
*Ciaran Russell is held back. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Once bitten, twice shy for Éire Óg who were much more ruthless to avoid any neighbourly ambush this time around in their second successive Clare SFC quarter-final derby.
Masters hold off apprentices as champions Cratloe beat Lissycasey to make final four
*Jamie Moylan gets away from Niall Kelly, Cian Meaney and Michael Kelly. Photograph: Ruth Griffin WHEN the need was greatest, it was champions Cratloe that stepped up to grind out an eighth consecutive victory en route to the semi-finals in Cusack Park.
Kilmurry Ibrickane & Miltown are oceans apart as Bricks record eleven point win
KILMURRY IBRICKANE had an unexpectedly facile eleven point win over neighbours and rivals St Joseph’s Miltown to become the first of four semi-finalists in the Clare SFC.
Lissycasey must take their chances in order to bring down champions Cratloe
*Michael Kelly. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. LISSYCASEY must take their chances if are they to dethrone the county champions Cratloe, manager Aiden ‘Horse’ Moloney has said.
Rynne expected to return & Quinlan says Ennistymon must increase scores on the board
*Ennistymon’s Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON are set to welcome Seán Rynne back to their starting team for their quarter-final showdown with rivals St Breckan’s.
Tubridy previews three derby quarter-finals in ‘huge weekend’ for football
*David Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH three ‘derby’ contests, the quarter final games in this weekend’s TUS senior football championship contain the ingredients for exciting ties.
The Water Break: Derby quarter-finals create football feast & Clare shocked by Mark Fitzgerald exit
*Joe McGann and Cillian Rouine will be clashing in the quarter-final stage. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DERBY ties are to be reignited in the last eight of the TUS Clare SFC while the exit of Mark Fitzgerald as Clare senior football manager after just one season has sent shockwaves across the county.
