PREVIEW: Intriguing ties aplenty as Clare SFC kicks off
Eoin Brennan looks ahead to the opening weekend of action in the Clare senior football championship.
Eoin Brennan looks ahead to the opening weekend of action in the Clare senior football championship.
While “winning is nice, teams that win their first round game are unlikely to get too excited”.
Clare GAA are to stream games in the Clare SHC and IHC this weekend on a pay per view basis.
Details have been released on the amalgamated Naomh Eoin/O’Currys/St Senans Kilkee side that will be compete in the upcoming Clare SFC. Clare GAA secretary, Pat Fitzgerald first revealed at the February meeting of the County Board that Kilkee were interested in joining forces with their peninsula neighbours at senior level for 2020. The Saints were …
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*Darragh McDonagh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill During St Josephs Miltown’s final finish of five points in succession to claim their fifteenth ever Clare SFC title, Darragh McDonagh was among those leading the crusade.
*Seanie Malone races from Martin McMahon & Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Closure has been provided for Seanie Malone with his route on St Josephs Miltown’s road to success far from easy.
*Conor Cleary embraces Seanie Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Conor Cleary deservedly picked up the man of the match award following St Joseph Miltown’s success in the Clare SFC on Sunday, for the towering midfielder getting to line out alongside his twin brother Eoin made their win all the more special.
Gordon Kelly aka the fine wine of Clare football will always have a place in the annals as far as the game is concerned in Miltown and the county but on Sunday he added an extra string to his bow becoming the first person to captain St Josephs to successive senior championships.
*St Josephs Miltown manager David O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill If the build-up to St Josephs Miltown versus Kilmurry Ibrickane wasn’t difficult for the concerned parties, throwing a replay into the mix ramped up the tension or so David O’Brien felt.
*Seanie Malone holds up Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill St Josephs Miltown retained the Jack Daly for the first time in their history overcoming neighbours Kilmurry Ibrickane by four points on Sunday afternoon.