Oisin Looney celebrates. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUICKER to pounce for rebounds which led to their goals and that bit sharper over the hour, St Joseph’s Miltown overcame Doonbeg to put their championship campaign back on track.
*Jamie Stack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LEARNINGS FROM round one must be applied by St Breckan’s if they are to remain in the Clare SFC.
*Doonbeg danger man, Darragh Burns. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DOONBEG showed their battling qualities are as strong as ever but lacked fresh legs to make a difference in their first outing of the 2024 Clare SFC.
*Kieran Leahy of Kildysart. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography KILDYSART are expecting St Breckan’s to “come with the kitchen sink” when the sides clash in round two of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Éire Óg manager, Paul Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE Óg’s senior footballers brought the intensity in their opening outing of the Clare SFC but their manager insists they’ll need to improve on the scoring front if they are to reach the levels they are capable of.
*Cormac Murray is kept under pressure by Padraigh Chaplin and Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin DECISION MAKING proved costly for St Joseph’s Miltown when they fell to a five point defeat to county champions Cratloe in the opening round of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Luke Griffin, Stan Lineen, Cyril Sheehan and Cathal Murray battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIX games resulted in six winners and six losers from the opening round of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Podge Collins pushes off the challenge of Eoin O’Brien. Photograph: Ruth Griffin REIGNING CLARE SFC champions Cratloe got their bid for back to back titles off to a winning start on Friday but their first round showing won’t win any championship, manager Colm Collins has stressed.
*Diarmuid O’Donnell shakes off Marc O’Loughlin while waiting for the ball. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. A MORE evenly balanced Kildysart side got their senior championship campaign off to a winning start on Saturday evening when they recorded a merited three point win over Corofin.
Keith White claims the ball in a sea of bodies. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON didn’t make it easy on themselves but they still came out on top against Doonbeg to start their 2024 Clare SFC bid on a winning note.
