*David McNamara holds off Denis O’Callaghan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography With the opening rounds of the Clare senior football championship just a month away, this weekend’s league finals will give clubs a better indication of where they are in terms of preparation for the Jack Daly.
*Kevin Hehir distributes the ball with Aidan McCarthy behind him. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill INJURIES have been an unfortunate constant of Ennistymon’s memorable run to a first Clare SFC final since 2018 and regrettably for Kevin Hehir, he’s been the latest addition to their long list of casualties.
ENNISTYMON CBS are chasing a historic Munster double this weekend.
*Jamie Stack and Sean Crowley wrestle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior football championship is a far cry from subbuteo, one of the managers hoping to cause an upset in this weekend’s quarter-final has said.
Ennistymon have stormed into the quarter-finals of the Clare SFC and taken the scalp of last year’s beaten finalists Cratloe in the process.
Clare have lost out in their bid to win a first Munster minor football title in 67 years.
Clare minor football captain, Brendy Rouine, is delighted with the form the team has shown on their way to Tuesday’s Provincial final with Kerry.
Clare minor football manager Dermot Coughlan hailed his side’s comprehensive Munster quarter-final win over Tipperary as “fantastic”.
A comprehensive twenty point win has resulted in Clare’s minor footballers advancing to a sixth successive provincial semi-final.
Clare minor football manager Dermot Coughlan is “delighted to have a window for the next two weeks for this championship to go ahead”.