*Liam Cotter takes on Martin McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN THE MOST DRAMATIC FASHION, Ennistymon have advanced to the final of the Clare SFC and became the first team to get there by winning a penalty shootout on sudden death.
*Clare LGFA Chairman Seán Lenihan with Wayne Freeman. KILDARE NATIVE, Wayne Freeman has been appointed as the new manager of the Clare intermediate ladies football team.
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MISSED GOAL chances in the opening half were earmarked by Cratloe senior football boss Colm Collins as key reasons for their exit in the Clare SFC on Saturday.
David Fitzgerald wheels past Darren Hickey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO REPEAT PAIRINGS HAVE been drawn in this year’s Clare senior football championship semi-finals.
*Keelan Sexton puts the ball past Padraigh Chaplin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PRODUCING A STRONG burst at the start of each second half has become a key focus for Kilmurry Ibrickane in 2022 and it has helped them reach the semi-finals of the Clare SFC.
KILMURRY IBRICKANE are back in the Clare SFC semi-finals for the seventh successive season.
*Action from the clash of Kilmihil and Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill After the final round of games in the group stage the way is clear for the semi-finals of the Clare ladies senior and intermediate football championships.
Keelan Sexton keeps Mike Brennan by his side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ACTION is to heat up in the local gaelic football scene with quarter-final draws held for the Clare SFC, Junior A and B championships with the semi-final pairings known in the intermediate championship.
*Naomi Carroll returned to club action for Banner Ladies. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography With one round of league games to go, three of the four semi-final places in the Clare ladies football senior championship have been filled.
A nail-biting finale to Group 3 on Sunday afternoon saw the top three contenders only separated by scoring difference as Ennistymon and Kilmurry Ibrickane cemented quarter-final places while previously unbeaten Clondegad enter a play-off.
