*Clare goalkeeper Stephen Ryan will be lining out for Kilrush Shamrocks. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SUCH is the competitive nature of the Clare intermediate football championship that all clubs that have made the jump up in recent seasons have held their own in the top tier.
*Padraig Kelly of St Breckan’s. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. All final round games in the Cusack and Garry cup football competitions were played at 2p.m. on Monday and at the end of play the teams going forward to the knock out stages and those making the drop down the ladder were confirmed.
*Jack Sheedy gets away from Joshua Vaughan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography THE SECOND last round of games in the various football leagues took place at the weekend and a clearer picture is emerging as to what teams will reach the play-offs and who will be relegated.
*Sean Rouine landed the equaliser for Ennistymon. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography With just two rounds of games to go in the various county football leagues the race to be in the knock out stage as well as the battle to avoid relegation is hotting up.
*Colm O’Brien takes on Conor Finucane. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography THE RACE for the Cusack and Garry Cups has passed the halfway stage and Clondegad and St Joseph’s Miltown remain the leaders in Division 1 and 2 respectively.
*Jack Sheedy and Martin McMahon battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Three rounds into this season’s Cusack Cup, Clondegad remain unbeaten and top the table following their third successive win but last year’s winners St Breckan’s recorded their first win over the campaign.
*Éire Óg’s Philip Talty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Relegated from the Cusack Cup last season, St Joseph’s Miltown and Éire Óg began their campaigns to return to the top division with impressive wins over Cooraclare and Cratloe.
*Corofin’s Cillian McGroary. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Corofin’s dream of winning the under 21 A hurling and football titles remains very much alive after their footballers handed out a heavy defeat to Wolfe Tones in the quarter final at Corofin on Saturday.
*O’Currys’ determination was to the fore as they reached the semi-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The race for the intermediate football championship title is down to the last four with two of the favourites eliminated over the weekend.
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.
