Cooraclare, Kildysart & Wolfe Tones the fancied trio as Clare IFC quarter-finalists confirmed
*Cooraclare’s Pearse Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUARTER-FINAL places have been sorted in the Clare intermediate football championship (IFC).
*Cooraclare’s Pearse Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUARTER-FINAL places have been sorted in the Clare intermediate football championship (IFC).
*Cooraclare defeated Clarecastle following a dour struggle. Three teams being listed for intermediate football championship honours this season remain unbeaten but they had to battle hard in this weekend’s round two games.
*Joe Dowling was among the goalscorers for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill They’re off in the race for Clare IFC honours and round one brought with it no surprises involving the main contenders but the win for Ennistymon’s second string over Kilfenora was among the main talking points.
*Cooraclare’s Micheál Garry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ACTION KICKS off in the Clare intermediate football championship where twelve teams will be vying for honours.
*Kildysart’s Stephen Sheehan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kildysart will face St Breckan’s in the Cusack Cup final while St Josephs Doora/Barefield booked their place in the semi-finals of the Garry Cup.
The number of teams taking part in this season’s Clare senior football championship is back to twelve after Western Gaels decided this week not to participate in the competition.
*Diarmuid O’Donnell scored two goals for Kildysart while Damien O’Loughlin & Corofin secured promotion. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography The concluding round of games in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 played over the weekend have cleared the way for the play offs and also confirmed what teams will drop down a division for next season.
*Jack Sheedy of St Breckans. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography With just one round of games remaining in the Cusack Cup and Garry Cup, a clearer picture is emerging as to who will be in the play offs and who will be battling to avoid relegation.
*James, Geraldine & Derek Troy outside Regina House. HAVING RAISED OVER €12,000 for Regina House and Milford Care Centre with a fundraiser, a South-West Clare family are considering making the ‘Pier to Pier’ an annual event.
Treacys West County hotel was the venue for the May meeting of Clare GAA on Tuesday night.