*Eoin Hayes leads the celebrations at Newmarket Celtic’s homecoming in the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Joe Buckley CAPTAIN AND MAN OF THE MATCH for the first club from Clare to win the FAI Junior Cup, Eoin Hayes almost had to pinch himself when trying to absorb the magnitude of Newmarket Celtic’s greatest day.
*Dean Hegarty of Newmarket Celtic in action against Jamie Boland of Kilavilla AFC. Photograph: Natasha Barton NEWMARKET CELTIC will be without left winger Dean Hegarty for the remainder of the season.
*Avenue substitute Mikey Dinan celebrates. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE CUP CHAMPIONS Avenue Utd dumped last year’s beaten finalists Newmarket Celtic from the competition over the weekend with Manus Celtic bowing out at the hands of Celtic’s second string.
Newmarket Celtic A kept their ambitions of winning a historic ninth Clare Cup title in succession alive following a facile semi-final win over Avenue Utd A.
Avenue Utd A and Newmarket Celtic A have claimed their respective places in the semi-finals of the Banner Carpets and Flooring Clare Cup.
Early rounds of the Banner Carpets & Flooring Clare Cup may have been paused due to COVID-19 but it’s full steam ahead as the quarter-finals of the competition take place this weekend.
After carving out potential match-winning positions on two previous occasions, Inagh-Kilnamona finally cemented victory at the third attempt in what was a fully merited result in Cusack Park on Friday evening.
Newmarket Celtic have gone five points clear at the top of the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division following the shortest game in the history of Clare soccer.
*Aidan Kennedy was the star man for Connolly Celtic. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick Connolly Celtic staged a dramatic comeback to send last year’s beaten Clare Cup finalists Newmarket Celtic B out of the competition.
*Kieran Mahony keeps the ball at his feet watched by Brian O’Connor & Gary O’Connell. Photograph: Joe Buckley Newmarket Celtic extended their lead at the top of the Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division with Alan Kelly’s second half goal the difference in a tame Sunday morning affair.
