*Declan Ensko and Conor Mullen. HUSTLE FITNESS continues to grow from strength to strength with the opening of a new Shannon facility now bringing their lean operation to a wider base.
*Joey Rouine battles with Conor Finucane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ENNISTYMON must now treat every game as knockout in the TUS Clare SFC following their shock six point loss to Lissycasey.
*Ennistymon’s Eoin Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN COMPETITIVE OUTINGS, the objective is always to win and when you do it is very satisfying.
*David Fitzgerald, Sean Rouine and Liam Cotter swarm Oisin Coyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BEATEN FINALISTS last season Ennistymon have commenced their 2023 championship bid on a winning note.
*Clare’s Cian O’Dea is challenged. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A GLORIOUS CHANCE to start the All-Ireland SFC on a high resulted in a lowpoint of Colm Collins’ tenure as discussed in our latest episode of The Water Break.
Diarmaid Nash at the Pat Kirby memorial in Tuamgraney. Photograph: Gordon Daly Back with a bang for the third year, The Clare Echo’s sporting awards applaud the great and good from within the county.
*Éire Óg players celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG HAVE retained their title as Clare senior football champions wrestling off the challenge of Ennistymon.
*Sean Rouine, Joey Rouine, Brendan Rouine, Ciaran Vaughan, Cillian Rouine, Eoin Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH NO LESS THAN TEN of the Rouine clan forming part of the Ennistymon panel, to call it a family affair for the football mad North Clare crew is certainly an understatement.
*Ennistymon’s Liam Cotter. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON have shown character in their Clare SFC campaign to date but their manager is adamant a major improvement is needed in terms of their football.
*David Fitzgerald produced a man of the match display for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON ARE THROUGH to the last eight in the bid to claim the Jack Daly after overpowering Doonbeg in the second half.
