*Shauna Harvey of West Clare Gaels. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The way is clear for the semi-finals of the Clare ladies senior football championship following the weekend’s games when West Clare Gaels, Kilmurry Ibrickane and title holders Banner Ladies were all victorious.
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG’s quest to win three senior football titles in a row is still alive but only just after they were brought to extra time by their neighbours St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.
*High flying Clonlara will meet Éire Óg in the quarter-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ONE OF THE favourites to lift the Canon Hamilton will be eliminated at the quarter-final stage.
*Conor Whelan finished as Whitegate’s top scorer. Photograph: Ruth Griffin BODYKE finished the group stages of the Clare IHC unbeaten while Ruan and Whitegate ended their last game of the round with a draw to ensure they all advanced to the knockout stages.
*David Fitzgerald on the attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill INAGH/KILNAMONA produced a commanding second half to ensure they will play no part in the relegation series of the Clare SHC and in the process sent Doora/Barefield into a battle for survival.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin SIX GAMES were played across the weekend and midweek in the fourth round of the Clare intermediate hurling championship.
Ava Cotter tries to push off Laura Egan and Dervla Higgins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill As winners of the only group of four in the Clare ladies senior football championship, Kilmihil are through to the semi-finals.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMURRY IBRICKANE MADE it three wins from three outings to move forward to the Clare SFC quarter-finals unbeaten.
*Gordon Kelly of St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH SIX quarter-final places up for grabs in the TUS Clare senior football championship, Seamus Hayes explains how the remaining spots can and will be filled this weekend.
*Dervla Higgins is tackled by Norah O’Dwyer. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Round 2 of the ladies football senior championship saw Banner Ladies and Kilmihil record their second successive wins while Fergus Rovers and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield shared the spoils.
