*Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC advanced to the semi-finals of the Munster Junior Cup ensuring an away trip to Waterford was no obstacle as they overcame the challenge of Ferrybank AFC.
*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.
*Eoin Hayes in action for Newmarket Celtic. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC captain Eoin Hayes has said they have been strengthened by the setbacks of last season which saw them lose their titles as Premier Division and Clare Cup titles.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC are among the last four teams standing in the FAI Junior Cup after claiming a deserved win at home to Crumlin Utd.
*Newmarket Celtic’s Stephen Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEWMARKET CELTIC have been boosted in advance of their upcoming FAI and Munster Junior Cup quarter-finals with the return of one of the club’s most experienced players, two players resuming training following injuries and the addition of a new signing.
*David McCarthy squares off with Dylan Casey. Photograph: Natasha Barton FACING INTO a first season in over a decade without silverware, the job of motivating Newmarket Celtic could not have been easier.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley LIFFORD FC are “a sleeping giant” who are anxious to come alive in this season’s Maloney Garden Machinery Premier Division.
*Cousins Alan and Mark Roche celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Natasha Barton / CDSL FEW AVENUE UTD players clocked up more miles than Mark Roche in their pursuit to end their trophy drought.
*Avenue Utd players celebrate. Photograph: Natasha Barton / CDSL AVENUE UTD have completed a League and Cup double for the first time in over a decade.
*Ray & Dylan Casey with the Clare Cup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN ELEVEN YEAR WAIT to win a second Clare Cup medal was gladly ended for Dylan Casey on Saturday evening.
