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This was the Éire Óg senior football championship medal presentation parsed down to just ten words on Saturday night as a bumper crowd of over 250 people attended the club’s celebration of the 2021 Jack Daly Cup success, their first in the blue riband of Clare football since 2006. The Galway Tenors whipped the crowd with a rousing rendition of Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’, just as the guest of honour on the night Marty Morrissey did. And there was more, as the master of ceremonies in former inter-county referee Rory Hickey, who swapped his whistle for a microphone, was at his exuberant best as the Townies toasted their championship success long into the night and early morning on the Gort Road. “This is what we play for, get involved in management and support the club for,” the Townies’ manager Paul Madden told The Clare Champion. “We love the club and want to be successful. We managed that in 2021 …

Eoin Brennan looks ahead to St Breckan’s semi-final clash with Éire Óg Senior Football Championship Semi-Finals St Breckan’s v Éire Óg at Cusack Park Ennis, Saturday 4.30pm WHICHEVER way the pendulum swings, a major breakthrough will be accomplished by Saturday evening for two sides looking to turn undoubted potential into Jack Daly success. While they have been in the list of genuine contenders for several seasons mainly due to four Under 21A triumphs in six seasons (2013, ’14, ’15, ’18), Éire Óg have invariably underwhelmed and have never built upon their county final appearance of 2014. However, along with St Breckan’s, they do have the most exciting collective attacking unit in the county, with Gavin Cooney, Mark McInerney, David Reidy, Philip Talty, Ikem Ugwueru, Eimhin Courtney and even the option of Darren O’Neill at the edge of the square. Add in the county senior experience of Aaron Fitzgerald, Ciaran Russell and Conall Ó hAiniféin at the back and on their …

Dromoland NIALL Cannon’s captain’s prize was played for at Dromoland at the weekend and John O’Donnell emerged as the winner, from Derek McCoy, with Fergus Cooney in third place. Former Clare hurler Alan Markham was fourth, followed by Darren Sherlock in fifth, Derek Ryan in sixth and John O’Grady in seventh. Jason O’Leary won the gross. The past captain’s prize was won by Martin O’Mahoney, while the over-18 handicap section winner was Philip Hehir. Brendan Hughes and Noel Stapleton won the nines, while the student winner was Gavin O’Reilly, the junior winner was Ryan Foley and the guests’ section was won by Glenn Staunton. Sandy Smith won the men’s captain’s prize to the ladies, from Katrine O’Neill, with Anne Nix third and Geraldine Ryan fourth. Suzanne McConway won the gross, while the nines were won by Shelly Bennett and Colette Colleran. Last week’s nine-hole competition was won by Ryan Foley, with 21 points, from Diarmuid McMahon, with a similar score …