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Banner Ladies determined bid to clinch a five-in-a-row of Clare Senior Ladies Football Championship crowns for the first time in nine years certainly got off to a spectacular start with a nine goal blitz against intermediate champions Miltown Malbay last time out. However, the Ennis side can clinch an expected return to the business end if they can overcome Burren Gaels on home soil on the Shanaway Road on Sunday at 2pm. Their biggest group rivals appeared to be their nearest roll of honour challengers as the Banner’s 14 senior crowns over the past 16 seasons surpassed Fergus Rovers and Cooraclare’s previous heights of nine apiece. With their last senior triumph being at the turn of the millennium (2000), it has been a long recovery road for Fergus Rovers who thanks to their burgeoning conveyor belt of young talent these past few seasons are ripe to climb towards the senior summit once more. That was evidenced most by bridging a …

Wolfe Tones held its first Mothers and Others ladies football blitz on Friday night, hosting teams representing Fergus Rovers, Cratloe and Limerick club St Patrick’s. Mothers and Others offers women a chance to play football, in a non-competitive environment. “It was the first event that we hosted, we had been to one ourselves previously in Mungret,” said spokesperson Áine Nic Cormaic. “We had ourselves and three other clubs, there were over 60 girls playing and there were six games. “The whole ethos of Mothers and Others is that there are no scores kept, otherwise it would take away the fun and you would lose players. Wolfe Tones will be going to the national Mothers and Others blitz, being played in Dublin on September 7. “There will be 130 teams at that, there would have been a request to enter from about 500 teams so it was just the look of the draw,” said Áine. “We wanted to have a few …

St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield 6-10 Kilmurry Ibrickane 2-13 Senior Ladies’ Football Championship Group A Round 1 It took free kicks to finally separate these sides in the Division 1 League decider but this time it was six timely goals that ensured revenge for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield but also a major opening boost to what is unquestionably the group of death in this year’s senior ladies football championship in Gurteen on Sunday afternoon. Such a heartbreaking means of losing a final seemed to be channelled into Sunday’s display for the Parish who were never behind at any stage despite facing into the strong conditions in the opening period. Decisive first half goals through Roisin Fowley, Lyndsay Clarke and Aoibhinn McMahon kept wind-assisted Kilmurry Ibrickane at arm’s length in the opening period, with Chloe Moloney inevitably leading the charge with seven points in what was a compelling tussle with fellow county senior Siofra Ní Chonaill at 3-5 to 0-9 by the break The …

In a wet and windy Cusack Park on Sunday afternoon Wayne Freeman’s charges delivered yet another mature performance emerging comfortable nine point winners. This result means the Banner ladies top their group and are another step closer to the holy grail of All Ireland glory with players and management now looking forward to a home quarter final on June 30th. Two opening quarter green flags both courtesy of the left peg of corner forward Ailish Considine laid the foundations for victory and from here until the finish Clare had a veritable monopoly on possession and the result never looked in any doubt. Similarly to last week’s away trip in Clones it was Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Chloe Moloney who was the provider in chief. In the 3rd minute Moloney showing her incredible vision lofted a forty yard pass over the top of the defenders straight into the arms of Kilmihil’s Considine who coolly slotted home into the bottom corner. We did have …

Clare Post Primary first year A ladies football final St John Bosco Community College 5-13 Coláiste Mhuire 2-6 It was very much a case in Lees Road on Tuesday morning witnessing a possible new force emerging in post primary ladies football with the Fergus Rovers powered St John Bosco proving too strong for Coláiste Mhuire in the A first year final. Backing up the strong Fergus Rovers influence are girls from Kildysart and Cuil Gaels to ensure as they progress up the age level they will be strong in upcoming competitions. Coláiste Mhuire were under no illusions of the task in hand especially when Aoibhin Keane, daughter of former Clare star Ger had (1-1) in the Coláiste net with less than two minutes played. Coláiste Mhuire responded via Darcy Ryan but it was a rare distraction for the Ennis College as St John Bosco came back with a flood of scores to dominate the first half as Leah Griffin kicked …

Lidl Ladies’ NFL Division 3 Clare 1-6 Roscommon 1-4 By Ivan Smyth At Grant Heating St. Brendan’s Park, Birr Clare were crowned National League Division 3 champions as a rock solid opening all against the breeze paved the way for the winners to survive a late Roscommon fightback. After losing out in last year’s decider while also coming up short in the Intermediate final, this will be a sweet victory for Wayne Freeman’s side on a day when they were full value for their win with a 59th minute Ashling Hanly goal proving only a consolation. The Clare defence was rock solid with Laurie Ryan effective as the spare player in defence while Siofra Ní Chonaill did an excellent job on Hanly once the Roscommon dynamo relocated to the edge of the square in the second quarter. Wayne Freeman’s side laid the platform for this victory when they were deadlocked with their Connacht opponents, 1-1 to 0-4 at the interval. Clare …

Clare 1-7 Roscommon 1-7 A tense seesaw battle arguably ended with the fairest result as Clare and Roscommon had to be content with a share of the spoils in Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday afternoon. Having fallen seven points in arrears by half-time following a lacklustre second quarter, the only way was up for a now wind-assisted Banner who soon warmed to their task by chipping away at the deficit until a Fidelma Marrinan goal at the turn of the final quarter finally proved the catalyst to regain full parity by the 47th minute. With Roscommon also being temporarily reduced to 14 following the sinbinning of Caoimhe Cregg, nothing but a Clare victory seemed on the cards. However, typifying their most erratic performance of the new season to date, Clare somehow failed to get their noses in front and instead a previously besieged Roscommon actually regained confidence in the final ten minutes before managing to inch back in front with …

It was celebration time for Banner Ladies following their Senior A Ladies Football final victory at Miltown Malbay. The final score Banner Ladies 3-8 West Clare Gaels 0-6