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Michael Liddane will proudly step out and represent this country this weekend in what will be a moment that will sit proudly in his distinguished footballing career. The long serving Naomh Eoin clubman is part of the Irish Over 40s squad that will play Australia in the Masters International Rules series this weekend down in Mayo. He will fly the Banner flag alongside Kieran Kennedy who is playing for the Over 50s game against their Southern Hemisphere rivals while Louise Henchy is part of the first ever Ladies Over 40s squad. The moment is undoubtedly a proud one for Liddane although he will not be the first member of his own family to don the green of Ireland. His daughter Leana has shone in surf lifesaving and has secured World and European medals with her father now aiming to make his own impression. “This caps it all off for me. I have played club, county and now after this weekend …

Half a loaf is considerably better than no bread as following the postponement of last year’s secondary adult club competitions, a condensed county league schedule is set to commence this bank holiday Monday. Four of the seven football leagues begin their campaigns on the first day possible of the government’s Covid-19 guidelines, with all divisions in both football and hurling limited to five matches which are based on last year’s fixtures. With no promotion or relegation at stake, the county leagues are primarily intended as a reintroduction to playing action following a minimum eight month absence. However, while clubs will be without their inter-county contingents, there’s still silverware on offer to retain a competitive edge remains intact as following the completion of the group stages, the top team in each division will be crowned champions. Cusack Cup – Division 1 Football League Round 1 Kilmurry Ibrickane v St Joseph’s Miltown at Quilty, Monday, 3.30pm (Referee: C Maguire) It’s a post-lockdown …

The way is clear for the semi-finals of the junior A hurling league (division 4) and both games will be played next Sunday (July 3). Broadford have finished on top of the league table after the completed their  programme of games with victory over St. Josephs, Doora-Barefield. Ballyea finished in second place thanks to a comfortable win over Tubber this Saturday evening. Despite going down to O’Callaghans Mills, Meelick remain in third spot with the Mills filling the final play off position. In next week’s semi-finals Broadford will play O’Callaghans Mills while Ballyea will face Meelick. Meanwhile, in the junior B hurling league (division 5), Newmarket and Wolfe Tones 1 have qualified from division 5 A, Parteen are through from division 5 B while the qualifier from division 5 C will be confirmed after Wolfe Tones 2 play Broadford on Tuesday. Wolfe Tones must win to stay in the race and then it will come down to score difference between …