It took two attempts but Kilfenora were crowned 2016 Clare Intermediate Football Champions when they overcame the challenge of Kildysart by three points.
After 60 minutes of a great spectacle, Clare’s IFC finalists will have do it all over again in a fortnights time as the game finished all-square, either side could feel hard done by if they lost this one but neither side could honestly admit they had done enough to lift the trophy.
Established in 2008, Sporting Ennistymon hasn’t waited around, feasting at the top table in Clare Junior soccer for their second consecutive year. The Ennistymon side have made massive leaps in in just four years, climbing from the second division all the way to the premier.