Slade made his first appearance of the season in Exeter’s defeat by Harlequins on Sunday having undergone shoulder surgery.

The east Clare underdogs dominated throughout against Sixmilebridge

The 28-year-old worked his way back to match sharpness for the showpiece with Nemo Rangers. 

Feakle were outstanding in victory but it was almost an untypical Sixmilebridge performance. One thing you always associate with the 'Bridge is how up for it they are on the line. On Monday, they looked passive. 

Feakle manager Ger Conway said there was pressure on his players to deliver a Clare SHC title. 

St Molaise Gaels, who have never won the title, almost clinched a dramatic one-point win.

For a team to beat Nemo Rangers in a final is usually a once-in-a-generation achievement. For Castlehaven to do it in back-to-back years will make the post-match debrief particularly sweet. Here are four reasons why the Haven are county champions again.

Mateta scored the only goal of a scrappy game on the half-hour mark to ease the pressure on manager Oliver Glasner and lift them out of the relegation zone.

The Egyptian reminded us he can still have a sizeable impact on this season’s title chase.

Spurs lost out to the Eagles on Sunday afternoon.

There are county finals all around the country on a hectic Sunday afternoon. 

It was obvious from an early stage that the Stephenites were in no mood to lose their grip on the Moclair Cup.

Leinster made to work by Lions in valuable Aviva contest

Captain Alan O'Donovan and goalkeeper Micheál Aodh Martin are in agreement: "If we lose then it’s not a successful year for Nemo and if we win it is, it’s that simple.”

Following their 2022 Junior A triumph, captain William Ronan lifted county silverware for the second time in three consecutive final appearances for the men to the south of the N22.

Waterford footballer Katie Murray on the joy of finally winning the county championship after losing ten finals in the past 11 years to Ballymacarbry.

Stephne Bradley described the 31-year-old as replicating the form which earned him three senior caps under Martin O’Neill in 2018.

The Premier League strugglers were on the wrong end of a controversial late decision against Manchester City on Sunday.

Brendan Rodgers' side followed their 7-1 defeat by Borussia Dortmund by keeping their first clean sheet at this level since a 3-0 win at Anderlecht seven years ago.

Denis O’Mullane, Sean O’Leary and Tom Browne stood tallest for the mid-Cork school in win over CBS Mitchelstown