Doonbeg end Kilmurry reign

KILMURRY-IBRICKANE, the Clare and Munster football champions relinquished their titles as they lost to rivals Doonbeg in Saturday’s county semi-final in Cooraclare (1-6 to 0-8).

The Magpies led Kilmurry-Ibrickane (0-4 to 0-2) at the break and increased their lead to three points on the restart. But the champions stormed back and kicked six unanswered points by the 47th minute to edge ahead 0-8 to 0-5.

But a David Tubridy goal for the challengers, two minutes later levelled matters. It took until the third minute of injury-time for the outcome to be decided when half-forward Enda Doyle pointed to send Doonbeg into the final.