Clare SFC: Cratloe cling to Jack Daly as last three winners progress to semis

Cratlow negotiated a tough challenge from Lissycasey in Cusack Park on Saturday evening. 

Cratloe's Padraic Collins and Lissycasey's Kevin Shivers, Darren Keane and Luke Griffin vie for possession at Cusack Park. Picture: Eamon Ward

The last three Clare SFC winners -- Cratloe (2023), Éire Óg (2021 and ’22) and Kilmurry Ibrickane (2020) -- returned to the final four of this year’s race for the new Jack Daly Cup along with 2021 finalists Ennistymon over the weekend.

Cratloe were presented with the toughest test in what was a battle of the championship and Cusack Cup (Division 1 League) champions against Lissycasey in Cusack Park on Saturday evening. Despite a settling 17th-minute goal for Podge Collins and a five-point haul from chief marksman Cathal McInerney to ease 1-8 to 0-7 clear by the break, Colm Collins’ side were subsequently tested to their optimum by a resilient Lissycasey.