*Clare’s Peter Duggan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
CLARE’s Allianz hurling and football league campaigns will begin on the last weekend in January.
The footballers are first into league action as they travel to Newry to take on Down in Division 3 on Saturday January 24, in what will be one of their toughest outings of the campaign.
On the following day, Sunday January 25, the hurlers will have home advantage as they face Dublin in Division 1B in what similarly is expected to be one of their trickier ties in the second tier.
For Brian Lohan’s hurlers, they have home ties against Down and Wexford. They will be on the road to face Davy Fitzgerald’s Antrim, Kildare and Carlow.
Round two doesn’t get any easier for Paul Madden’s footballers who welcome Westmeath to Ennis. Other home fixtures for them include clashes with Laois and Wexford. They will be away to Fermanagh, Limerick and Sligo for the second year running.
Clare’s schedule of league fixtures
NHL Division 1B:
Sunday January 25th vs Dublin in Ennis
Sunday February 1st vs Antrim at Dunloy
Sunday February 8th vs Down in Ennis
Saturday February 21st vs Kildare at Newbridge
Saturday February 28th vs Carlow in Carlow
Sunday March 8th vs Wexford at Ennis
NFL Division 3:
Saturday January 24th vs Down in Newry
Sunday February 1st vs Westmeath in Ennis
Sunday February 15th vs Fermanagh at Brewster Park
Sunday February 22nd vs Laois in Ennis
Saturday February 28th vs Limerick in Rathkeale
Sunday March 15th vs Wexford in Ennis
Sunday March 22nd vs Sligo at Sligo venue
