*Éire Óg captain Aaron Fitzgerald accepts the Jack Daly from Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CAPTAIN for Éire Óg’s three-in-a-row success, Aaron Fitzgerald has hailed their “surreal” dominant spell and said there is a strong desire for the Ennis club to push on in their Munster campaign.
*Oran Cahill leads the celebrations for Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG have stormed to a third Clare SFC title in a row, completing such a feat for the very first time.
*David McNamara is expected to miss Sunday’s semi-final for Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TRYING to overcome St Joseph’s Miltown for the second time in over a month will be “tough” for champions Éire Óg.
*Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are the only team left standing in the Clare SHC that have players to have experienced the joy of lifting the Canon Hamilton, an advantage that they feel will give them an edge as they look to win back to back titles.
*Robert Loftus gets away from Keelan Hartigan and Paul Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Éire Óg’s title retention credentials were given their biggest evaluation when producing a late seven point turnaround to hold off a determined Scariff.
*Mark McInerney offloads as Ryan Bowden and Tommy Rooney clamber for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CHAMPIONS Éire Óg are off the mark, beginning their defence of the Jack Daly
*A disappointed Mark McInerney at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s dreams of contesting the Munster senior club football final is over and with it the chance of a rare provincial double.
*Mark McInerney lines up a shot for Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are through to a fourth Munster club semi-final five years with Mark McInerney kicking 0-16 as they eliminated Waterford champions Rathgormack.
*Éire Óg’s Danny Russell. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. THERE WAS a pressure like no other on Éire Óg to reach the summit of Clare hurling and end a thirty five year wait for honours, their longest serving player has said.
*Éire Óg players celebrate with the Canon Hamilton. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG have been crowned Clare SHC champions for the first time since 1990 after deservedly overcoming Clooney/Quin in the decider.