*Clare senior football manager, Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TIMING of Clare’s goals was central to booking a place in the Munster senior football final and setting up a showdown with Kerry for former Kingdom manager Peter Keane.
*Clare’s contingent of Dermot Coughlan, Ciaran Downes, Peter Keane, Keelan Sexton & Ikem Ugwueru. CHAMPIONSHIP is just a week away, the early season silverware has been handed out in the National Leagues, Clare were empty-handed in this regard but The Clare Echo’s Head of News & Sport, Páraic McMahon examines what can we learn from …
*Clare’s Cillian Rouine offloads possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DIVISION 3 awaits Clare’s senior footballers for the third successive season despite their five point win over Offaly in the final round, Páraic McMahon rates the performances of the twenty players in saffron and blue to feature in this outing.
*Dermot Coughlan is challenged. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers will be playing in Division 3 for a third season in succession, their five point win over Offaly was not sufficient to see them promoted to the second tier.
*Aaron Griffin in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A TEN POINT swing saw Clare’s senior footballers defeat Laois in what was an essential result to keep promotion hopes alive, Páraic McMahon rates the Banner displays.
*Niall Kelly takes on Stephen Sheehan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY have claimed the eighth quarter-final spot in the TUS Clare senior football championship in what was an emotional day for the village.
*Ikem Ugwueru breaks the tackle of Darren Keane. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. LISSYCASEY manager Aiden ‘Horse’ Moloney has said “it was a little bit of men against boys” after his charges fell to a fourteen point loss at the hands of championship favourites Éire Óg.
*Aaron Griffin is Lissycasey’s main injury doubt. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY have “nothing to fear” when they meet championship favourites Éire Óg in the third round of the Clare SFC on Saturday evening.
*Aiden ‘Horse’ Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AIDEN ‘HORSE’ Moloney finds himself coming up against his native club Kilmurry Ibrickane in one of the more intriguing ties of the second round of the TUS Clare SFC.
*Shane Griffin scores Lissycasey’s first goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRESH FROM WINNING THE CUSACK CUP LISSYCASEY laid down a marker in the opening round of the TUS Clare senior football championship when dispatching of neighbours Kilmihil.
