*Goalkeeper Stephen Ryan is dispossessed. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “FOOTBALL SUICIDE” cost Clare from claiming a second win in this year’s Allianz National Football League, manager Colm Collins has lamented.
*Rowan Danaher impressed. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St Breckan’s have sealed their place in the last eight of the Clare SFC.
*St Breckans celebrate their Cusack Cup success. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A strong final ten minutes proved decisive for St. Breckans as they claimed the Cusack Cup (Division 1) senior football league title at Cusack Park on Sunday evening.
CILLIAN BRENNAN RETURNS to the starting fifteen as Clare prepare to take on Derry in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals.
*Cathal O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KEELAN SEXTON and Cathal O’Connor are set to miss Clare’s Munster SFC quarter-final while a major injury doubt has also emerged.
The Clare Echo’s Head of News & Sport, Páraic McMahon looks at the learnings for Clare’s footballers following their 2022 Allianz National Football League effort.
*Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers fell to their second league defeat of 2022, they lost by a margin of six points but were level at half-time.
EXPERIENCED CLARE defenders, Sean Collins and Kevin Harnett are highly unlikely to see action in this year’s Allianz National Football League.
*Manus Doherty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS has named his starting fifteen for Clare’s opening game in the 2022 Allianz National Football League.
*St Breckans sharpshooter, Aiden Davidson. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Semi-finalists in 2020 and intermediate champions the year previous, St Breckans are not looking past the opening round of this year’s Clare senior football championship.
