PLAYER RATINGS: Dramatic conclusion sees Clare shine
Clare’s senior footballers are through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they face Derry.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Clare draw Derry in All-Ireland quarter-finals
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An All-Ireland quarter-final tie with Ulster champions Derry is the reward for Clare’s senior footballers after advancing to the last eight for the first time since 2016.
Collins always believed Clare could win
*A very pleased Colm Collins in Croke Park. Photograph: Gerald O’Neill A delighted Colm Collins never doubted Clare’s ability to overcome Roscommon on Saturday and even when his charges found themselves five points behind inside the final five minutes he still believed that they could win the game.
Clare footballers record first championship win over Meath to progress in qualifiers
*Cian O’Dea battles with Cillian O’Sullivan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE DEFEATED MEATH for the first time in the All-Ireland senior football championship to secure their place in the second round of the qualifiers.
Home qualifier vs Meath for footballers
COLM COLLINS’ Clare senior footballers have been handed a home qualifier draw with Meath.
Martin Daly: Clare are one year off being a Super 8s team
*Clare’s Cillian Brennan gets away from Paul Geaney of Kerry. Photograph: Martin Connolly WHEN I sit down to pen a column for The Clare Echo, a defeat is usually handled with a critical look at where the side has gone wrong. However on this occasion I can offer nothing but praise for this Clare team, …
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O’Dea hopeful Colm Collins will stay on as Clare boss
*Cian O’Dea competing against Tipperary in the 2019 NFL. Photograph: Martin Connolly One point separated Clare’s senior footballers from advancing to the Super 8s for the first time, as the dust began to settle Cian O’Dea expressed his hope that they would bounce back and complete the achievement in 2020 with Colm Collins at the …
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‘You either win or lose, we lost’ – Collins laments second half start
Proud but disappointed was the emotion felt by Colm Collins as his Clare senior footballers bowed out of the All-Ireland SFC on Sunday.
‘Missed opportunity’ Brennan reflects on Meath defeat
Clare’s attempts to make the Super 8s came up just short with captain Gary Brennan visibly drained and emotional following their one point defeat.
Harnett return a timely boost for Clare
*Kevin Harnett. Photograph: Raymond O’Mahony Kevin Harnett has regained his place on the Clare senior football team just over a month after breaking a bone in his cheek.
