*Cillian Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CILLIAN ROUINE will lead Clare’s senior footballers into the championship arena for the first time this weekend, getting to do is an immense honour and a “huge performance” is required if they are to a great sporting upset against All-Ireland champions Kerry.
*Pat Begley. PAT BEGLEY has been remembered as Ennistymon’s greatest footballer and an honourable member of An Garda Síochána who didn’t possess a bad bone in his body and was the ultimate family man.
*Declan Downes. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography FORMER Clare senior football selector Declan Downes has committed to a second season in charge of the Ennistymon footballers.
*Ennistymon manager, Brendan ‘Beano’ Rouine. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉANNA ROUINE was with Ennistymon all the way as they won the U21A championship for him.
*Ennistymon’s Joshua Vaughan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Three weeks after they played a draw in round 2 of the championship Ennistymon and Clondegad will face off again, this time in the final of the Berwick Callinan Murphy under 21 A football championship.
*Francis McInerney. FRANCIS McInerney is the only living Clare man to have captained the county to glory in the Munster senior football championship and he’d only love to have that title taken away from him this weekend.
*Ger Quinlan takes on the role of Ennistymon manager. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR of Clare’s twelve senior football clubs will have new managers this season.
Conor Gallagher celebrates saving the winning penalty. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography. ENNISTYMON are basking in their latest success which sees them add the U21A title to the Minor A crown and Cusack Cup title to their list of achievements for 2023.
*Ennistymon players celebrate. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ENNISTYMON have won back to back U21A football titles and did so by winning on a penalty shootout against North Clare rivals St Breckans.
*Éanna Rouine & Padraig O’Dwyer will renew acquaintances this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The curtain will come down on the club playing season in Clare on this Saturday when North Clare neighbours Ennistymon (Holders) and St. Breckans meet in the under 21 A football championship final at Shanahan McNamara park in Doonbeg at 2pm.