*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE showed they were more than capable of beating Down but let the opportunity to do so slip through the fingers to start their Division 3 bid with a five point loss.
*Fionn Kelleher. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WITH SUCH a large provisional panel in place, Clare’s footballers were eager to impress when they took to the field against Galway on Thursday night.
*Seán McMahon on the attack for Clare. PAUL Madden’s first inter-county challenge match as Clare football manager ended in a narrow one point loss to an under-strength Galway.
*Clare in 2026 will have a fourth manager of the senior footballers in as many years. PETER KEANE’s tenure as Clare senior football manager ended officially on Sunday, but it should have come to a halt long before then.
*Ennistymon captain Eoin Rouine in possession. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ENNISTYMON showed a spirited display to overcome Doonbeg in the first round of the Clare SFC for the second year running.
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IKEM UGWUERU is expected to return to the Clare senior football side for Sunday’s Munster final showdown with Kerry.
*Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG’s Mark McInerney has been named to make his first start of this year’s Allianz National Football with Ronan Lanigan and Brendy Rouine listed among the subs for the first time in 2025.
*Brendy Rouine catches the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON claimed the last of the semi-final places in the TUS Clare SFC with a gritty win over North Clare rivals St Breckan’s.
*Brendy Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON’s battling qualities have been praised by manager Ger Quinlan as they prepare to take on the reigning county champions.
Keith White claims the ball in a sea of bodies. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON didn’t make it easy on themselves but they still came out on top against Doonbeg to start their 2024 Clare SFC bid on a winning note.