*Ikem Ugwueru shields the ball from David Clifford. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S senior footballers will line out in the Tailteann Cup for the first time after losing the Munster semi-final to Kerry.
Brian McNamara lifts the Sigerson Cup. Photograph: Seb Daly / Sportsfile BRIAN MCNAMARA has been selected as the Sigerson Cup footballer of the year.
CLARE footballers Brian McNamara and Tristan O’Callaghan have been named on the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education rising stars football team of the year.
*Cormac Murray misses a goal chance. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A THIRD defeat for Clare leaves the county consigned to Division 3 football for a fourth year running.
*Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DANIEL WALSH has been handed his first start of the 2026 Allianz National Football League in the named Clare team for Sunday’s crunch tie with Fermanagh.
TRISTAN O’Callaghan and Brian McNamara played starring roles as the University of Limerick were crowned Sigerson Cup champions for the very first time.
*UL captain Brian McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE FOOTBALLERS, Brian McNamara and Tristan O’Callaghan are bidding to become Sigerson Cup winners this Wednesday evening.
*Brian McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CREE NATIVE Brian McNamara has captained the University of Limerick to reach the Sigerson Cup final and is joined on the side by goalkeeper Tristan O’Callaghan.
*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.