Clare footballers side shows one change for Sligo showdown
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AS THEY bid to record a third victory on the trot, Clare’s senior footballers have made one change for their fourth round clash away to Sligo.
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AS THEY bid to record a third victory on the trot, Clare’s senior footballers have made one change for their fourth round clash away to Sligo.
*Manus Doherty and Eoin Cleary embrace at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE STARTED WELL but finished even better however there’s much to improve on despite recording a second win in Division 3, Páraic McMahon has the player ratings following the two point victory over Fermanagh.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers have kept their push for promotion to Division 2 of the Allianz National Football League alive after producing a strong finish to overcome Fermanagh.
*Brian McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BRIAN MCNAMARA is named to make a return to the Clare senior football team.
*Brian McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WITH the opening game in the 2025 Allianz football league just three weeks away, Clare footballers travelled to Askeaton this Saturday afternoon for a challenge game with their Shannonside neighbours.
Victorious Clarecastle captain Filip Wiechinski. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IT HAD to take four second half goals for Clarecastle to finally shake off an obstinate Kilmaley and relievedly garner their first Under 21B title in eleven years.
*Kilmaley’s Brian McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DESPITE the inclement weather conditions at the weekend which led to the cancellation of some sporting fixtures, nine games were played in the Clare under 21 hurling championships.
*Brian McNamara prepares to back heel the ball to the net despite being surrounded by a sea of Kilrush bodies. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. “SILLY MISTAKES” by Cooraclare were punished by Kilrush Shamrocks to see them eliminated from the Clare IFC but the Milesians can be optimistic for the future.
*Darragh Bohannon in action for Clare during this year’s Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s next football manager will be without one of the county’s key players for 2025.
*Ross Phelan celebrates scoring a goal for Kilrush Shamrocks. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILRUSH SHAMROKS struck for five goals to overcome Cooraclare in a keenly contested clash to advance to the final four of the TUS Clare IFC.