*Clare senior football manager, Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD begins his first championship campaign as Clare senior football manager this Saturday as the Banner bid to reach a second successive Munster final.
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EX Clare senior football captain, Eoin Cleary has said he is enjoying life away from an inter-county set-up.
Joe McGann under pressure from Kavan Keenan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers have kept their promotion hopes alive after recording their fifth win of the 2024 National Football League.
*Brian McNamara in action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SINCE he delivered a man of the match performance against Kerry in last season’s Munster under 20 semi-final, the name of Brian McNamara has been regularly mentioned as a player who will feature regularly for the county’s senior side at midfield.
Ikem Ugwueru breaks through the challenge of Dylan Hyland. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S National Football League is back on track after they came from nine points adrift to beat Offaly in Tullamore, it is the type of win that Mark Fitzgerald is hoping will lead to a positive bounce for next weekend’s outing versus Wicklow.
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WINDY CONDITIONS and a controversial disallowed goal were the main talking points from Clare’s second round Allianz National Football League loss to Westmeath.
*Cormac Murray’s goal was disallowed in injury time for Clare’s footballers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A CONTROVERSIAL decision by Cork referee David Murnane to disallow Cormac Murray’s additional goal added to a “rollercoaster” of emotions for Clare manager Mark Fitzgerald during their second round loss to Westmeath.
*Clare’s Alan Sweeney. CLARE’s senior footballers suffered a one point loss to Westmeath having let a six point half-time lead slip on Sunday afternoon.
*Brian McNamara. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography MARK FITZGERALD has handed a first National Football League start to his midfield pairing of Brian McNamara and Gavin Murray for Sunday’s first round tie with Sligo.
*Diarmuid Fahy takes on Dylan O’Brien. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Title holders Ennistymon are one step away from retaining the Clare under 21 A football championship title.