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‘I’m eager to put my own slant on it’ – Clare stalwart Joe Hayes on move into management

*Joe Hayes. ONCE monikered ‘Mr Clare football’ by fellow county stalwart Gary Brennan, former goalkeeper Joe Hayes, who donned the number 1 jersey for 13 years at inter-county senior level, opens a new chapter in a first managerial role with the Clare minors who commence their Munster Championship campaign at home to Limerick on Monday …

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Top class contests on the cards – O’Connor previews senior & intermediate football semi-finals

By Seamus Hayes

*Cathal O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SEMI-FINAL action in the TUS Clare senior and intermediate football championships dominates the action in the local GAA scene this weekend.

O’Connell & Hayes appointed as new Clare minor managers

By Seamus Hayes

*Ger O’Connell and Joe Hayes. TWO FORMER Clare goalkeepers have been ratified as the new county minor managers.

Clare footballers to be without Bohannon in 2025

By Páraic McMahon

*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.

O’Currys on their way to Clare IFC quarter-finals

By Páraic McMahon

Davy Byrne flies into the air for O’Currys. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill O’CURRYS are back in the quarter-finals of the Clare intermediate football championship after shaking off the challenge of Coolmeen in their play-off to make the last eight.

Clare must play to their potential to reach second successive Munster final

By Seamus Hayes

*Clare’s Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill For the first time in over a decade Coolmeen’s Cathal O’Connor won’t be travelling to Fraher Field in Dungarvan on this Saturday as a member of the Clare senior football panel.

Brian Mc enjoying the big step up to senior

By Seamus Hayes

*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.

Clare footballers without 12 of last year’s panel for 2024 campaign

By Páraic McMahon

*Ciaran Russell is among the players not available for Clare boss Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD’s first Allianz National Football League campaign as Clare manager begins in earnest this Sunday when they welcome Sligo to Cusack Park.

Cleary departure part of major transition phase for Colm Collins’ successor as Clare boss

By Páraic McMahon

*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS’ successor as Clare senior football manager is going to oversee a period of transition with the exits mounting from the county panel.

Clare go down fighting to Monaghan & now playing for pride versus Derry

By Ger Keane

*Jamie Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR footballers went narrowly down to Monaghan in Round 2 of the All-Ireland Football series at a sun-drenched Clones last Sunday. However, this was only part of the full story.

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