*Caoimhe Harvey was one of Clare’s standout players. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s flagship ladies footballers face a nervy final showdown with Roscommon next Sunday to avoid back-to-back National League relegations after falling to an Eimear Smyth masterclass.
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SUCCESSIVE All-Ireland quarter-final exits has been the outcome for Clare’s intermediate ladies footballers but within the next two years they can secure the county’s promotion back to the top tier.
*Roisin Considine in action for Clare. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE have been knocked out of the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate ladies football championship with a six point defeat to Monaghan seeing them exit at the quarter-final stage for a successive year.
*Clare captain Caoimhe Harvey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s ladies footballers head for Wexford this Sunday looking to record a successive victory in the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate championship.
Clare’s Grainne Harvey with Offaly’s Anita Watkins. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE RECORDED a merited victory over Offaly in the opening round of the TG4 All-Ireland ladies intermediate football championship on Sunday afternoon.
*Siofra Ní Chonaill accepts the league trophy from Clare LGFA Chair Theresa Roseingrave. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. It’s a long time coming but crucially St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield did get over the line for their first senior title when making it third time lucky in a final against Kilmurry Ibrickane in Cooraclare.
*Caoimhe Harvey is surrounded by Galway players. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s inevitable return to Division 3 was emphatically confirmed in Doonbeg when overpowered by a well-oiled Galway juggernaut.
CLARE got their Division 2 Lidl National Ladies Football League underway at Clarecastle on Sunday afternoon, earning a share of the spoils in their meeting with Donegal.
ENNIS’ Gary Seery has been announced as part of the new management team for Peamount United.
*Joint manager Niall Hickey addresses the Kilmurry Ibrickane panel. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography KILMURRY IBRICKANE’s hopes of making a first Munster senior ladies football club final were dashed by a stronger Castleisland Desmonds.