*Ballyea wing-forward, Cathal O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An already novel derby final pairing between Ballyea and Éire Óg also has the distinction of being the first hurling decider to have more players with senior inter-county football experience than the hurling equivalent.
*Gary Brennan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA HAVE been boosted in their efforts to retain the Canon Hamilton with the return of two time Clare SHC winner, Gary Brennan to their panel.
*Philip Talty gets away from James Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COUNTY CHAMPIONS ÉIRE ÓG are on course to retain the Jack Daly after producing a sterling display to see off Clondegad and book their place in the last four of the senior championship.
Clare’s senior footballers are through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they face Derry.
*Cian O’Dea battles with Cillian O’Sullivan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE DEFEATED MEATH for the first time in the All-Ireland senior football championship to secure their place in the second round of the qualifiers.
*Eoghan Collins fouls Brian Donovan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Ger Keane reflects on Clare’s Munster SFC exit to Limerick following a historic penalty shoot-out in Cusack Park.
*Eoin Cleary was Clare’s top scorer. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers have exited the Munster SFC after coming out second best in a penalty shootout to Limerick.
*Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CIARÁN RUSSELL is set to return to the Clare senior football side this weekend.
*Jamie Malone gets his first start of the Clare for the senior footballers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS has made two changes to the Clare team aiming to maintain an unbeaten run in this year’s Allianz National Football League.
*Pearse Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers got their Allianz National Football League for 2022 off to a winning start.
