Malone clocks up the miles to help Corofin climb back to senior football ranks
*Corofin’s Jamie Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ABU DHABI based Jamie Malone clocked up the miles to help his native Corofin seal their return to the Clare SFC.
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Corofin more than capable of competing in top tier of Clare football
*Gearoid Cahill and Seán O’Brien celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN are more than capable of competing in the top tier of Clare football having sealed their return to the senior championship for 2025.
Youthful Cooraclare can learn from final showing – Daly
*Cooraclare goalkeeper Harry O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GETTING TO experience an intermediate county final will stand to a youthful Cooraclare side, manager Martin Daly maintained.
‘No better feeling that meeting the lads three times a week & going to the trenches’ – Corofin captain Cahill
*Corofin captain Gearoid Cahill leads the celebrations. Photograph: Ruth Griffin MEETING, training and going to the trenches with the guys you have grown up alongside in Corofin makes playing GAA with the club ‘one of the best feelings’ for Gearoid Cahill.
Corofin crowned intermediate champions for fifth time
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN will return to the top flight of the Clare football next season after winning the intermediate championship final against Cooraclare.
‘Managing ten times more stressful than playing’ says Daly as he bids to guide Cooraclare back to top tier
*Cooraclare manager, Martin Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MANAGING is “ten times more stressful” than playing according to one of Clare’s greatest forwards Martin Daly.
Peadar keeping the passion burning for Corofin
*Corofin intermediate football manager, Peadar O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. “INVOLUNTARILY” appointed Corofin manager two seasons ago, Peadar O’Brien is hoping to steer the North Clare club’s return to senior football.
‘We want to be ready for senior when we go up’ – Cooraclare responsibility resting easy with Brian Mc
*Brian McNamara reacts to a breaking ball. Photograph: James Downes. COORACLARE want to be ready for senior football when they earn their promotion and Brian McNamara is hopeful that time will arrive this weekend.
Corofin have ‘immediate chance to put right’ relegation disappointments
*Kevin Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN’s footballers have “an immediate chance” to try atone for the club’s relegation from the senior hurling championship according to one of their dual players.
Cooraclare has come full circle but Lillis is still leading the charge
*Pearse Lillis. Photograph: James Downes. PEARSE LILLIS’ return to Cooraclare was akin to that of the prodigal son and his arrival back to West Clare has helped the Milesians advance to a first Clare IFC final in three years.