*Clonlara and Ballyea will be facing off again in the group stages. GAA focus has been on the inter-county scene but anticipation for the start of the club championships has gone up a notch for the club championships following the draws for senior, intermediate and junior a grades on Tuesday evening.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CHAMPIONSHIP pairings are to be made this Tuesday evening for the Clare senior, intermediate and junior competitions in hurling and football.
*Declan Downes. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography FORMER Clare senior football selector Declan Downes has committed to a second season in charge of the Ennistymon footballers.
*Ryan Griffin, Conor Finnucane, Mikey O’Neill and Matt Shea are among the most experienced members of the Lissycasey side. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography LISSYCASEY have turned to a member of their 2007 Clare SFC winning management to lead the line for the club’s senior team in 2026 and he will be joined by two former county …
*Brian Shanahan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SEVEN-TIME Clare SFC winner Brian Shanahan will return for a second season as manager of the Doonbeg senior footballers. BRIAN SHANAHAN will return for a second season as manager of the Doonbeg senior footballers.
*Ciaran Russell receives his award from Martin Daly. AS THEY ETCHED their names in the history books by winning a senior championship double, Ciaran Russell was once again one of the leading lights for Éire Óg to win the Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A CIVIC RECEPTION is on the cards for Éire Óg after their senior hurlers and footballers won a historic double.
*Shane Daniels and family with the Jack Daly. Photograph: Ruth Griffin OVERSEEING Éire Óg’s twenty second Clare SFC success brought with it a different sense of pressure for manager Shane Daniels.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin ÉIRE ÓG painted Ennis red when winning a first senior championship double in the county town since 1929.
*Ronan Lanigan celebrates winning a fourth Clare SFC title with Éire Óg. Photograph: Ruth Griffin A CENTRAL yet understated figure in Éire Óg’s dominance of Clare football has been defender Ronan Lanigan.