*Éire Óg captain Aaron Fitzgerald. Photograph: Mike Brennan EVERYTHING THAT Éire Óg’s footballers did in 2024 was based on workrate, said winning captain Aaron Fitzgerald.
*Oran Cahill in action for Eire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ORAN CAHILL is the youngest member of the Éire Óg starting fifteen, this Sunday is county final day but it is also his twenty first birthday.
Clare SFC 2024 Group 1: Round 1: Éire Óg 0-10 Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-08 on 02/08/24 in Cooraclare Lissycasey 2-16 Kilmihil 0-7 on 03/08/24 in Captain Tubridy Park, Kilrush Round 2: Kilmurry Ibrickane 1-9 Lissycasey 0-9 on 17/08/24 in Cusack Park Éire Óg 3-18 Kilmihil 0-4 on 18/08/24 in Cusack Park Round 3: Kilmurry Ibrickane 2-15 …
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*Fergal O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BROADFORD clubman Fergal O’Brien is to take charge of Sunday’s TUS Clare senior football final between Éire Óg and Kilmurry Ibrickane.
*Joshua Moloney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMURRY IBRICKANE have contested nine of the last seventeen senior championship finals, make it eleven if replays are included but Sunday will be a first decider in the top tier for Joshua Moloney.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane manager, David Egan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DAVID EGAN has married into a staunch Éire Óg family and on Sunday he tows the line as the Kilmurry Ibrickane manager looking to stop the Ennis club from winning a third Jack Daly in four seasons.
*Ronan Lanigan charges past Stan Lineen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RELIABLE players rarely put a foot wrong, Ronan Lanigan’s rise through to the ranks from making his starting debut for Éire Óg’s seniors in 2020 to ensuring he is one of the first names on the Clare teamsheet has been pretty impressive.
*Darren O’Neill prepares to take on Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHOWPIECE events in the Clare football calendar take pride of place this Saturday and Sunday with silverware to be claimed in the senior and intermediate football championships.
*Oisin Donnellan in action against Barry Fitzpatrick. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CLARE’s senior hurling championship final has been refixed to take place on Bank Holiday Monday.
*Rian Considine takes on Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE’s reign as Clare senior football champions was ended by a sharper Kilmurry Ibrickane in Saturday’s semi-final with long-serving manager Colm Colllins left lamenting how they gave away possession cheaply for the concession of three goals.