Clare fall agonisingly short against Dublin
*Dermot Coughlan was one of Clare’s top performers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers came agonisingly close to recording one of the results of the year against the kingpins of Dublin.
Colm Collins
Russell returns as Clare ready themselves for The Dubs
*Clare’s Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CIARAN RUSSELL is to make his first start of the year for Clare’s senior footballers this weekend.
Clare left frustrated after ‘moving day’ but must learn harsh lessons
*Cathal O’Connor’s absence in the middle of the field was telling in the dying moments. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN HIS FIRST column of 2023, Ger Keane analyses how Clare’s footballers let a six point lead slip against Kildare to fall to back to back defeats in the Allianz National Football League.
Sending off a huge disruption for Clare in Kildare defeat
*Jamie Malone is tackled by Ben McCormack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BEN MCCORMACK’s sending off in Sunday’s Allianz NFL tie disrupted Clare’s footballers.
Collins at odds to explain ‘football suicide’ which costs Clare
*Goalkeeper Stephen Ryan is dispossessed. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “FOOTBALL SUICIDE” cost Clare from claiming a second win in this year’s Allianz National Football League, manager Colm Collins has lamented.
Clare footballers pay the price for letting lead slip against Kildare
*Captain Eoin Cleary in possession for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR FOOTBALLERS have suffered a successive defeat in the Allianz NFL, letting a six point lead slip.
Captain Cleary returns to Clare side for Kildare game
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CAPTAIN EOIN Cleary returns to the county football side for their third round of the Allianz National Football League.
No excuses on absentees from Collins who laments wides tally & goals conceded
Podge Collins is fouled. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE SENIOR FOOTBALL manager, Colm Collins has stressed his side cannot afford to concede four goals again while his Meath counterpart Colm O’Rourke has hit out at “player abuse” with the current fixtures schedule.
Tubridy lands new role with The Sunday Game
*David Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DOONBEG’s David Tubridy has landed a new role subsequent to his retirement from inter-county football.
Meath put four goals past Clare in first league defeat
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CONCEDING FOUR GOALS accelerated Clare’s downfall as the county footballers found themselves unable to put back to back wins together.
