*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.
*Michael O’Connor and Mark McInerney. ENNIS’ Mark McInerney is celebrating adding to a growing medal collection this week.
*Cillian Brennan barges out of defence for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUCCESSIVE WINS in the National Football League are vital for Clare if they are to have aspirations of securing promotion to Division 1, manager Colm Collins has said.
The ball spills as Cian O’Dea tackles Jordan Hayes with Jamie Malone as backup. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “EVERY POINT IS GOING TO MATTER” in Clare’s bid to maintain their Division 2 status and challenge for promotion, football boss Colm Collins maintained.
*Pearse Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers got their Allianz National Football League for 2022 off to a winning start.
*Clare selector, Enda Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENDA Coughlan doesn’t need any introduction to Clare football followers. The Kilmurry-Ibrickane clubman has been a key figure in on the playing fields for club and county for over twenty years.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE senior football manager, Colm Collins is hopeful COVID-19 will no longer be “as disruptive” for inter-county teams.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior footballers opening outing of the year has ended in defeat.
COLM COLLINS has named his starting fifteen for Clare’s first outing of the year when the senior footballers welcome Cork to Hennessy Park in Miltown Malbay.
*Miltown Malbay’s Darragh McDonagh is expected to line out for Clare on his home field on Thursday. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill As Clare prepare for the new inter county senior football season, a number of players are expected to make their senior debuts on Saturday at Hennessy Park in Miltown Malbay when the Banner side will …