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‘I’m eager to put my own slant on it’ – Clare stalwart Joe Hayes on move into management

*Joe Hayes.  ONCE monikered ‘Mr Clare football’ by fellow county stalwart Gary Brennan, former goalkeeper Joe Hayes, who donned the number 1 jersey for 13 years at inter-county senior level, opens a new chapter in a first managerial role with the Clare minors who commence their Munster Championship campaign at home to Limerick on Monday …

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Burke brilliance steers Ennistymon to All-Ireland final

*Photograph: John Sheridan Conor Burke’s tour de force in attack helped a gutsy Ennistymon Community School outfit book their place in the Dr Eamonn O’Sullivan Cup (Senior C Football) final. Ennistymon Community School 1-13 St. Patrick’s Keady 2-6 Venue: St. Croan’s GAA Grounds By Ivan Smyth Conor Burke’s 1-10 helped Ennistymon Community School back up …

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Sligo’s superior physicality too much for Clare

*Clare’s Caleb Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s involvement in the inaugural Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor tier 2 football championship preliminary quarter final ended in disappointment when they lost out to a physically stronger Sligo outfit at Cusack Park on Saturday.