*John Rees of Corofin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN’s quest to return to the Clare SFC remains on track after they recorded a five point win over Shannon Gaels in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare IFC.
*Darragh Bohannon in action for Clare during this year’s Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s next football manager will be without one of the county’s key players for 2025.
*Daniel Walsh executes a pass. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior football side need to secure promotion in next year’s Allianz National Football League if they are to aspire of competing in the Sam Maguire.
*Stephen Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers are to be without vice-captain and first-choice goalkeeper Stephen Ryan for Saturday’s crunch All-Ireland SFC clash with Ulster champions Donegal.
*Emmet McMahon is one of six members of the Clare team to have started in last year’s game. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOR THE SECOND year in a row, Clare and Donegal will do battle in the All-Ireland SFC.
*Darragh Bohannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE will review the footage of Darragh Bohannon’s late sending off before considering if it is worth appealing the dismissal.
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior football management have named an unchanged starting fifteen for the third game in a row.
*Darragh Bohannon and Brian McNamara battle with the O’Connors, Diarmuid and Joe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s performance against Kerry in the 2024 Munster senior football final proved that they are entitled to play at this level.
*Gavin Murray. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEVER in his wildest dreams did Gavin Murray expect to be representing Clare in a Munster senior football final.
*Alan Sweeney charges out of the Clare defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THERE remains a strong tinge of regret among Clare’s senior footballers that they didn’t do themselves justice in the 2023 Munster Final against Kerry, this weekend they have an opportunity to make amends.