Gallant efforts not enough as Mayo end Clare’s bid to secure Division 1 promotion
Clare’s dreams of securing a place in Division 1 of the Allianz National Football League were scuppered by a dominant Mayo on Sunday afternoon.
Clare’s dreams of securing a place in Division 1 of the Allianz National Football League were scuppered by a dominant Mayo on Sunday afternoon.
A wonderful display on Sunday and a personal tally of 1-08 saw David Tubridy become the all-time top scorer in the history of the National Football League.
*Pearse Lillis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior footballers suffered their first league defeat of 2021 but it was not enough to dent them progressing to the semi-finals of Division 2.
*David Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Overcoming Kildare in Newbridge represents “a stepping stone” for Clare football, David Tubridy believed.
*David Tubridy. Photograph: Martin Connolly David Tubridy returns to the Clare senior football team in the only change from the side which began their Division 2 Allianz National Football League campaign last weekend.
Four new sub-committees are to be established by Clare GAA focused on underage development, finance and infrastructural development.
When the need is greatest true leadership will shine through, it is why Gary Brennan always stepped up to the plate when pressure began to mount, The Clare Echo’s Head of News & Sport, Páraic McMahon pays tribute to the Ballynacally man as he calls time on his inter-county football career.
Clare football boss Colm Collins has criticised the decision not to grant all inter-county panellists entry to games.
As the Allianz National Football League recommended, Clare returned to winning ways albeit by making hard work of Fermanagh.
Back-to-back champions St Joseph’s Miltown finally got off the mark for this year’s Senior Football Championship after keeping a stubborn Doonbeg at arm’s length to advance to the last six in Cooraclare Park on Saturday evening.