Clare climbing Division 3 table after lowering Laois
*Aaron Griffin in action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s footballers are moving up the Division 3 table after defeating Laois to record back to back wins.
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Coughlan hopeful Clare will kick on after picking up first league win
*Dermot Coughlan offloads the ball. Photograph: Ruth Griffin HAVING COLLECTED their first win of the National Football League, Clare are looking to kick on and climb the table, vice captain Dermot Coughlan outlined.
Walsh to make first league appearance of 2026 as Clare announce one change for Fermanagh
*Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DANIEL WALSH has been handed his first start of the 2026 Allianz National Football League in the named Clare team for Sunday’s crunch tie with Fermanagh.
Fermanagh fixture is Clare’s chance to turn around poor league start
*Dermot Coughlan is expected to revert back to the half-forward line this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers are back in action this weekend knowing a win is essential to revitalise their Division 3 campaign in the Allianz National Football League.
Clare player ratings vs Down: Coughlan the chief performer but Banner let win slip
*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE showed they were more than capable of beating Down but let the opportunity to do so slip through the fingers to start their Division 3 bid with a five point loss.
Ten point swing sees Clare downed in league opener
*Brian McNamara in possession. CLARE’s bright start to their 2026 National Football League campaign was not enough to overcome Down in Newry with a dip in performance in the second half depriving Paul Madden of a winning start as manager.
Banner Standouts: Big names bolster seniors & fringe footballers take giant step to preserve panel spot
*Diarmuid O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. 28 points separated the Clare senior and U20 footballers when they met in a challenge match on Sunday, the exercise may have been of little value but will be significant for certain players keeping their place on the respective panels.
Clare senior footballers show U20s how it’s done in tame challenge
*Action from the final third in Clareabbey. CLARE’s senior footballers continued their pre-season preparations with another challenge match, this time dishing out a comprehensive beating to the county’s U20 side.
Clare’s footballers lose to Galway by a point in Madden’s first inter-county challenge game
*Seán McMahon on the attack for Clare. PAUL Madden’s first inter-county challenge match as Clare football manager ended in a narrow one point loss to an under-strength Galway.
Parish produce big second half pump to knock out Kilmurry Ibrickane
*Diarmuid Boyle and James Curran celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield have caused a major upset to knock out sixteen-time Clare SFC champions Kilmurry Ibrickane.