Clare football bit by travel bug with seven footballers opting out for 2026
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN members of the 2025 Clare senior football panel have opted out of representing the county next season.
Éire Óg
Éire Óg cap off fairytale season with chaotic finish seeing them beat Cratloe in U21B decider
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are Clare U21B Football Champions after overcoming the challenge of Cratloe, who failed to score in extra-time.
Views mixed on split season Camogie Convention hears with vote to increase eligible age to play adult defeated
*Clare Camogie chairperson Fergal O’Brien addressing Convention. Photograph: Joe Buckley SERVING as secretary of Clare Camogie was “one eye opening experience”, the annual Convention heard with views still mixed on the split season with a vote to change the age of players eligible to play adult competitions defeated.
Inagh/Kilnamona capture U21A crown
*Inagh/Kilnamona joint captains Shane Woods and Seán Rynne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. INAGH/KILNAMONA went ahead for the first time on fifty seven minutes to go on to become U21A hurling champions for the fourth time beating Éire Óg.
Éire Óg & Inagh/Kilnamona U21A decider expected to go down to the wire
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Fred Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG will look to win a first U21A hurling title since 2010 and Inagh/Kilnamona are striving to bridge a seven year gap when the clubs meet in Sunday’s county final.
Munster final appearance ‘a huge learning curve for Éire Óg’
*Ronan Keane, Gerry O’Connor and Liam Cronin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE Óg’s first Munster club campaign in thirty five years and provincial final appearance has been “a huge learning curve”.
Éire Óg’s excellent year continues as they advance to U21A hurling final
*Jack O’Halloran and Darren Moroney battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG’s brilliant season on the domestic front continued as they qualified for the final of the Berwick Callinan Murphy U21A hurling final.
Éire Óg gunned down by Ballygunner in Munster final
*A disappointed Shane O’Donnell watches on as Ballygunner are crowned Munster champions. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG’s historic hurling season has come to an end at the hands of Ballygunner who have now won more Munster senior hurling titles than any other club in the province.
‘We’re not sure how high our ceiling is’ – O’Connor says Éire Óg have no fear for Munster final with Ballygunner
*Éire Óg manager, Gerry O’Connor. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG will have no fear of facing off with 2022 All-Ireland champions Ballygunner in Sunday’s Munster club final.
Darragh bringing the right mindset to Éire Óg’s attempts for Munster glory
*Éire Óg goalkeeper Darragh Stack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HELPING ÉIRE Óg’s historic hurling season to become a reality has been the performances of shot stopper Darragh Stack.