*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.
*Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are not as bad as the scoreline of the Munster semi-final suggests while the amount of games caught up with their footballers.
*Éire Óg’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GOING from winning a first Clare SHC title with Éire Óg to preparing for a Munster club final has been a “surreal” experience for Shane O’Donnell.
*A disappointed Mark McInerney at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s dreams of contesting the Munster senior club football final is over and with it the chance of a rare provincial double.
*Paddy Smyth will continue as Clare GAA’s Planning & Training Officer. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE GAA’s shortest board meeting for many many years was held online on Tuesday evening when there was unanimous agreement on the officers to be appointed to positions on the County Executive.
*Tom Kavanagh and David Reidy celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUALIFYING for the Munster club hurling final has left Éire Óg in “dreamland” according to manager Gerry O’Connor.
*Cathal Kilmartin will be elected as the new Treasurer of Clare GAA. AT LEAST three new officers will join the Executive of Clare GAA for 2026.
*David Reidy commiserates with Brian McGrath at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG are through to a Munster club senior hurling final for the first time since 1990, overcoming Tipperary’s Loughmore-Castleiney with a powerful extra time showing.
*Éire Óg’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg and O’Callaghans Mills will be striving to qualify for Munster club hurling finals this Sunday.
*Ikem Ugwueru punches the ball from Tom Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s senior footballers are determined to continuing progressing in Munster but must rectify “stupid mistakes”.