Fitzgibbon Cup glory for Clare hurlers
FITZGIBBON CUP medals are making their way back to Co Clare following the success of the University of Limerick.
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Sigerson Cup medal for Éire Óg’s McInerney
*Michael O’Connor and Mark McInerney. ENNIS’ Mark McInerney is celebrating adding to a growing medal collection this week.
Lohan confident lengthy injury list will reduce as league continues
*Tony Kelly is on target to return for the end of the National Hurling League. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S lengthy injury list is expected to be eased somewhat over the next fortnight.
Clubs must be prepared to play without county players to have extra games
*Gordon Kelly chases after his former Clare teammate, David Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill INCREASED games for club footballers will not come into effect until 2023, at the earliest.
Doherty to make National League debut for Clare footballers
*Manus Doherty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS has named his starting fifteen for Clare’s opening game in the 2022 Allianz National Football League.
Winning start important for Clare footballers to kick off NFL campaign
*Éire Óg’s Manus Doherty is pressing for inclusion in Sunday’s Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOOTBALL pundits have repeatedly predicted in recent years that Clare will not survive in the higher divisions in the Allianz National Football League.
‘We have quality in our guys’ – Lohan pleased with new additions to Clare panel but disappointed with Limerick loss
*Patrick Crotty and Barry Nash watch as the sliotar flies by. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PLENTY OF LEARNINGS will be taken from Clare’s disappointing nine-point loss to Limerick in the final of the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling Cup.
Munster Final appointment for Shannon’s Maguire
*Chris Maguire. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON’s Chris Maguire will take charge of Sunday’s Munster club senior football final.
O’Dea to captain Clare in McGrath Cup opener
COLM COLLINS has named his starting fifteen for Clare’s first outing of the year when the senior footballers welcome Cork to Hennessy Park in Miltown Malbay.
Future is bright for Éire Óg maintains Madden
Éire Óg manager, Paul Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill In a year where Éire Óg were crowned Clare SFC champions, winning manager Paul Madden reflected on the end of their campaign by expressing his confidence for their future.