Teams profiled as sliotar throws in on U21 championship
*Clooney/Quin’s Jack O’Neill. KEENLY CONTESTED clashes await when the sliotar is thrown in for the U21 hurling championships this weekend
Éire Óg
Russell adds another accolade as player of the week
*Ciaran Russell receives his award from Martin Daly. AS THEY ETCHED their names in the history books by winning a senior championship double, Ciaran Russell was once again one of the leading lights for Éire Óg to win the Martin Daly Autos/The Clare Echo player of the week.
Civic reception requested for historic Éire Óg senior champions
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A CIVIC RECEPTION is on the cards for Éire Óg after their senior hurlers and footballers won a historic double.
Reidy revels in the big day to deliver player of the week performance
*David Reidy receives his award from Lending Officer with St Francis Credit Union, Raymond O’Mahony. FOREVER etched in the history books as the man to captain Éire Óg to their sixteenth Clare SHC title, David Reidy adds the distinction of the St Francis Credit Union/The Clare Echo player of the week to his annals.
Daniels helps deliver historic success for Éire Óg
*Shane Daniels and family with the Jack Daly. Photograph: Ruth Griffin OVERSEEING Éire Óg’s twenty second Clare SFC success brought with it a different sense of pressure for manager Shane Daniels.
The Water Break: How Éire Óg painted the town of Ennis red with historic senior double
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin ÉIRE ÓG painted Ennis red when winning a first senior championship double in the county town since 1929.
Lanigan’s having a ball in Éire Óg’s golden era
*Ronan Lanigan celebrates winning a fourth Clare SFC title with Éire Óg. Photograph: Ruth Griffin A CENTRAL yet understated figure in Éire Óg’s dominance of Clare football has been defender Ronan Lanigan.
Murray flying high as he collects second Clare SFC medal with Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Gavin Murray. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WINNING BACK to back Clare senior football championships was ‘something special’ for adopted Éire Óg man Gavin Murray.
McNamara keeps Éire Óg trucking along to new heights
*A delighted David McNamara keeps a tight grip on the Jack Daly. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. DAVID McNamara was one of the Éire Óg super six to start in both the football and hurling finals as they claimed a historic senior championship double.
Éire Óg win historic senior double
*Aaron Fitzgerald with the Jack Daly and Canon Hamilton. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG have won the senior championship double after scoring 1-8 without reply to shake off the challenge of a gutsy St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield to win a fourth Clare SFC in five seasons.