*Dermot Coughlan and Ciaran Downes battle to win possession for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A ONE POINT win kicked off Clare’s Division 3 bid in the Allianz National Football League, we take a closer look at how Mark Fitzgerald’s players performed over the course of the clash against Sligo.
*Ronan Lanigan reaches highest to claim the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers have kicked off their Division 3 Allianz National League campaign with a hard-fought one point win over Sligo.
*Cillian Brennan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers will be without newly appointed captain Cillian Brennan for their opening outing in the Allianz National Football League.
*Video podcast available exclusive to subscribers. SILVERWARE is in sight for the four teams lining out in the Clare SFC and IFC finals this weekend meaning there is a lot to look forward to on a special edition of The Water Break.
*Fergal Ginnane is tackled by Darragh McDonagh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILDYSART “will come back again” after their first campaign back in the top tier ended with a quarter-final defeat to St Joseph’s Miltown.
*Conor Cleary drives forward for Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S MILTOWN have completed the line-up for the Clare SFC semi-finals after overcoming a competitive Kildysart.
*Kildysart players celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kildysart’s spectacular series of highs continued unabated on Saturday afternoon when a first derby victory over Lissycasey in 19 years ensured not only a quarter-final spot but as group winners to boot.
*Rory McMahon holds off Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN ALL-ROUND better balanced Kildysart upset the odds when recording a fully merited win over a hotly tipped Cratloe in this round 2 TUS senior football championship tie on Saturday evening.
*Stephen Sheehan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EIGHTEEN years after last tasting senior championship action, Kildysart commence a brand new chapter in their club’s history in Páirc Finne in Corofin this Friday evening.
*Colm Collins and Eoin Cleary celebrate beating Cork in this year’s Munster SFC. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Last Saturday evening’s loss to Derry in Pearse Park, Longford signalled the end of Clare’s involvement in the race for Sam Maguire for 2023.