Clare footballers finish off league bid with facile Limerick win
*Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers time in Division 2 has come to an end, for now, with a fifteen point win over Limerick.
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Bowed but not broken – Clare footballers must quickly press reset button
*Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ON SUNDAY in Owenbeg the Clare senior footballers suffered defeat at the hands of Derry, one of the in-form teams in the country, consigning them to Division 3 for the first time since 2016.
Siege mentality must return if Clare footballers are to remain in Division 2
*Stephen Ryan brings the ball away from goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WHILE the siege mentality that we expected from Clare at the weekend never materialised, the Banner’s footballers will need to find their proven resilience and defiance over the final two rounds of the Allianz National Football League if they are to have any hope …
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Pride, frustration & passion – the story of how Clare almost took down the Dubs
*Darragh Bohannon breaks away from David Byrne and Lee Gannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PRIDE, frustration and passion were just some of the emotions that Clare players, management and supporters were left with after leaving Croke Park last Saturday evening after a pulsating league encounter against Dublin.
Clare fall agonisingly short against Dublin
*Dermot Coughlan was one of Clare’s top performers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers came agonisingly close to recording one of the results of the year against the kingpins of Dublin.
Clare left frustrated after ‘moving day’ but must learn harsh lessons
*Cathal O’Connor’s absence in the middle of the field was telling in the dying moments. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN HIS FIRST column of 2023, Ger Keane analyses how Clare’s footballers let a six point lead slip against Kildare to fall to back to back defeats in the Allianz National Football League.
Clare footballers pay the price for letting lead slip against Kildare
*Captain Eoin Cleary in possession for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR FOOTBALLERS have suffered a successive defeat in the Allianz NFL, letting a six point lead slip.
Workload on inter-county players not sustainable warns Collins
*Clare senior football manager, Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE FOOTBALL MANAGER, Colm Collins has warned that the current workload on inter-county players is not sustainable.
‘It’s not their first rodeo’ – Clare footballers bring battling qualities to the fore once again
*Enda Coughlan embraces Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE MANAGER, COLM Collins has said he never doubted his side’s ability to pick up an opening round win in the Allianz National Football League, despite not taking the lead until the sixty fifth minute.
Corofin dethrone Cill Cúil Gaels to keep U21 double bid alive
*Diarmuid Cahill was Corofin’s chief marksman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Corofin’s twin Under 21A bid continued unabated in Gurteen on Tuesday evening when knocking out holders Cill Cúil Gaels to book yet another final place.