Rouine back for Clare as management make one change for Louth tie
*Cillian Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CILLIAN ROUINE returns to the starting team of the Clare senior footballers for Sunday’s showdown with Louth.
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Coughlans remain at the core of Clare football
*Father and son, Dermot Coughlan. CLARE’s football cause has been well served by the Coughlan family who will once more play a central role on and off the field for Sunday’s Munster senior football final.
Clare footballers through to Munster final for third year running
*Alan Sweeney leads the charge for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers are through to the Munster final for the third year running after overcoming Tipperary in a drab semi-final.
Clare & Tipperary name teams for Munster football semi-final
*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PETER KEANE has announced his starting team for Saturday’s Munster senior football semi-final with Tipperary.
Ikem a major injury doubt for Clare as Cleary recovers
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IKEM UGWUERU is a major doubt for Clare’s Munster semi-final while Eoin Cleary is understood to have recovered in time to get to nod to start.
‘Worry is like a rocking chair it gets you nowhere’ – Keane focused on Tipp showdown not potential final with native Kerry
*Clare senior football manager, Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ATTACKING football which brings an element of entertainment is how they like to play gaelic football in Clare according to senior manager Peter Keane.
Lessons from the league: Clare football side coming together but big championship scalp needed
*Clare’s contingent of Dermot Coughlan, Ciaran Downes, Peter Keane, Keelan Sexton & Ikem Ugwueru. CHAMPIONSHIP is just a week away, the early season silverware has been handed out in the National Leagues, Clare were empty-handed in this regard but The Clare Echo’s Head of News & Sport, Páraic McMahon examines what can we learn from …
Clare player ratings vs Offaly: Rouine revels in move to centre-back
*Clare’s Cillian Rouine offloads possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DIVISION 3 awaits Clare’s senior footballers for the third successive season despite their five point win over Offaly in the final round, Páraic McMahon rates the performances of the twenty players in saffron and blue to feature in this outing.
Clare see off Offaly but miss out on promotion
*Dermot Coughlan is challenged. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers will be playing in Division 3 for a third season in succession, their five point win over Offaly was not sufficient to see them promoted to the second tier.
Clare stage dramatic comeback to leave Laois with vital win
*Ikem Ugwueru in possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Laois by four points and more importantly keep their bid for promotion on track.
