Last eight date for clinical Clare
Clare cemented a place in the business end of the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship for a seventh successive season after a convincing victory over Fermanagh on Sunday afternoon.
Evan Talty
Clare suffer sunstroke in dramatic opener
*Clare’s Fidelma Marrinan with Leitrim’s Claire Qwens. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography It’s back to the drawing board for a shellshocked Clare after suffering their third successive opening round defeat in Ballinasloe this afternoon at the hands of a never-say-die Leitrim.
Road to Croker begins in Ballinasloe for Talty & Clare ladies
Following a debut season as coach in 2020, Evan Talty’s elevation to the managerial hot-seat of Clare ladies football is matched by heightened ambition for this year’s All-Ireland Intermediate Championship.
Clare get the NOD on both fronts
*Niamh O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Embroiled in a Group of Death for camogie and a welcome Group of Life for ladies football, there’s no room for error on either front for Niamh O’Dea and Co. this weekend.
A ‘humbling’ exit from National League for Clare ladies
*Captain Caoimhe Harvey holds off a Meath challenge. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s exit from the National Ladies Football League has been described as “humbling” by the county manager, Evan Talty.
Royal hoodoo continues for Clare ladies as National League bid ends
*Tara Kelly is forced to offload. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s Royal hoodoo continued as Meath dished another sizeable defeat, this time on their home soil of Páirc Tailteann to seal a National League Division 2 Semi-Final spot this evening.
Marrinan strikes late to seal win for Clare ladies
*Caoimhe Harvey holds off Ciara Banville. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s intermediate ladies footballers left it late to claim a win in their first encounter of the year.
Marrinan looks to reboot Banner
*Fidelma Marrinan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Mark Twain’s famous quote about ‘never letting the truth get in the way of a good story’ immediately sprang to mind when enquiring about Fidelma Marrinan’s different coloured playing boots that she wears for both club and county.
Focus of League is to blood new players – Talty
*Evan Talty. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Having been a member of the management team last season, newly appointed Clare ladies football manager Evan Talty is well versed on what Clare face this season.
Unwavering support aiding Clíodhna deal with Crohn’s disease & compete for Clare jersey
*Clíodhna Blake. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Life as an elite sportsperson means it’s rare that you take to the field or court without carrying a knock of some variety, but imagine what it’s like to try and play inter-county football while suffering with a chronic illness.