Local derby is must-win for Clare & Limerick
*Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. PLENTY OF spice surrounds Clare’s derby with Limerick in the fifth round of the Allianz National Football League.
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Hammer blows leaves Bohannon & Rouine as big injury doubts
*Darragh Bohannon. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. POTENTIAL hammer blows for Clare footballers have midfielder Darragh Bohannon and captain Cillian Rouine as major injury doubts for the fourth round of the Allianz National Football League.
Fermanagh fixture is Clare’s chance to turn around poor league start
*Dermot Coughlan is expected to revert back to the half-forward line this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers are back in action this weekend knowing a win is essential to revitalise their Division 3 campaign in the Allianz National Football League.
‘Our mistakes sucked the life out of us’ – Madden laments poor showing as Clare fall to Westmeath
*Paul Madden flanked by Brendy Rouine and Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EFFORTS to make Cusack Park a fortress for Clare’s footballers under Paul Madden became undone with a five point loss to Westmeath in a performance riddled with ‘poor decision making and poor turnovers’.
Banner Standouts: Big names bolster seniors & fringe footballers take giant step to preserve panel spot
*Diarmuid O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. 28 points separated the Clare senior and U20 footballers when they met in a challenge match on Sunday, the exercise may have been of little value but will be significant for certain players keeping their place on the respective panels.
Banner Standouts: Clare’s top performers in Galway challenge
*Fionn Kelleher. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WITH SUCH a large provisional panel in place, Clare’s footballers were eager to impress when they took to the field against Galway on Thursday night.
Cruel injury blow for Colm & Doora/Barefield set to start Kelleher
*Colm Walsh O’Loghlen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG’s Clare SFC title defence and Clare’s senior footballers have been dealt a blow with confirmation that talented forward Colm Walsh O’Loghlen has sustained a serious knee injury while Fionn Kelleher is expected to make his Doora/Barefield return in the county final.
Sixmilebridge secure quarter-final return with ten point Doora/Barefield win
*Noel Purcell gathers possession for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SIXMILEBRIDGE have qualified for an eighth Clare SHC quarter-final in nine years after a ten point victory over St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield saw them put back to back wins together.
From Hype to Hindsight: The Peter Keane Experiment in Clare
*Clare in 2026 will have a fourth manager of the senior footballers in as many years. PETER KEANE’s tenure as Clare senior football manager ended officially on Sunday, but it should have come to a halt long before then.
Spoils shared between Doora/Barefield & Kildysart in Clare SFC opening round
*Joe Rafferty tackles Rory McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A STRONG second half from Kildysart earned them a share of the spoils with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in Group 2 of the TUS Clare SFC on Friday evening.