Rouine appointed Clare captain
Cillian Rouine is the Clare senior football captain for 2026.
*Morgan Garry has linked up with the Clare squad after representing New York. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE senior football manager, Paul Madden has drafted the largest ever panel with over fifty footballers vying to keep their place on the county squad.
*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.
*Gavin Murray gets away from Joe Rafferty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CHAMPIONS ÉIRE Óg delivered another commanding display to secure their passage to the knockout stages of the Clare SFC.
*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.
*Niall McMahon and Michael Nash jump for the ball as Aidan McGrath and Conor O’Brien await the break. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUNDAY’s Cusack Cup final is episode two in the triology of battles between neighbours Éire Óg and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield this season.
*Eoghan Boyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ST JOSEPH’S DOORA/BAREFIELD’s footballers are showing maturity and they are now on the cusp of topping Group 2 in the Clare SFC.
*Jack Hannan is tackled by Jamie Stack. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ST JOSEPH’S Doora/Barefield ran out two point winners over St Breckan’s in the opening round of Group 2 in the Clare SFC.
*James Curran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IF St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield were floated on the stock market, they would arguably be on every stockbrokers’ radar right now.
*Jamie Stack is among the new additions. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SIXTEEN players have been added to the Clare senior football squad as Mark Fitzgerald begins his tenure as Banner boss.