Russell runs himself into the ground for the Clare football cause
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DEMANDING A PERFORMANCE fitting of championship was one of the goals for Ciaran Russell heading into last Sunday’s quarter-final with Cork.
Jamie Malone
Epic finish from Clare’s footballers sees them overcome Cork in Munster quarter-final
*Keelan Sexton and Eoin Cleary celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE defeated Cork in the Munster SFC for the first time since 1997.
Walsh & Rouine included in Clare team for Cork clash
Cillian Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS and his management team have named the Clare team to take on Cork in Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final.
Middle third selections the main decisions for Collins & management
*Jamie Malone is expected to move to the half-back line in the absence of Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SELECTIONS around the middle third are among the main selection headaches for Colm Collins and his management team for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final with Cork.
O’Dea to miss Munster quarter-final
*Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CIAN O’DEA is to miss Clare’s potentially season defining Munster senior football quarter-final against Cork.
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.
Eight new starters for Clare footballers
*Brendy Rouine is among the players getting a first start of the 2023 NFL. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EIGHT CLARE footballers will make their first start of this year’s Allianz National Football League in what will be the county’s last outing in the competition.
Match-winner Malone hopeful last-gasp win will grow Clare’s confidence & character
*Jamie Malone celebrates with Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER will build within the Clare ranks following their last-gasp opening round National Football League triumph over Louth, match-winner Jamie Malone maintained.
Harte critical of injury time allocated in second half as Louth leave Ennis empty handed
*Louth manager, Mickey Harte. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LOUTH MANAGER, Mickey Harte has criticised the amount of injury-time played in Sunday’s Allianz National Football League opener which allowed Clare to secure a one point win against his side.
‘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.