*Jamie Malone’s return to fitness is a major boost to Corofin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Saturday’s intermediate football championship final promises to be one of the most eagerly fought and evenly contested contests for the Talty Stores Cup in modern times.
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare senior football captain, Eoin Cleary has been nominated for an All-Star award for the first time in his career.
*An injured Jamie Malone leaving the field. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s senior football management will not make a decision on the potential involvement of Jamie Malone in Saturday’s Munster SFC quarter-final until later this week.
Clare will be without Jamie Malone as they bid to overcome Mayo and seal their place in Division 1 of the Allianz National Football League.
*Eoghan Collins. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Eoghan Collins returns from injury and will start at corner back for Clare in their division 2 Allianz football league semi-final clash with Mayo at Cusack Park on Sunday (throw in at 1.45pm).
*Kevin Harnett. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s Kevin Harnett is unlikely to feature in this year’s championship after sustaining an achilles injury.
*Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior footballers have secured home advantage for their NFL semi-final with Mayo.
*Sean Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Colm Collins has opted to make no changes to the Clare football side who take on Cork in Cusack Park on Sunday afternoon.
*David Tubridy. Photograph: Martin Connolly David Tubridy returns to the Clare senior football team in the only change from the side which began their Division 2 Allianz National Football League campaign last weekend.
*Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare manager Colm Collins had reason to be happy after seeing his charges get their Division 2 football league win off to a winning start with a 1-16 to 0-12 win over Laois at Cusack Park on Sunday.
