*Evan Cahill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AS THE only member of both the Clare senior and U20 football panels, Evan Cahill is using his first championship campaign to try propel himself further up the pecking order of the county’s flagship side.
*Paul Frawley of St Joseph’s Miltown gets away from Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’S Miltown, Kilmurry Ibrickane, Lissycasey and St Breckan’s all got off to winning starts in the opening round of the Cusack Cup.
*Dermot Coughlan offloads the ball. Photograph: Ruth Griffin HAVING COLLECTED their first win of the National Football League, Clare are looking to kick on and climb the table, vice captain Dermot Coughlan outlined.
*Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DANIEL WALSH has been handed his first start of the 2026 Allianz National Football League in the named Clare team for Sunday’s crunch tie with Fermanagh.
*Kayla Talty Darcy. Photograph: John Sheridan COMPETING in the Munster colleges senior ladies A football final on Saturday is a huge occasion for St. Josephs, Spanish Point according to team joint captain Aoibheann Ryan from Doonbeg.
*Aidan McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s All-Ireland winning freetaker Aidan McCarthy will not be part of the county panel for this coming year.
*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.
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN members of the 2025 Clare senior football panel have opted out of representing the county next season.
*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.
*Quilty. Photograph: Ann O’Connell. QUILTY’s has been labelled as an “ideal location” for the potential development of overnight camping facilities while attempts for such a proposal led to a “pile on” in Lisdoonvarna.