*Manus Doherty and Eoin Cleary embrace at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE STARTED WELL but finished even better however there’s much to improve on despite recording a second win in Division 3, Páraic McMahon has the player ratings following the two point victory over Fermanagh.
*Eoin Cleary splits the posts. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers got off the mark in Division 3 of the Allianz National Football League with a comprehensive second round win over Leitrim, Eoin Brennan rates the performances of the Banner’s footballers.
*Éire Óg’s Manus Doherty. Photograph: Mike Brennan ANOTHER frustrating provincial exit for Éire Óg who were expertly kept at arm’s length by Loughmore-Castleiney to fall at the Munster Semi-Final stage for a third time in four seasons.
*Ronan Lanigan charges past Stan Lineen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RELIABLE players rarely put a foot wrong, Ronan Lanigan’s rise through to the ranks from making his starting debut for Éire Óg’s seniors in 2020 to ensuring he is one of the first names on the Clare teamsheet has been pretty impressive.
*Ciaran Russell is held back. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Once bitten, twice shy for Éire Óg who were much more ruthless to avoid any neighbourly ambush this time around in their second successive Clare SFC quarter-final derby.
*Éire Óg’s Ronan Lanigan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill REMARKABLY Éire Óg last lost a game in the Clare SFC in 2021 but they are not the holders of the Jack Daly.
*Manus Doherty’s first half goal chance is stopped. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DONEGAL have dumped Clare out of the All-Ireland SFC as the Ulster champions dished out a hammering on Saturday afternoon.
*Clare captain, Cillian Brennan under pressure from Dara Moynihan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers are determined to bounce back quickly from the disappointment of losing the Munster final for the All-Ireland series, team captain Cillian Brennan has said.
*Clare senior football manager, Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD begins his first championship campaign as Clare senior football manager this Saturday as the Banner bid to reach a second successive Munster final.
*Ronan Lanigan brings the ball out of the Clare defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITHIN THE space of twelve months, Ronan Lanigan has gone from a starting debutant for the Clare senior footballers to one of their main leaders.