*Emmet McMahon in action against Kerry’s Sean O’Shea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE may be one of four counties without a senior football manager for 2025 but efforts to appoint Mark Fitzgerald’s successor cannot be rushed, one of the county’s top footballers has said.
*Work is ongoing to appoint Mark Fitzgerald’s successor as Clare senior football manager. CLARE is one of four counties without a senior inter-county football manager for 2025 with interest in the vacancy growing.
*Former Clare senior football manager, Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE GAA are “putting plans in place” to begin the process of appointing a new county senior football manager.
*Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MARK FITZGERALD has stepped down as manager of the Clare senior footballers.
*Daniel Walsh executes a pass. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior football side need to secure promotion in next year’s Allianz National Football League if they are to aspire of competing in the Sam Maguire.
*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.
*Stephen Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers are to be without vice-captain and first-choice goalkeeper Stephen Ryan for Saturday’s crunch All-Ireland SFC clash with Ulster champions Donegal.
*Emmet McMahon is one of six members of the Clare team to have started in last year’s game. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOR THE SECOND year in a row, Clare and Donegal will do battle in the All-Ireland SFC.
*Darragh Bohannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE will review the footage of Darragh Bohannon’s late sending off before considering if it is worth appealing the dismissal.
*Clare manager, Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MISSED CHANCES and an abysmal finish were rued by Clare senior football manager Mark Fitzgerald as the county fell to their third successive loss in the championship.