*Cillian Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE football captain Cillian Rouine has yet to receive the all-clear to be considered for selection in the second round of the Allianz National Football League while there is better news for vice captain Mark McInerney.
*Brian McNamara in possession. CLARE’s bright start to their 2026 National Football League campaign was not enough to overcome Down in Newry with a dip in performance in the second half depriving Paul Madden of a winning start as manager.
*(Front) Darragh Hickey, Rian Russell & Tadhg Wall McMahon. (Seated) Shane Daniels & Alan Malone. (Middle) Pamela Buckley, Rory & Caroline Hickey & Edel Malone. (Back) Sean Buckley, Elaine Daniels, Tom Russell, Assumpta Hehir, Siobhán Hickey & David Russell. Photograph: Joe Buckley A NIGHT of celebrations took place last weekend for Éire Óg. Éire Óg …
*A disappointed Mark McInerney at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s dreams of contesting the Munster senior club football final is over and with it the chance of a rare provincial double.
*Ikem Ugwueru punches the ball from Tom Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s senior footballers are determined to continuing progressing in Munster but must rectify “stupid mistakes”.
*Éire Óg’s Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A PERSONAL best of 0-16 in one game from Mark McInerney has Éire Óg preparing for a fourth Munster SFC club semi-final in five years.
*Mark McInerney lines up a shot for Éire Óg. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are through to a fourth Munster club semi-final five years with Mark McInerney kicking 0-16 as they eliminated Waterford champions Rathgormack.
*Aaron Fitzgerald with the Jack Daly and Canon Hamilton. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ÉIRE ÓG have won the senior championship double after scoring 1-8 without reply to shake off the challenge of a gutsy St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield to win a fourth Clare SFC in five seasons.
*Éire Óg’s Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. OFF THE back of his best year in saffron and blue, Mark McInerney is leading the charge with the red and white of Éire Óg as they look to move ahead of Kilrush Shamrocks on the Clare SFC roll of honour.
*Aaron Fitzgerald punches the ball from Keith O’Connor. Photograph: Mike Brennan COUNTY CHAMPIONS Éire Óg continued their rich vein of form when accounting for Kildysart by twenty points to finish Group 1 in top spot and send the Shannon Estuary side dipping for a relegation battle.