*Kieran Keating. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BRINGING back seeding to the Munster SFC has been labelled as “one of my lowlights of the year” by Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating.
CLARE’s senior footballers will face All-Ireland champions Kerry in the semi-final of the Munster championship.
*Ronan Lanigan tackles Kerry’s Killian Spillane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MUNSTER GAA have confirmed the senior football championship will not be seeded for 2026.
*Aaron Griffin takes on the Kerry defence in the 2025 Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. PLANS to have a seeded Munster senior football championship have been paused for 2026.
*Clare in 2026 will have a fourth manager of the senior footballers in as many years. PETER KEANE’s tenure as Clare senior football manager ended officially on Sunday, but it should have come to a halt long before then.
*Cratloe manager, Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FALLOUT continues following the move to seed Cork and Kerry in the Munster SFC with former Clare manager Colm Collins describing it as “a cynical move”.
*Brian McNamara and Joe O’Connor in action during this year’s Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CORK and Kerry will be seeded in the Munster senior football championship semi-finals in a move which is seen as very damaging for football in the remainder of the province.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE GAA turned in “a small profit” following the decision of the ‘Win A House’ in Ennis winner to take a cash prize instead of the property while county officers have committed to continuing to canvass strongly to oppose a change to the seeding of the Munster senior football championship.
*Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ATTEMPTS to seed Kerry and Cork on opposite sides of the Munster senior football championship has been criticised as “very unfair” by Clare manager Peter Keane.
*Clare’s senior hurlers wearing the new jerseys during the National Hurling League. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S hurlers haven’t had an easy run of it so far this season, but results aren’t the only reason supporters are scratching their heads.