*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.
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. AN ELEVEN point loss to Kerry in the Munster final is “not the end of the road” for Clare’s senior footballers, Ikem Ugwueru has said.
*Ronan Lanigan chases after Killian Spillane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s showing in the Munster senior final was “unacceptable” and the side must respond by taking “a scalp” in the All-Ireland series, defender Ronan Lanigan stressed.
*Joe O’Connor and Brian McNamara battle for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BASIC ERRORS were Clare’s undoing in their eleven point Munster final loss to Kerry, coach Eoin Curtin believed.
*Alan Sweeney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DESPITE placing a focus on not allowing Kerry gain dominance early on in the Munster final, Clare did exactly that and it added to the disappointment of a third provincial final loss for wing-back Alan Sweeney.
*Clare senior football manager, Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE manager Peter Keane has said there is a mix of disappointment and encouragement following their eleven point Munster final loss to Kerry.
*Keelan Sexton takes on Tony Brosnan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE have been comprehensively beaten by Kerry in the Munster senior football final.
*David Clifford takes on Manus Doherty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s interest in Kerry football is almost as old as the Gaelic Athletic Association itself.
*Francis McInerney. FRANCIS McInerney is the only living Clare man to have captained the county to glory in the Munster senior football championship and he’d only love to have that title taken away from him this weekend.
INJURY has ruled out Clare wing forward Ciaran Downes for Sunday’s Munster SFC final.
