Ikem winning injury battle to return to Clare team
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IKEM UGWUERU is expected to return to the Clare senior football side for Sunday’s Munster final showdown with Kerry.
Munster Senior Football Championship
Coughlans remain at the core of Clare football
*Father and son, Dermot Coughlan. CLARE’s football cause has been well served by the Coughlan family who will once more play a central role on and off the field for Sunday’s Munster senior football final.
O’Connor hints at further changes to Kerry team other than Paudie Clifford suspension
*Paudie Clifford misses Sunday’s Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KERRY will be without Paudie Clifford for Sunday’s Munster final against Clare with manager Jack O’Connor hinting at further changes to their team.
Clare’s third attempt to take down Kerry mirrors with 1917 breakthrough
*Dara Moynihan and Ronan Lanigan in action during the 2024 Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE take on Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium this Sunday in the side’s third Munster senior football final meeting in three years.
‘We’re opening doors’ – Keane praises Clare for kicking on but stresses goal chances must be taken
*Clare senior football manager, Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TIMING of Clare’s goals was central to booking a place in the Munster senior football final and setting up a showdown with Kerry for former Kingdom manager Peter Keane.
Sexton savours return to inter-county fold with Clare
*Keelan Sexton leaves Jimmy Feehan in his path. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AFTER a year away from inter-county action, Keelan Sexton says he is “delighted” to be back wearing saffron and blue.
McInerney dedicates man of the match display to late Dylan White
*Mark McInerney celebrates scoring a goal for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRESH from producing a man of the match display for Clare’s footballers, Mark McInerney dedicated the Munster semi-final win to the late Dylan White.
Clare footballers through to Munster final for third year running
*Alan Sweeney leads the charge for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers are through to the Munster final for the third year running after overcoming Tipperary in a drab semi-final.
New rules, new management but Sweeney serving as a constant fixture in Clare defence
*Clare defender Alan Sweeney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BETWEEN management, the backroom team and rules there’s a lot of newness regarding Clare football but wing-back Alan Sweeney is remaining a constant amidst the changes.
Clare & Tipperary’s recent meetings in Munster football championship more favourable for The Premier
*Eoin Cleary holds onto Kevin Fahey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE and Tipperary meet in the Munster SFC for the first time since 2020 this Saturday where the prize is a place in the provincial final and also a spot in the All-Ireland series.
