*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.
*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PETER KEANE has announced his starting team for Saturday’s Munster senior football semi-final with Tipperary.
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IKEM UGWUERU is a major doubt for Clare’s Munster semi-final while Eoin Cleary is understood to have recovered in time to get to nod to start.
*Emmet McMahon in action against Seán O’Shea of Kerry in the 2024 Munster final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THOUGH many of his teaching colleagues and former college mates are making the most of the Easter holidays, Clare footballer Emmet McMahon is content to confine his travels to Cusack Park as the county enters the championship arena.
*Clare goalkeeper Eamon Tubridy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A RETURN to inter-county football was not on the radar for Eamon Tubridy but he has found a new lease of life while nailing down the number one spot as Clare’s goalkeeper.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S senior footballers enter the white heat of championship this Saturday but it’s a tie with a lot on the line so far as their season is concerned.
*Clare senior football manager, Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ATTACKING football which brings an element of entertainment is how they like to play gaelic football in Clare according to senior manager Peter Keane.
*Clare supporters in Croke Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH the dawning of a New Year comes a new season where Clare supporters will be hoping to experience the highs of 2024 once again.
*Clare captain, Cillian Brennan under pressure from Dara Moynihan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers are determined to bounce back quickly from the disappointment of losing the Munster final for the All-Ireland series, team captain Cillian Brennan has said.
*Darragh Bohannon and Brian McNamara battle with the O’Connors, Diarmuid and Joe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s performance against Kerry in the 2024 Munster senior football final proved that they are entitled to play at this level.
