*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.
*Éire Óg manager, Shane Daniels. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A FIVE-TIME Clare SFC winner as a player, Shane Daniels is bidding to win his first as manager this Sunday when Éire Óg take on neighbours St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield.
*Éire Óg’s Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHASING THAT winning feeling has Ikem Ugwueru primed for battle as Éire Óg look to win a fourth Clare SFC in five seasons.
*Paul Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE SENIOR FOOTBALL manager Paul Madden has finalised his management team.
*Paul Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s new senior football manager has “a winning mentality” and will leave nothing to chance.
*Paul Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. PAUL MADDEN HAS been appointed as the new manager of the Clare senior footballers. He has been appointed on a three-year term at the August meeting of the County Board. His backroom team is to be finalised in the coming weeks. Chairman of Clare GAA, Kieran Keating proposed the appointment …
*Éire Óg’s Jarlath Collins. Photograph: Mike Brennan STRENGTH in depth has been a tag attributed to Éire Óg’s footballers all season but it was clear to see on Sunday as they survived a big scare from Adare to seal their place in a second Munster club semi-final in four seasons.
*Ikem Ugwueru scored Éire Óg’s first goal and had the assist for their second. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG were made earn their place in the Munster club semi-final after recovering from a poor opening half to overcome Limerick champions Adare.
*Paul Madden stands before the Éire Óg players. Photograph: Mike Brennan ÉIRE ÓG have scaled the summit of club football in Clare with Paul Madden once again orchestrating their charge to glory.
*Éire Óg’s Dean Ryan. Photograph: Mike Brennan THERE WAS an extra sense of delight with Éire Óg lifting the Jack Daly on Sunday as it marked the first senior championship won by ex Clare footballer Dean Ryan.