*Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE senior football manager, Peter Keane abruptly ended a post-match media interview following his side’s opening round loss to Down in the All-Ireland SFC Group 3 this Sunday.
*Brian McNamara in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s footballers were comprehensively beaten by Down to start their All-Ireland SFC campaign with a massive disappointment.
*Connor Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. PETER Keane and his management team have made one change to the Clare side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC first round game in Group 3.
*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.
*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.
*Jim Marrinan preparing the Clare kit van. FIRST into the dressing room and last out of it, in his own way long-serving Clare football kit man Jim Marrinan is putting a unique spin on the county’s crest.
*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.
*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.