*Ikem Ugwueru in possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Laois by four points and more importantly keep their bid for promotion on track.
Irish Officer, Marcus Ó Conaire, assisting Cllr Donal Lyons (IND) with a Gaeilge translation before the start of Galway City Council’s first fully bilingual meeting. Photograph: Cormac MacMahon HISTORY WAS made on Monday when Galway City Council hosted a fully bilingual meeting.
Aaron Griffin carries the ball beyond Daniel Lyons on the way to getting Clare’s first goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE senior football manager Peter Keane was frustrated with big decisions in their two point loss to Sligo but readily admitted their performance was too flat.
*Eoin Cleary is tackled. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SLIGO issued a setback to Clare’s hopes of securing promotion to Division 2 of the National Football League by claiming their first win which was the second loss of Peter Keane’s tenure.
*Clare’s senior footballers stand for the national anthem. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE football manager Peter Keane has said he was more focused on ensuring relegation to Division 4 was not a worry for his side rather than keeping a promotion to the second tier alive in advance of their latest victory.
*Dermot Coughlan in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s third successive win in the National Football League sets them up for a real push at promotion to the second tier and they’ve been strengthened in their cause by the return of Dermot Coughlan.
*Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s starting team to take on Kildare in the crucial fifth round of the Allianz National Football League has been announced.
Daniel Walsh is brought down by Jack Lavin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s fourth round tie in the Allianz National Football League has been postponed.
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AS THEY bid to record a third victory on the trot, Clare’s senior footballers have made one change for their fourth round clash away to Sligo.
*Ikem Ugwueru in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THERE are “no egos and agendas” within the Clare senior football panel according to new coach Peter Tormey.