Podge returns to training ahead of Clare’s last outing of 2023
*Podge Collins in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR footballers will make the journey to Pearse Park in Longford for their final outing of the year.
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‘We were the architects of our own destruction’ – Collins disappointed as Clare fail to show up in Munster final
*Colm Collins congratulates his Kerry counterpart Jack O’Connor at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE were the “architects of our own destruction” in the Munster football final, manager Colm Collins has stated.
Married bliss on the pitch for Podge Collins
*Podge Collins on the attack for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HE SACRIFICED his honeymoon to line out with Clare’s senior footballers as they booked their passage to the Munster final and All-Ireland SFC and Podge Collins said it was worth it to qualify for a first provincial decider with the county’s footballers.
Clare have turned their season around from losing tight matches to winning them to seal Munster final spot
*Jamie Malone under pressure from Brian Donovan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “When you’ve got something to prove there’s nothing greater than a challenge” – Terry Bradshaw.
Clare footballers overcome Limerick to secure Munster final place
*Clare’s Ciaran Russell in action against Limerick’s Jim Liston. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR FOOTBALLERS have qualified for the Munster final, for the first time since 2012.
O’Neill in for O’Connor at midfield as Colm Collins makes one change to Clare team
*Darren O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DARREN O’NEILL replaces Cathal O’Connor on the Clare team to take on Limerick in the Munster SFC semi-final this Saturday.
THE WATER BREAK: Special Easter rising for Clare’s footballers
*Clare senior football manager, Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE WATER BREAK, The Clare Echo’s vodcast (video/podcast) returns for a fourth series.
Fringe players impress but Collins & management must decide who they can trust in white heat of championship
*Clare midfielder Darragh Bohannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The Clare senior footballers finished their league campaign with a flourish after a comprehensive and confidence boosting victory against near neighbours Limerick, in Cusack Park last Sunday.
Bowed but not broken – Clare footballers must quickly press reset button
*Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ON SUNDAY in Owenbeg the Clare senior footballers suffered defeat at the hands of Derry, one of the in-form teams in the country, consigning them to Division 3 for the first time since 2016.
Collins names unchanged Clare side
Clare manager Colm Collins has named an unchanged team for Sunday’s crunch tie with Cork.