‘We don’t look outside the camp’ – Éire Óg not engaging with overwhelming favourites tag
*Éire Óg manager Shane Daniels. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are not paying attention to their tag as overwhelming favourites to retain the Jack Daly.
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Firm favourites tag not weighing down Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONS Éire Óg put their title on the line but with the abundance of strength in depth in their ranks it is going to take an almighty effort from the chasing pack to stop them claiming the Jack Daly for the fourth time in five years.
Successive defeats for Clare footballers with nine point losing margin to Monaghan
*Clare’s Dermot Coughlan & Manus Doherty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers fell to successive defeats with an improved first half showing counting for little as they lost by nine points to Monaghan.
Lanigan laments ‘unacceptable’ Clare start in Munster final but signals intent to take scalp in All-Ireland series
*Ronan Lanigan chases after Killian Spillane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s showing in the Munster senior final was “unacceptable” and the side must respond by taking “a scalp” in the All-Ireland series, defender Ronan Lanigan stressed.
Miltown Malbay students assist in helping Clare footballers prepare for Munster final
*Photograph: John Sheridan STUDENTS at St Joseph’s NS in Miltown Malbay have played their part to assist in preparations for Clare’s senior footballers in Sunday’s Munster final.
‘We’re staying at home & everyone else is going to the dance’ – Keane reflects on Clare missing out on promotion
*Clare manager, Peter Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers are disappointed to have missed out on promotion to Division 2 especially after beating the two teams making the jump to the second tier.
Lanigan & Coughlan included in Clare team for first time in 2025 for crunch Offaly outing
*Ronan Lanigan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RONAN LANIGAN and Dermot Coughlan will make their first starts of the year for the Clare senior footballers in their crunch final round tie against Offaly on Sunday.
McInerney named to start with Lanigan & Rouine among subs for first time in 2025
*Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG’s Mark McInerney has been named to make his first start of this year’s Allianz National Football with Ronan Lanigan and Brendy Rouine listed among the subs for the first time in 2025.
Keane frustrated with big decisions but says Clare showing was too flat
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.
Unchanged Clare football side as Rouine recovers from injury worry
*Cillian Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PETER KEANE has named an unchanged Clare team as he goes in search of his first Allianz National Football League win.