*Clondegad captain Tadhg Ó Uallacháin accepts the Garry Cup from Joe Garry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLONDEGAD have claimed local bragging rights and their first piece of silverware of the year by defeating Kidysart to win the Garry Cup.
*Seán McAllister. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Football Championship coverage brought to you in association with Martin Daly Autos BOTH EMMET McMahon and Seán McAllister are on their mend with their respective injuries but won’t be available for selection for Clare’s senior footballers this weekend.
*Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. PLENTY OF spice surrounds Clare’s derby with Limerick in the fifth round of the Allianz National Football League.
*Clondegad’s Seán McAllister scored the equaliser to force extra time. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONDEGAD have qualified for the U21A football final after defeating Cooraclare by two points following extra time.
*Corofin goalkeeper Luke Neylon and midfielder Gearoid Kelly embrace at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN’s bid to bounce back to the senior ranks of Clare football remain on track after goals from the Cahill brothers helped them overcome Clondegad to advance to the intermediate decider.
*Clare in 2026 will have a fourth manager of the senior footballers in as many years. PETER KEANE’s tenure as Clare senior football manager ended officially on Sunday, but it should have come to a halt long before then.
*Clare’s U20 footballers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s run in the Munster U20 football championship concluded with one win from six outings.
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IKEM UGWUERU is a major doubt for Clare’s Munster semi-final while Eoin Cleary is understood to have recovered in time to get to nod to start.
*Clare centre forward Seán Fennell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s hopes of progressing to a Munster U20 final were ended by Tipperary on Tuesday evening.
*Evan Cahill battles to hold onto the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CORK’s blistering start to the second half killed Clare’s hopes of securing a win in their first outing of phase two in the Munster U20 football championship.