Intermediate glory for Éire Óg
Éire Óg sealed their return to the senior ranks after winning the Clare intermediate ladies football final on Sunday.
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‘Massive’ for Clare to be back in Munster Final & All-Ireland SFC rather than Tailteann Cup – McInerney
*Mark McInerney lines up a shot. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE holding their place in the race to win the Sam Maguire is “massive”, corner forward Mark McInerney has said.
Cratloe knock out Éire Óg on penalties
*Podge Collins landed the winning penalty for Cratloe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE HAVE ENDED Éire Óg’s reign as Clare SFC champions, winning on a penalty shootout.
‘I lit a candle for Pat Fitzpatrick & he was looking down on us’ – Madden knows value of success to Éire Óg
*Mark McInerney and Paul Madden stand for the national anthem. Photograph: Paul Madden A PROUD ÉIRE Óg man to the core, it’s fitting in a way that such a genuine clubman like Paul Madden holds the distinction of managing their senior footballers to back to back titles for the first time.
Éire Óg ready to deal with pressure that comes with champions tag
*Éire Óg’s Ciaran Russell adds experience and talent to their defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill As Clare senior football champions Éire Óg go into this season’s campaign with a slightly different mindset according to their manager Paul Madden.
Madden & Éire Óg ready to take down the standard bearers of Clare football
*Éire Óg manager, Paul Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Dealing with big occasions are nothing new for Éire Óg manager, Paul Madden but he still expects to contend with nerves as the Ennis club take on Kilmurry Ibrickane in Sunday’s county football final.
Buckley on board as coach of Éire Óg footballers
Ex Limerick football captain, Seanie Buckley is to coach the Éire Óg senior footballers this year.