Fitzgerald keeps faith in same fifteen for Clare footballers
*Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD has named an unchanged Clare team for their second outing in the 2024 Allianz National Football League.
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Player Ratings: Clare vs Sligo
*Dermot Coughlan and Ciaran Downes battle to win possession for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A ONE POINT win kicked off Clare’s Division 3 bid in the Allianz National Football League, we take a closer look at how Mark Fitzgerald’s players performed over the course of the clash against Sligo.
League debuts for McNamara & Murray in Clare side to face Sligo
*Brian McNamara. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography MARK FITZGERALD has handed a first National Football League start to his midfield pairing of Brian McNamara and Gavin Murray for Sunday’s first round tie with Sligo.
Newly appointed Clare captain Brennan to miss majority of league
*Cillian Brennan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers will be without newly appointed captain Cillian Brennan for their opening outing in the Allianz National Football League.
Kilrush disappointed but will bounce back insists Ryan
*Kilrush goalkeeper, Stephen Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILRUSH SHAMROCKS are gutted at coming up short by a single point in the Clare intermediate football final but “they will be back,” their manager has insisted.
Glory for Kilmihil over Kilrush Shamrocks in intermediate decider
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMIHIL are returning to the top tier in Clare football after winning the TUS IFC for the fifth time.
O’Brien determined for Kilrush to kick on and seal senior return
*Gearoid O’Brien gets away from Jayme O’Sullivan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LINING OUT in the senior championship is the goal for all members of the Kilrush Shamrocks panel and they are sixty minutes away from returning to the top tier.
Kilrush Shamrocks hit the right note to claim Clare IFC final place at Wolfe Tones’ expense
Gearoid O’Brien has a shot with Aaron Brennan giving chase. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILRUSH SHAMROCKS have qualified for the finals of the TUS Clare intermediate football championship after overcoming Wolfe Tones.
Colm Collins leaves an endearing mark on Clare football
*Colm Collins and Eoin Cleary celebrate beating Cork in this year’s Munster SFC. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Last Saturday evening’s loss to Derry in Pearse Park, Longford signalled the end of Clare’s involvement in the race for Sam Maguire for 2023.
Clare have no choice but to circle the wagons after disappointing Donegal defeat
*Daniel Walsh goes to ground under pressure from Hugh McFadden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR footballers didn’t grasp the chance to bounce back in the All-Ireland series, Ger Keane analyses how the Banner’s dropping confidence, pot-shots and Donegal’s defensive structure came against them.
