*Niamh O’Dea is among the high-profile absentees from the Clare squad. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE ladies football manager, Wayne Freeman says his “hands are tied” when it comes to the absence of players from Banner Ladies and Kilmihil from his county panel.
*Sinead Considine. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE’S ladies footballers let a one point lead slip falling to a two point defeat to Kildare in what is their second home loss in as many weekends.
*Clare’s Fidelma Marrinan in action. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A second half collapse with a failure to register a single score saw Clare’s ladies footballers lose out to Wexford in the second round of Division Three in the National Football League.
McGrath Cup: Round 2 in Quilty CLARE 0-8 CORK 2-10 After last weekend’s positive performance away to All Ireland champions Kerry albeit in defeat, Clare took the field against Cork with six changes plus five players representing intermediate clubs as manager Colm Collins gave every player an opportunity to stake a claim for a starting …
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Linda Daly keeps her eye on the sliotar while Eimear McGrath closes in for a hook. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCARIFF/OGONNELLOE’s reign as Munster Champions is over after a six point scoring spree without reply secured the Thomas McDonagh Cup for Drom & Inch.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCARIFF/OGONNELLOE advanced to the Munster senior camogie club final for the second year in a row.
*Éire Óg supporters in the Town End of Cusack Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOT ALONE did they create history in winning successive Clare SFC titles for Éire Óg but wing back Ciaran Russell acknowledged the importance of their win in inspiring the next crop of club talent.
Cathal O’Reilly is fouled by Ikem Ugwueru and Niall McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Niall McMahon is one of Éire Óg’s unsung heroes. A dual player, he plays corner back for the hurlers while he is a defensive wing forward for the footballers, never one to grab the headlines this doesn’t bother him in the slightest.
*Gavin Cooney accepts the Jack Daly from Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOR TWO years running, Gavin Cooney had the honour of walking up the steps of Cusack Park to lift the Jack Daly for Éire Óg.
*Gary Brennan leading the charge for Ballyea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GARY BRENNAN has seen a lot in his sporting career in both football and hurling representing club and county.
