Winning start for Clare’s ladies footballers
*Grainne Harvey emerges out of the Clare defence with possession. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE’s ALL-Ireland intermediate ladies football campaign got off to a winning start on Sunday.
Fidelma Marrinan
Clare ladies begin with a win in Connacht championship
Clare’s Fidelma Marrinan with Leitrim’s Clare Owens. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography LIFE in the Connacht Ladies Football intermediate championship began on a winning note for Evan Talty’s Clare.
Blistering start not enough as Clare lose league opener
*Fidelma Marrinan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography DESPITE a blistering start, Clare’s intermediate ladies footballers suffered a five point defeat in the opening round of the Lidl Ladies National Football League.
Clare suffer sunstroke in dramatic opener
*Clare’s Fidelma Marrinan with Leitrim’s Claire Qwens. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography It’s back to the drawing board for a shellshocked Clare after suffering their third successive opening round defeat in Ballinasloe this afternoon at the hands of a never-say-die Leitrim.
Royal hoodoo continues for Clare ladies as National League bid ends
*Tara Kelly is forced to offload. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s Royal hoodoo continued as Meath dished another sizeable defeat, this time on their home soil of Páirc Tailteann to seal a National League Division 2 Semi-Final spot this evening.
Marrinan strikes late to seal win for Clare ladies
*Caoimhe Harvey holds off Ciara Banville. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Clare’s intermediate ladies footballers left it late to claim a win in their first encounter of the year.
Marrinan looks to reboot Banner
*Fidelma Marrinan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Mark Twain’s famous quote about ‘never letting the truth get in the way of a good story’ immediately sprang to mind when enquiring about Fidelma Marrinan’s different coloured playing boots that she wears for both club and county.
CUTTING EDGE: Language has huge impact on athletic development
As sporting activity remains on hold, The Clare Echo will for the next few weeks sharing the insights of young, ambitious coaches to aid trainers across the county as they continue preparing for a return to action. This week, LIT GAA Games Development Officer, Mark O’Donnell tackles language – the good, the bad and the ugly.
Clare errors punished by Kildare in first outing
Uncharacteristic errors proved costly for Clare as a late seven point turnaround saw Kildare snatch the whip hand in Group 4 of the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football Championship on Sunday afternoon.
PREVIEW: Banner Ladies poised to return to Ladies Football summit
It’s as you were for a new decade, just as it was in 2010 at the same venue when familiar foes Banner Ladies and West Clare Gaels locked horns.
