O’Dea & Lillis make championship debuts for New York
*Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO FORMER Clare footballers made their debuts in the Connacht senior football championship over the weekend.
Pearse Lillis
Clare footballers without 12 of last year’s panel for 2024 campaign
*Ciaran Russell is among the players not available for Clare boss Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD’s first Allianz National Football League campaign as Clare manager begins in earnest this Sunday when they welcome Sligo to Cusack Park.
Cleary departure part of major transition phase for Colm Collins’ successor as Clare boss
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COLM COLLINS’ successor as Clare senior football manager is going to oversee a period of transition with the exits mounting from the county panel.
Derby duel requires champions Ballyea to hit the ground running
*Ballyea’s talisman, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While their second successive Canon Hamilton trophy success last October was a historic breakthrough for Ballyea, one would have to search back half a century to find the last time that a Clare club managed to garner a three-in-a-row of county senior crowns.
Clare go down fighting to Monaghan & now playing for pride versus Derry
*Jamie Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR footballers went narrowly down to Monaghan in Round 2 of the All-Ireland Football series at a sun-drenched Clones last Sunday. However, this was only part of the full story.
Gritty Clare display not enough as they lose out to Monaghan
*Clare’s Daniel Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Despite producing one of their best performances of the season, Clare had to give best to Monaghan in Clones on Sunday afternoon.
Two changes for Clare footballers with Lanigan & O’Dea given starting spots
*Ronan Lanigan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO CHANGES have been made to the Clare senior football team which welcome Donegal to Ennis on Saturday.
Lillis wants to lead a Clare march in Munster
*Pearse Lillis takes on Tommy Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A MEMBER OF THE CLARE FOOTBALL TEAM for seven years, Pearse Lillis has stressed the importance of the county improving their record in Munster.
THE WATER BREAK: Special Easter rising for Clare’s footballers
*Clare senior football manager, Colm Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE WATER BREAK, The Clare Echo’s vodcast (video/podcast) returns for a fourth series.
GER KEANE: What’s seldom is wonderful but latest Clare win over Cork equally as enthralling as 97
*Darren O’Neill’s half-time introduction was a turning point in the game. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GER KEANE played a vital role when Clare’s footballers last defeated Cork in the Munster SFC, his quick free teeing up Martin Daly for the match-winning goal, Sunday’s win over the Rebels was equally as dramatic and enthralling he writes.
