Clare Gaa 🐐 Thread mark II

Big_Dan_Campbell · January 2, 2026, 6:39pm

Team v limerick

Sheedy
Woods-Cleary-Hayes
McMahon-Ryan-Conneally
Lohan-Taylor
Fitzgerald-O Neill-Kirwan
Meehan-Smyth-Rodgers

fenwaypark · January 2, 2026, 6:46pm

No way back for McCarthy?

Raylan · January 2, 2026, 6:46pm

Cleary only got married last week, he’s some martyr for the cause

Big_Dan_Campbell · January 2, 2026, 6:48pm

Twice in the last three years he had thrown toys out of the pram - they are as well off move in without him in the short term.

fenwaypark · January 2, 2026, 6:49pm

Pity, very talented.

Big_Dan_Campbell · January 3, 2026, 10:45am

Fair going by Quillgan to be back playing after fling his knee 5 months ago

Captain · January 3, 2026, 11:02am

Smyth could well be a bolter this year, he’s been very unlucky with injury the previous two years. A natural inside forward for a team who is lacking in that department, and has 3 or 4 years of S+C behind him now

Big_Dan_Campbell · January 3, 2026, 11:08am

I think Lohan’s M.O is clear at this point - the league will be used to try and get the likes of Smyth, Conneally, Woods, Daithi Lohan and a handful of others who have been there for a few years to take the next step. I’d expect that the main core of 20 will be cycled through the league to keep them ticking over with 8 to 10 starting any given day with 5 or 6 lads given an opportunity to stake a claim.

Might be a year early for Stritch, Eoin McMahon and Moylan but we could unearth 2 or 3 more lads in that 22 to 24 age group bracket we won’t be far off this year.

Smyth or O’Farrell making an impact would give us something different inside

Captain · January 3, 2026, 11:25am

100% agree there, another one I’d keep an eye on is Ross Hayes. He’s been there for nearly all of Lohans time and he seems to like him. He’s played a lot of centre back for us in early league games and has been on plenty of matchday panels in championship. Wonder if you could see him as a wing back this year to give him a real chance of playing championship. Another one in a similar boat would be Paddy Donnellan, I think hes too small for IC midfield but maybe as a corner back he’d have a chance

Big_Dan_Campbell · January 3, 2026, 11:29am

I don’t think either are inter county quality. Donnellan just isn’t athletic enough for midfield, he is tidy and works hard but always looks like he is going 100 miles an hour yet not at the pitch of things.

I think that Woods, Oran Cahill, Kirwin and O’Meara all have the size and athleticism needed - whether the head and the hurling is there is the question.

Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr · January 3, 2026, 12:08pm

That’s quite a strong Clare team for a Munster League game. They should win easily.

Captain · January 3, 2026, 3:07pm

Nightmare for Kirwan, getting stretchered off here. Had 1-2 got and was the standout player up to this point

Captain · January 3, 2026, 3:09pm

And I also want to get it on the record that Pat Ryan is an awful annoying cunt of a co-commentator

Big_Dan_Campbell · January 3, 2026, 3:49pm

Only half watching on the phone. Defending for all six goals wasn’t overly hectic. Hopefully Kirwin injury isn’t serious as he had a fine 40 odd minutes. Rodgers was class throughout and Ryan did well at centre back. Good open game considering the cold.

Lanigan at wing back Fintan Fitzgerald had some decent passages of play for limerick.

neilld · January 3, 2026, 4:25pm

Presume O’Meara will be involved midweek. Very quick and mobile, can take a score from distance.

FatChops · January 3, 2026, 5:31pm

Kirwan didn’t move the whole time he was stretched. Hopefully just precaution and that he’s back soon. He was going well, scored a cracking goal beforehand, steps aside.

Both sides will be happy enough with the run out. O’Neill can’t hold the middle although he had some lovely cut outs and layed ball off left and right with ease on occasion. Langan beside him is coming. Ahead of Coughlan for championship at least.

O’Dáilaigh did well, was pulled and dragged all day as you’d expect down there but did well when he got going. 2-3 from play I had him down for.

Cleary put on a clinic at 3. He’s a lot fitter looking this year, cleaned out O’Connor time and again. Ryan played well at six, sat back a lot and mopped up unopposed too much from a Limerick viewpoint.

Malachy’s puckouts weren’t overly great, the movement wasn’t always there admittedly, and he hit a man in space when it presented itself, but a lot were contested.

Good impact off the bench for both sides, Adam English did well and a ridiculous first touch from Peter Casey to split the posts on the swivel.

Fine crowd at it, frozen feet and hands will be my abiding memory of the afternoon.

kerry1891 · January 3, 2026, 11:28pm

what was the beef? surely he nearly always starts or comes off the bench?

Raylan · January 4, 2026, 12:25am

He needs to be managed, but Lohan doesn’t want the hassle

Big_Dan_Campbell · January 10, 2026, 5:55pm

Team v Cork

Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle)
Adam Hogan (Feakle)
Conor Cleary (St. Joseph’s Miltown & Kilmaley)
Fiachra Ó Braoin (Sixmilebridge)
Dylan McMahon (Clonlara)
Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe)
Aidan Fawl (O’Callaghan’s Mills)
Ryan Taylor (Clooney-Quin)
Oran Cahill (Éire Óg)
Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)
Jack O’Neill (Clooney-Quin)
Niall O’Farrell (Broadford)
Senan Dunford (Tubber)
Colm O’Meara (Clonlara)
Keith Smyth (Killanena)

Subs:

Cian Broderick (Clarecastle)
David McInerney (Tulla)
Mark Rodgers (Scariff)
Shane Meehan (Banner)
Ross Hayes (Crusheen)
Diarmuid Stritch (Clonlara)
Darragh Lohan (Wolfe Tones)
Tony Kelly (Ballyea)
Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones)
Colin Brigdale (Clarecastle)
Cian Galvin (Clarecastle)

Tassotti · January 10, 2026, 7:04pm

Great to see Dunford getting a run