Mayo's up and down summer continues as a determined second-half showing at Ennis progressed Stephen Rochford’s side into the fourth round of qualifiers.

It was the toughest draw they could have got, goalkeeper Joe Hayes concedes. No mind, though. Such is Clare’s rising graph, they’re not unduly fazed by Mayo’s impending visit.

Galway 3-13 Clare 1-11: It’s six years since Galway lost their top flight status and while they are now in the driving seat to make a return, manager Kevin Walsh is not getting too excited just yet.

Tyrone chairperson Roisin Jordan has insisted the county executive is fully behind Mickey Harte and his team, and fully supportive of their efforts to win a first All-Ireland title since 2008.

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Tommy Carr’s RTÉ co-commentary on yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final has come in for scathing criticism from a number of inter-county footballers, including Dublin’s Jack McCaffrey.

Joe Hayes is unsure which provincial runners-up await Clare should Colm Collins’ side do the business in Markievicz Park this afternoon.

There was very little to raise the collective pulse of the 11,000-plus spectators at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney last Sunday… well, besides when the stadium announcer called out the half-time score from Semple Stadium.

The short-term focus for Éamonn Fitzmaurice is tomorrow’s visit of Clare. The long-term focus is getting back to Croke Park to atone for the catalogue of Dublin defeats which have been accumulating.

Clare goalkeeper Joe Hayes has lauded the contribution of coach Mick Bohan in reviving certain lost qualities within the county’s football set-up. 

Longford 2-12 Clare 1-12

It is one of the great inconveniences hindering daily newspapers; the inability to postpone our All-Ireland final verdicts until Up For The Match is over.

Clare 1-13 Kerry 1-17

MUNSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Clare 2-8 Waterford 2-8

It has been a long road back for Joe Hayes.

County Boards are providing financial assistance to players hit with five-figure medical bills arising from hip surgery.

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Clare football goalkeeper Joe Hayes is facing up to four months on the sideline following hip surgery.

The Munster SFC seeding row took another dramatic twist last night as Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford threatened to pull out of the 2015 competition.

The Munster Council's decision to seed Kerry and Cork for next season's Munster Senior Football Championship has led the other four counties involved to threaten to boycott the province's 2015 Championship.

Outgoing Limerick captain Seanie Buckley has not ruled out the possibility of a strike after the Munster Council’s decision on Thursday to uphold the decision to seed next year’s provincial senior football championship.

When David Moyes arrived at Manchester United his first impression of Wayne Rooney was that he had “gone soft”.

The Munster Council has said that it will consider any requests from counties seeking to reverse the decision to reintroduce seeding for the province’s senior football championship.

It’s great to see traditional Irish music finding its place in the world of science and medicine renowned fiddler, Martin Hayes said yesterday after a group of Italian and Irish people with Parkinson’s disease thrilled a crowd at a packed Feakle Community Centre by set dancing to a few reels.

Clare 0-10 Laois 3-17

Laois 3-17 Clare 0-10

Clare 1-11 Cork 1-20

MUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL:

Patrice Evra knew from the moment Robin van Persie said sorry at Southampton that Manchester United had signed a class act.

Kerry 2-22 Clare 1-6

With Munster senior football attendances set to show a drop of almost 33% from last year, the attractiveness of the provincial competition structure is well and truly up for debate.

Conor Counihan’s poker face is impervious to scrutiny but thanks to Billy Morgan this weekend we got some insight into his mindset.