Clare Intermediate Football Championship

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For the hurling equivalent, see Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Clare Intermediate Football Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmhéanach Peile an Chláir
Founded1927
TrophyTalty Stores Cup
No. of teams12
Title holdersFile:Colours of Cork.svg Corofin (5th title)
Most titlesKilfenora & St. Breckan's & Wolfe Tones (6 titles)
SponsorsTUS Midlands Midwest

The Clare Intermediate Football Championship (abbreviated to Clare IFC) is an annual GAA club competition organised by the Clare County Board for gaelic football clubs below senior level. It is contested by the top-ranking intermediate gaelic football clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the second-tier adult competition of the Clare football pyramid.

The Clare IFC was introduced in 1927 as a county-wide competition for gaelic football clubs deemed not strong enough for senior level, and too strong for junior level. In later years the Clare IFC was opened to the second-, third-, and/or fourth-string teams from higher-ranked clubs.

In 2016 the Clare County Board decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare senior and intermediate championships would both become revamped twelve-team competitions in an effort to make both more competitive. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to intermediate. The eleven remaining senior clubs would be joined by the 2018 intermediate champions to form the new senior championship. 2018 saw the relegation of Doora-Barefield, Kilfenora, O'Curry's, St. Breckan's and Wolfe Tones down to intermediate for 2019.

The winners of the Clare IFC are presented with the Talty Stores Cup, and are promoted to the Clare Senior Football Championship.

The current (2025) champions are Corofin who defeated Cooraclare by 2-14 to 2-09, to win their first title since 2021, and fifth overall at this grade.

Munster club qualification

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The winners of the Clare IFC also qualify to represent Clare in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. However, if a second-, third-, or fourth-string team wins the Clare IFC, the highest finishing first-string team qualifies instead.

Five Clare clubs have reached the Munster intermediate club final:

No Clare club has progressed to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.

2026 Intermediate clubs

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The twelve teams competing in the 2026 Clare Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club Location Colours Titles Last title
File:Colours of Down.svg Clondegad Ballynacally Red & Black 2 2011
File:Gold Black GAA Flag.png Coolmeen Coolmeen Amber & Black 2 1966
File:Colours of Dublin.svg Cooraclare Cooraclare Sky Blue & Navy 5 1957
File:White Black GAA Flag.png Ennistymon Ennistymon White & Black 2 2005
File:Colours of Kerry.svg Killimer Killimer Green & Yellow 0 –
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Kilrush Shamrocks GAA Kilrush Green & White 4 2018
File:Colours of Galway.svg Liscannor Liscannor Maroon & White 2 2000
File:Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Michael Cusack's, Carron Carron Blue & Gold 1 1983
File:Colours of Cork.svg Naomh Eoin, Cross Cross Red & White 0 –
File:Colours of Cork.svg Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda Labasheeda Red & White 2 2002
File:Colours of Clare.svg The Banner, Ennis Ennis Saffron & Blue 0 –
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon Shannon Green & White 6 2024

  Second-String Team

Roll of honour

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# Club Wins Years won
1. File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kilfenora 6 1934, 1935, 1951, 1976, 1992, 2016[3]
File:Colours of Galway.svg St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna 1936 (as Doolin), 1947 (as Doolin), 1982, 1989, 2010, 2019[4]
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1973, 1975, 1990, 1996, 2014,[5] 2024
4. File:Colours of Cork.svg Corofin 5 1987, 2006, 2015,[6] 2021,[7] 2025[8]
File:Colours of Dublin.svg Cooraclare 1927, 1941, 1943, 1954, 1957 (as Cree)
File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmihil 1928, 1958 (as Cahermurphy), 2008, 2017,[9] 2023[10]
7. File:Colours of Dublin.svg Kildysart 4 1967, 1986, 2003, 2022[11]
File:Colours of Mayo.svg Kilmurry Ibrickane 1939 (as Quilty), 1945 (with Clohanes), 1953 (as Mullagh), 1977
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Kilrush Shamrocks 1937, 1952, 1955, 2018[12]
File:Yellow Green GAA Flag.png O'Curry's, Doonaha 1942 (as Doonaha), 1950 (as Carrigaholt), 2001, 2012
11. File:Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 3 1984, 1993, 1998
File:Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 1946 (as Ennis Faughs), 1985, 1995
File:Colours of Laois.svg St. Senan's, Kilkee 1938, 1940 (as Blackweir), 1974
14. File:Colours of Down.svg Clondegad 2 1944, 2011
File:Gold Black GAA Flag.png Coolmeen 1959, 1966
File:Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 2004, 2009
File:Colours of Sligo.svg Doonbeg 1945 (with Kilmurry Ibrickane), 1949 (as Bealaha)
File:White Black GAA Flag.png Ennistymon 1991, 2005
File:Colours of Galway.svg Liscannor 1988, 2000
File:Colours of Cork.svg Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda 1999, 2002
File:Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 1997, 2020[13]
22. File:Orange Black GAA Flag.png Ballyvaughan-Fanore 1 2007
File:Colours of Galway.svg Lissycasey 1994
File:Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Michael Cusack's, Carron 1983
File:Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 2013
  • In late 1943, Ennis Dalcassians offered an opportunity to any players from their neighbours and fellow junior club, Doora-Barefield, to join with them and compete for titles at a higher level in both codes. Ennis Faughs won the 1946 intermediate football final against Kilmihil.

See also

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