Hayes gets 30th cap for Ireland

by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie

Hayes collected his thirtieth Irish cap while lining out for his country in the UEFA Regions Cup.

A 2-0 defeat to Germany’s Bavaria Region ended Ireland’s UEFA Regions Cup on Sunday with the goals coming from Julian Kania and Martin Mayer.

Not long after his introduction for Jimmy Carr, Hayes came close to opening Ireland’s account by the hour mark but his effort smashed off the woodwork, following a clever free kick from Eoin Murphy.

Ireland played their final group game against Bosnian’s Zenica-Doboj on Wednesday evening.

Playing with ten men for the bulk of their opening game, Gerry Davis’ side fell to a 2-0 loss at the hands of Galicia in Cambados. This game served as a milestone for Eoin (pictured with his father Dessie) as he collected his 30th Irish cap.

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Clare faced Dundalk in the Kennedy Shield quarter-final on Wednesday afternoon at the University of Limerick.

Managed by Tulla Utd’s Fabio Messori, Clare’s management team also included Kevin Bryant of Shannon Hibs, Newmarket Celtic’s Cian Kelly, Ennis Town FC’s Dara Curran with Paul Roche of Avenue Utd as goalkeeper coach. Clare senior footballer, Ronan Lanigan was the team’s physio.