*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
CLARE’s senior hurlers will have their first outing of 2025 this Saturday.
Reigning All-Ireland and League champions, Clare will take on Tipperary in a challenge match which is open to the public this Saturday.
Páirc Shilean in Templemore is the venue for the charity game which is raising funds for Mary’s Meals charity which provides life-changing school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Throw-in is at 6pm on Saturday (January 4th) with an entry fee of €10 which can be paid by cash or card. It will be one of the only occasions for supporters to see both counties in action before the Allianz National Hurling League which commences at the end of the month.
Brian Lohan and his Clare management are expected to field several members of last year’s extended panel in this outing.
Tipperary manager Liam Cahill has recently announced his senior panel for 2025 which sees Noel McGrath return for a seventeenth season with The Premier County. Defenders Cathal Barrett and Barry Heffernan have not been called back to the county panel while Mark Kehoe has opted to spend time travelling,
Some due to decisions by management, such as Cathal Barrett and Barry Heffernan, while others like Mark Kehoe have decided to spend time travelling. Three-time All-Ireland SHC winner, Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher and two-time Celtic Cross holder Dan McCormack announced their retirements in October.
Cahill confirmed that Seamus Kennedy has returned to full training with the panel, he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate knee ligament injury in March.
