*Ger O’Connell with Seanie Connellan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CLARE’s minor hurlers fell victim to a powerful finish from neighbours Limerick to exit the All-Ireland championship at the quarter-final stage.
*Clare’s Ronan Kilroy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Clare’s luck agonisingly ran out at the death in a superb wrestle for supremacy with hosts Cork on Wednesday evening but Terence Fahy’s side won’t be too perturbed as they get an immediate shot at redemption against the same opposition at the same venue next Wednesday evening (7.35pm) for …
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*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s U20 hurlers are looking “more threatening” while management for the first time in this year’s championship have opted against any changes as the side bid for a fourth successive victory.
*Clare captain Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUESTIONS were asked of Clare’s defence but answers were given by a brilliant Banner attack in the opening round of the Munster SHC with Tony Kelly, Seán Rynne, Shane O’Donnell and Diarmuid Stritch producing standout displays.
*Clare’s Ryan Hayes gathers possession. Even Harry Houdini himself would have conceded that Clare’s U20 hurlers are the masters of escapology after saving their greatest turnaround to dramatically sink hosts Tipperary.
*Donncha O’Dwyer scored Clare’s goal of the campaign as they lost out to Waterford. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. It was a gut-wrenching end to another compelling Phase 2 home tie for Clare as Waterford completed a dramatic eight point second half turnaround with an injury-time free through Paddy McCarthy to snatch a first win with the …
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*Joint captains Abby Walsh and Clare Hehir. Photograph: Dave Ribeiro / Inpho CLARE have won Division 1B of the Centra National Camogie League for the very first time.
*Seanie Connellan meets a wall of Limerick players. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A SECOND successive defeat for Clare’s minor hurlers has them on the brink of an early championship exit.
*Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill STANDOUT showings from Mark Rodgers and Shane O’Donnell though they didn’t play the full game helped Clare to National League glory and leaves the camp in high spirits ahead of the Munster SHC.
*Diarmuid McMahon looks for an option. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s U20 footballers were denied a win over Cork in the first outing of the Munster championship’s second phase.