*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AHEAD of Clare’s opening outing in the Allianz National Hurling League, Eoin Brennan heads into his time machine to look at what has disappeared from the tournament.
Páraic O’Loughlin tries to block Peter Hogan. For all the major strides made by Clonlara in 2023, overcoming Ballygunner is still a few rungs up the hurling ladder as the perennial Waterford champions carved out their own piece of history by becoming the first club to garner a three-in-a-row of Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship …
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*Corofin’s Marc O’Loughlin, Diarmuid Cahill, Gearoid Kelly and Gearoid Cahill celebrate. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography COROFIN were leen and mean as they advanced to a first ever Munster intermediate hurling club final.
*PHOTOGRAPH: Banner Ladies Niamh O’Dea with Ballymacarbry’s Maeve Ryan. Burren Eye Photography Banner Ladies’ decade long bid to reclaim the Munster Senior Club honours will have to wait at least another year after being lowered in this year’s final by roll of honour leaders Ballymacarbry in Mallow on Sunday afternoon. Ballymacarbry 2-13 Banner Ladies 1-9 …
INAGH/KILNAMONA claimed victory in the Minor A camogie final following a replay.
*Clonlara’s Micheál O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The wheel has come full circle for Micheál O’Loughlin since he last tasted a county senior final in Cusack Park.
*Dylan McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While Sunday will be his first experience of a senior championship decider, Dylan McMahon has played for Clonlara on county final day before.
*Jack and Cathal McInerney celebrate with Sean Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IT’S THEIR fifth county senior final playing together but for Cathal and Jack McInerney, victory in Sunday’s football decider would mark a historic first for their family.
*Cratloe captain, Kevin Harnett. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE MOST over-used terminology in pre-match interviews with a player or manager is that they ‘are only taking it game by game and not looking beyond the upcoming game in question’.
*Oisin O’Donnell and Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” for Crusheen as they prepare for a first Clare SHC semi-final in four years.
