*Clare centre-back, James Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare lived up to expectations when brushing aside the challenge of Kerry to set-up a Munster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final joust with holders Cork.
*Brian O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S MINOR hurling manager is hopeful his charges will make the most of home advantage by benefitting from a large Banner support on Tuesday evening.
*Shane O’Donnell gets away from Ronan Maher after making an excellent catch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Eoin Brennan rates the performances of Clare’s senior hurlers following their comprehensive 3-21 2-16 win over Tipperary on Sunday afternoon.
It’s fitting that 25 years on from Clare’s greatest ever championship feat of beating neighbours Tipperary in both the Munster and All-Ireland finals, the Lohan brothers are back leading the Banner cause. As he was in 1997, Brian has take a central role on the field but younger sibling Frank is also part of the …
*Rory Hayes. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography The fact that this is Rory Hayes’ first taste of provincial round-robin action only adds to the Wolfe Tones’ clubman’s anticipation of Sunday’s lift-off in Thurles.
*Clare’s Jack O’Neill chased by Conor Tobin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare got off the mark in this year’s Munster Minor Hurling Championship in impressive fashion when seeing off Waterford in Cusack Park Ennis this evening.
HOSTING WATERFORD this evening will be a ‘huge experience’ for Clare’s minor hurlers.
*Photograph: Michael O’Connor A brace of sucker-punch goals at the two-thirds mark floored Clare as Tipperary marched onto the Munster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Finals on Tuesday evening.
All’s well that ends well as Clare completed their latest Division 2 campaign with a confidence-boosting victory over hosts Down in Newry.
*Shane O’Donnell has received the all-clear to return to action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill With just four weeks until Clare’s competitive bow in this year’s Munster Senior Hurling Championship, there’s mixed news on what has been an unprecedented revolving door of injuries.