Éire Óg eager to back up Bridge display
*Paidi Fitzpatrick claims the sliotar and looks for a free. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Knocking out the “standard bearers” of the Clare senior hurling championship will strengthen Éire Óg’s bid for honours.
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Éire Óg end Sixmilebridge’s reign as county champions
*Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Éire Óg have ended Sixmilebridge’s reign as Clare senior hurling champions and in the process stopped their three in a row bid
Keeping dual-players free from injury a struggle for Éire Óg
*Éire Óg manager, Matt Shannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Éire Óg’s do or die football clash with Doonbeg on Saturday (tomorrow) will also be an anxious hour for the club’s senior hurling team.
Éire Óg eager to lay down a championship marker
*Éire Óg’s David McNamara will be hoping the Ennis side get off to a winning start this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Fancied by many hurling followers as strong contenders for the Canon Hamilton, Éire Óg will commence their 2021 bid in Sixmilebridge when they meet Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Daithi marrying job as continuous improvement engineer into stats role with Clare hurlers
*Daithi O’Connell. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography In his own words Wolfe Tones clubman Daithi O’Connell tries “to marry what I do for a living into sport, it interests me”.
Championship excitement is high in the Cleary household
*Clare’s Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The arrival of GAA championship time always creates huge excitement not just with players and management but amongst supporters also so it doesn’t come as any surprise to find that excitement levels are huge in Clare this week ahead of the opening rounds in both the Munsster senior football …
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Mayo encounter a timely test for Kerry clash – Collins
*Sean Collins has filled the centre back berth for Clare this year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill He was still a student at St Caimin’s Community School in Shannon when he joined the county senior football panel but the years have rolled on and now Sean Collins is regarded as one of the most experienced members of …
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Mixed news on the injury front for Clare hurlers
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill There is mixed news on the injury front for the Clare senior hurlers as they put the finishing touches on preparations for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final.
Lohan lauds impact from bench to help Clare finish League on a high
Clare hurling manager Brian Lohan had good reason to be happy at Cusack Park on Saturday afternoon.
Galvin to make first Clare start in two years
*Clare’s Colm Galvin. Photograph: Martin Connolly Colm Galvin is to make his first starting appearance in a Clare jersey in two years.