*Cian Broderick is set to make his National League debut. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR CHANGES have been made to the Clare senior hurling team for Sunday’s trip to Wexford.
Adam Hogan, Daithi Lohan, Diarmuid Ryan, Shane Meehan, Diarmuid Cahill, Podge Collins. Photograph: Kieran Keating MARY IMMACULATE COLLEGE claimed their third ever Fitzgibbon Cup title with Clare players helping them on their way.
*Ken Ralph and Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FITZGIBBON CUP hurling has not been an issue in impacting on availability of Clare hurlers according to Brian Lohan.
*Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EIGHT members of the starting team from the Clare side which lost out to Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final last July are named in the first fifteen for the county’s opening round of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Ian MacNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Understandably, Feakle/Killanena manager Francie O’Grady was beaming as supporters of the East Clare team extended congratulations moments after Sunday’s under 21 A hurling championship final at Dr. Daly Park in Tulla.
KEITH SMYTH’s return to action following a lay off due to injury proved to be a big boost for Feakle/Killanena to seal their place in the U21A hurling final.
SCARIFF’s Mark Rodgers has been named as the young hurler of the year for 2023.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN Conlon and Shane O’Donnell have won their second All Star awards.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK RODGERS and Adam Hogan have been nominated for Young Hurler of the Year while Clare has received a total of nine All Star nominees.
Steven Conway. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FEAKLE began their Clare SHC bid on a high, overcoming last year’s beaten finalists Éire Óg by two points.
