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A vital fixture for Clare & Tipperary for championship opener

*Shane O’Donnell gets away from Ronan Maher. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill As the senior hurlers of Clare and Tipperary put the finishing touches to preparations for their meeting in the opening round of the Munster championship at Cusack Park on Sunday, there is general agreement in both counties that this is a particularly important fixture, the …

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Clare can deal with Tipperary’s move to a more athletic approach

*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Championship is back, and not a weekend too soon! While there was some entertaining hurling on show over the past couple of months the league was mostly a lacklustre affair. It was difficult to gather too much insight into the competing counties this year as managers took different approaches. Tipperary and Clare’s …

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Darach Honan’s hurling power rankings for 2023

*Cian Lynch and Limerick will be more difficult to stop in 2023. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AHEAD OF THE start of this year’s hurling championship in Munster and Leinster, Darach Honan gives his power rankings to indicate how each county is prepared for the action.

Derby drama at the death once more as Clare salvage another draw

*Sean Rynne hit the all-important equaliser for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Bemoaning their lack of injury-time luck in 2022, Clare certainly tested their newfound fortune to its optimum when firing the last three points to snatch their second successive draw of the Munster Under 20 Championship in TUS Gaelic Grounds on Wednesday evening.