*Adam Hogan starts at corner back. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ADAM HOGAN AND JACK KIRWAN are to make their National Hurling League debuts for the Clare senior hurlers this weekend while Doora/Barefield’s David Conroy gets his first start in the competition.
*Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare will be “going as strong as we can” according to manager Brian Lohan when he and his management team sits down to name the side which will line out against Westmeath in the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Oisin Clune lined out at midfield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Raymond Bane emerged as the Feakle hero at Sixmilebridge this Saturday evening as he fired over the winning point with the second last puck of the game to give his side victory by the minimum margin over Clonlara.
*Feakle’s Adam Hogan is one of the county’s most exciting prospects. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While 2021 was ultimately a successful one for Feakle after garnering their first senior silverware since 1988, there’s still no hiding from the disappointment of a premature championship exit.
*Eibhear Quilligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill GROWING options are becoming evident within the Clare panel according to goalkeeper Eibhear Quilligan.
*David Reidy made his first championship start of the year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers marched into the Munster final while storming past the challenge of Waterford on Sunday evening.
*Adam Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN has added three members of the Clare U20 team to his senior panel ahead of the start of the Munster senior hurling championship.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’s U20 hurlers have exited the Munster championship after conceding eight of the last ten scores in their showdown with Cork.
*Conner Hegarty is the Clare U20 captain. Photograph: Chris Copley The meeting of Clare and their great rivals Limerick in the opening round of the Munster U20 hurling championship at the TUS Gaelic grounds in Limerick next Wednesday starts a very busy period of provincial championship action for Banner county underage sides.
*Sean Withycombe of St Joseph’s Tulla. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill St Joseph’s Tulla’s dream of a first ever Croke Cup final appearance ended when they had to give best to a powerful and skilful St Kieran’s College on Saturday afternoon.
