Clare’s best chance of success since 2013 All-Ireland
*Clare captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill This year Clare have their best chance of winning the All-Ireland senior hurling title since their last success ten years ago.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Cleary, Conlon & McInerney return to Clare defence for Kilkenny showdown
*Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN CONLON, CONOR Cleary and David McInerney have all been named to start in Clare’s team to take on Kilkenny in the All-Ireland senior hurling final.
Optimism rising on injury front for Lohan’s Clare
*Clare’s John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HOPES ARE RISING on the injury front for Clare’s senior hurlers ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final versus Kilkenny.
‘Clare playing better hurling than last year & have learned the lessons’ – Kilkenny great Skehan
*Clare’s Shane O’Donnell in action during last year’s All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Nine time All-Ireland senior hurling medal winner Noel Skehan while hoping his native Kilkenny will beat Clare in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final believes “any of the four teams involved in the weekend’s semi-finals can qualify for the final”.
Munster Final loss left ‘sour taste’ but Fitzgerald & Clare hungry to end year with silverware
*David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LOSING THE Munster senior hurling final for the second year in a row left “a sour taste” for David Fitzgerald and his Clare teammates but it hasn’t diluted their appetite for glory in the county colours.
‘The mantra is next man up & it was me’ – Darragh Lohan on first championship senior start
Darragh Lohan signs an autograph. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A FIRST SENOR championship start was the reward for Darragh Lohan as Clare powered past Dublin on Saturday but he hadn’t as much notice as others may like for such a run-out.
The Water Break – Clare dazzle Dublin but will have red alert approach for Kilkenny
Diarmuid Ryan gets away from Cian O’Sullivan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE ARE NOW among the last four teams standing in the race to lift the Liam McCarthy after easily dismantling the Dublin challenge which is dissected in our latest episode of The Water Break.
Returning to Croke Park was always the goal for Kelly & Clare
*Clare captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOR THE FIRST time in the Clare colours, Tony Kelly netted a hat-trick as back to back All-Ireland semi-final appearances were achieved.
‘We worked really well & really hard’ – Lohan expected strong Clare performance
*Clare manager Brian Lohan with selector James Moran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BEFORE A BALL was pucked on Saturday, Brian Lohan was confident his Clare charges would deliver a performance.
Clare demolish Dublin to seal All-Ireland semi-final rematch with Kilkenny
*Tony Kelly hit a hat-trick for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE MADE the semi-finals of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship for the second year in a row and in the process have set up a rematch with Kilkenny in Croke Park.
