Tones keeping tight-lipped ahead of senior return
*Rory Hayes. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WOLFE TONES make their return to the top tier this weekend where they face title holders Feakle.
Barry Keane
Hogan returns as Ballyea boss, Moloney steps up in Scariff as hurling clubs finalise managements
*Robbie Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ROBBIE HOGAN has returned as manager of the Ballyea senior hurlers for the third time while former Clare manager Donal Moloney has taken charge of his native Scariff.
Keane hails Wolfe Tones’ steel & admits they would not have begrudged extra time to Tubber
*Barry Keane celebrates at the final whistle. Photograph: Ruth Griffin WOLFE TONES showed steel and resolve to win the Clare IHC but their manager Barry Keane admitted it was a heartbreaking way for Tubber to lose out.
Tones not short of motivation in tilt to get back to senior ranks
*Wolfe Tones manager, Barry Keane. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. MOTIVATION has been easy to source for Wolfe Tones as they bid to bounce back to the senior hurling championship at the first attempt.
Guilfoyle geared up to lead Wolfe Tones into battle
*Wolfe Tones captain, John Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. JOHN GUILFOYLE made his senior debut for Wolfe Tones’ hurlers at the age of sixteen, sixteen years on he is sixty minutes away from captaining the club to a successful return back to the top tier.
Intermediate hurling management teams finalised for clubs vying to get back to top tier
*Colin Lynch will manage Clarecastle this year. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ALL TEAMS that will compete in the intermediate hurling championship in Clare in 2024 have their management teams in place.
Wolfe Tones keen to garner momentum in first round
Wolfe Tones are not viewing the opening outing of the Clare SHC as a dead-rubber.