*Eoghan Connolly fouls Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARE’S All-Ireland title defence is hanging by a thread after a second championship defeat of the year and a seventh so far in 2025.
*Clare captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE and Tipperary’s sixty first championship meeting is do or die as Saturday becomes a defining one so far as the 2025 season is concerned for both camps with some positive news emanating from the Banner camp in advance of the tie.
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. TONY Kelly’s loss through illness was a massive blow to Clare’s senior hurlers but it wasn’t an excuse for their eight point loss, manager Brian Lohan said.
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COMPOSURE and an awful lot of intelligence saw Clare’s lift their game in the second half of Sunday’s Munster SHC first round to secure a draw with Cork, manager Brian Lohan has said.
*David Reidy gets away from Robert Downey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DOWN by twelve points at half time, Clare’s senior hurlers had their own Easter Rising to rescue a draw against Cork and indeed were unlucky not to claim a memorable victory.
*eir ambassador and hurler John Conlon of Clare, pictured at the launch of the third annual ‘eir for all’ Poc Tapa Challenge. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile JOHN CONLON and the Clare senior hurlers are expecting “a massive challenge” from Cork this Sunday in the opening round of the Munster SHC but it is one they are …
*Diarmuid Stritch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA’s Diarmuid Stritch has joined the Clare senior hurling panel in advance of Sunday’s opening round of the Munster championship.
*Clare’s Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONSHIP fever is about to grip the county with the All-Ireland hurling champions Clare beginning the defence of their title this Sunday when Cork come to Ennis.
*Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HURLER OF the year, Shane O’Donnell has confirmed that his recovery is ahead of schedule and he is hopeful of featuring for Clare in this year’s championship.
*Clare’s contingent of Tony Kelly, Patrick Crotty, Brian Lohan, Aidan McCarthy & Mark Rodgers. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS in 2024 to relegation to the second tier following the 2025 campaign represents a dramatic turnaround in fortunes for Clare’s senior hurlers.
