Brian Lohan

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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Ryan hoping to draw on home comforts

*Clare’s Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill With all eyes firmly focused on the commencement of the Munster SHC this Sunday, it is hard not to reflect back on an eventful 2022 which saw Brian Lohan’s men reach a Munster final and the last four of the All Ireland series.

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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