*Jack Browne & Aidan McCarthy in action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior hurlers and footballers are continuing with individual programmes as uncertainty clouds the entire GAA season for 2020.
*Mark Dunphy pictured with President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins in Ennis. Mark Dunphy has departed his role as Clare County Council’s Head of Communications to establish his own company.
*John Conlon. Photograph: Chris Copley One key member of Brian Lohan’s Clare senior hurling panel sustained a serious injury this week.
*David McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s group stage run in the Allianz National Hurling League is as good as can be but David McInerney issued the reminder that the real time for judgement is in the summer months.
*David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Chris Copley Clare’s senior hurlers are to be without David Fitzgerald until the knockout stages of the Allianz National Hurling League at the earliest.
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare qualified for the semi-finals of the Allianz National Hurling League for the first time in four years following a nine point win over Dublin.
*Clare’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Balance is the key was the message issued by Brian Lohan on their panel rotation while he also expressed his satisfaction at Clare securing their place in the knockout stages of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Patrick O’Connor in action for Clare. Photograph: Chris Copley Watching how the mind of his idol Brian Lohan works has been fascinating for Patrick O’Connor.
Shane O’Donnell. Photograph:Gerard O’Neill A share of the spoils with Kilkenny was enough for Clare to secure their place in the knockout stages of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Clare’s Ryan Taylor under pressure. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Player welfare was not an issue before Sunday’s clash between Clare and Laois in the midst of an orange weather warning in the eyes of Brian Lohan.