Lohan behold – ‘his character is moulded within the team’
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN is bidding to become the fourth man to lead Clare’s senior hurling team to All-Ireland glory.
Brian Lohan
John-Joe setting a high Banner with support for Clare
*John Joe Costelloe at his home in Kildysart. Photograph: John Mangan. KILDYSART’s John Joe Costelloe has been following Clare hurling teams since 1974 and is regarded as one of the most genuine GAA supporters in the county.
Everything has changed since 2013 for star man O’Donnell
*Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE WHEEL turns full circle for Shane O’Donnell this Sunday when eleven years after his indelible All-Ireland Final debut as a carefree teenager, he faces the same opponents at the same stage in an almost eerie decider rematch against the Rebels once more.
Clare & Cork name unchanged teams for All-Ireland final
*Clare centre back John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill STARTING TEAMS have been named by Clare and Cork for Sunday’s eagerly awaited All-Ireland SHC final.
All-Ireland final appearance will only mean something if we win says Clare captain Tony Kelly
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOR ALMOST twelve months up to late May of this year, the question on all hurling followers lips wasn’t could Clare win the Munster or All-Ireland title but rather will Tony Kelly make a full recovery from the injury which saw him miss Clare’s league campaign.
Improved pack helps raise the Banner – Lohan
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill For the first time in his five year reign in charge of the Clare senior hurlers, Brian Lohan has a full hand to choose from, a fittingly opportune factor ahead of his biggest game as he leads out the Banner in Croke Park in Sunday’s All-Ireland decider against …
‘When you break down any game 1000 mad things happen & somebody wins’
*Clare selector, Tommy Corbett (far-right) with Paul Flanagan, David Reidy and Ken Ralph. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ANY TEAM expecting to beat Cork must be able to cope with their “bomb squad of speed” that they unleash from the bench in the final twenty minutes of a game, Clare selector Tommy Corbett has stressed.
‘It was crunch time for us’ – Kelly says Clare had to deliver semi-final win
*Tony Kelly gets away from Walter Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE CAPTAIN Tony Kelly never felt that Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final game was gone from them.
Taylor’s introduction a turning point in Clare’s All-Ireland semi-final win
*Ryan Taylor offloads the ball under pressure from David Blanchfield. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOT ALONE was Ryan Taylor’s return a huge boost for him, his family and Clare supporters but it was also a turning point in the game in helping his county qualify for the All-Ireland senior hurling final.
‘We have an ambitious group that want to win All-Ireland finals’ – Lohan
*Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE manager, Brian Lohan says there is a feeling that their year was only starting after beating Wexford in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final while he pointed out beating Kilkenny in the National Hurling League final was a huge help in overcoming the Cats in Saturday’s All-Ireland …
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