*Inagh/Kilnamona manager, Eugene Cullinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill No pressure or extra expectation rests on Inagh/Kilnamona’s shoulders despite the club formed in 2007 preparing for their first ever Clare SHC final this weekend, manager Eugene Cullinan affirmed.
*Jack Browne. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Playing and winning with the friends you grew up with makes the journey with Ballyea all the more special according to Jack Browne.
*David Mescall and Cian McInerney jump highest in their clash with Whitgate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Inagh/Kilnamona’s hunger for success in 2021 can be traced back eleven months when sitting rooms and bedrooms were the location for Zoom S&C sessions as The Combo began their championship preparations, joint captain Cian McInerney recalled.
*Killian McDermott goes to ground as Paddy Vaughan closes in. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Crusheen manager, Kevin Sheehan has expressed his hope that he will remain in charge of the Blood and Bandages next season.
Inagh/Kilnamona have been hardened by disappointments of recent seasons and comments regarding their inability to see out games, joint captain Kevin Hehir has said.
*Ballyea manager, Robbie Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill County final fever has brought a buzz to Ballyea and it is a feeling to savour given the hardship of the past twenty months.
*Éire Óg manager, Matt Shannon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Not enough big-name players ‘brought their A game’ when it mattered, Éire Óg manager Matt Shannon said following the club’s semi-final exit in the Clare SHC.
*Johnny Healy. Johnny Healy has been named as the referee for Sunday’s historic Clare SHC final between Ballyea and Inagh/Kilnamona.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Resilience and leadership have come clearly to the surface during Inagh/Kilnamona’s championship run to their date, their coach has maintained.
Newmarket-on-Fergus’ senior manager, Tomás Ryan has said the overriding feeling is pride and progress when reflecting back on their campaign this year.
