Kilmaley looking to exorcise the ghosts of championships past
*Kilmaley’s Colm Killeen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EVERY score and puck matters when it comes to championship, few teams understand that better than Kilmaley.
*Kilmaley’s Colm Killeen. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EVERY score and puck matters when it comes to championship, few teams understand that better than Kilmaley.
*Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUARTER-FINALISTS for the last nine years, Éire Óg’s hurlers are eager to emulate the club’s football counterparts in their quest for championship glory.
*Clonlara’s Colm Galvin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Which Clonlara shows up in the Park on Friday evening will go a long way to dictating the outcome of this year’s senior hurling title. That may seem like a dramatic statement, especially before a ball has even been pucked. However, considering the refreshing impact of their 2023 breakthrough …
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*Inagh/Kilnamona captain, Aidan McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A STAR-studded Inagh/Kilnamona are wary that their first round derby with Corofin could take on “a life of its own”.
*Shane McGrath of Feakle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FEAKLE begin the defence of their title as Clare SHC under-strength in terms of personnel but not lacking when it comes to belief.
*Robbie Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ROBBIE HOGAN has returned as manager of the Ballyea senior hurlers for the third time while former Clare manager Donal Moloney has taken charge of his native Scariff.
FEAKLE’s hurlers have been dreaming of winning a senior championship from a young age.
*Eibhear Quilligan and Shane McGrath celebrate in the dressing room. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. STAR MAN on Feakle’s march to a first Clare SHC title since 1988, Shane McGrath said they brought incredible energy as they claimed the club’s seventh senior championship on Bank Holiday Monday.
*Feakle captain Oisin Donnellan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. HAVING an extra week to prepare for Monday’s Clare SHC did Feakle players “the world of good”.
FEAKLE’s success in winning a seventh Clare SHC title and a first since 1988 has been hailed as “an unbelievable achievement”.