*Niall Hogan (second from left) forms part of the Clonlara management. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NIALL HOGAN was a Clonlara selector when they claimed their second senior championship in 2008, fifteen years on he’s in the role fresh from winning their third senior title and bidding to win a first provincial crown.
*Clonlara’s Aidan Moriarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AIDAN Moriarty is having a 2023 to remember, winning the Canon Hamilton and training since last November he feels that he’s never been in better shape and just loves playing for Clonlara.
*Páraic O’Loughlin clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EIGHT YEARS on from making his senior debut, Páraic O’Loughlin has found his home on the Clonlara senior hurling team.
*John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN CONLON has admitted he could never have envisaged winning an All Star in defence.
*Cian Moriarty lifts Colm O’Meara into the air. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WHEN IT COMES to eating the turkey on Christmas Day, Clonlara’s hurlers wanted to be able to say they give it everything in the Munster club semi-final and they did, manager Donal Madden maintained.
*John O’Meara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILADANGAN forced themselves into a winning position but were unable to close out the game against Clonlara in Sunday’s Munster club semi-final.
*Diarmuid Stritch who landed the winning score for Clonlara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA made history on Sunday afternoon qualifying for the Munster senior club final for the first time.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN Conlon and Shane O’Donnell have won their second All Star awards.
*Truagh/Clonlara’s Laura Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TRUAGH/CLONLARA begin their first shot at Munster camogie glory this weekend.
*Áine O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÁINE O’Loughlin never had any doubt but that she was going to go for goal when Truagh/Clonlara were awarded a 20m free in the third minute of ‘added time’ in Saturday’s Clare senior camogie final.