*David Fitzgerald is developing into one of the real leaders of the Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Eoin Brennan dishes out his player ratings following Clare’s draw with Limerick on Sunday.
*Jack Browne. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JACK BROWNE will make his first championship start of 2022 and his first in two years when Clare welcome Limerick to Cusack Park this Sunday.
*Tony Kelly’s strike tests the durability of Ger Mellerick’s hurley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Week on week games won’t be a complaint as far as Tony Kelly is concerned.
*Robin Mounsey and Peter Duggan pressurise Robert Downey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN has hailed his charges as “a special bunch” after they recorded back to back provincial wins for the first time since June 2018.
*Clare goalkeeper, Eibhear Quilligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN has named the same starting fifteen for their second outing in the Munster SHC.
Clare hurling received a much-needed boost last weekend when we got our Munster campaign off to the best possible start by beating the old enemy in Thurles.
Clare finished their 2022 Allianz National League campaign with defeat to neighbours Galway in a game where there was nothing else up for grabs other than a third-place finish in the standings after both Cork and Wexford had secured the semi-final berths in the previous round of action.
*Brian Lohan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A GROWING spirit within the Clare senior hurling panel has been hailed as the main positive of their Allianz National Hurling League campaign to date.
*Clare’s David McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers kept Limerick without a win following their tussle on Sunday afternoon which finished all square.
*Delight is etched on the face of Pearse Lillis as he celebrates with Gary Brennan and Mossy Gavin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Ballyea have been crowned Clare SHC champions for the third time after securing a dramatic one point win over Inagh/Kilnamona.
