*Conor Cleary leaves Cusack Park in agony. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE FULL BACK, Conor Cleary is in the reckoning to get a starting jersey for Sunday’s Munster senior hurling final.
*Aidan McCarthy has recovered from injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AIDAN MCCARTHY returns to the Clare senior hurling side for Sunday’s showdown with Cork.
*Shane O’Donnell is back in the Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANE O’DONNELL will make his first appearance of the year for the Clare senior hurlers in a competitive showing this weekend while a championship debut awaits Adam Hogan.
*John Conlon excelled for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A RETURN TO WINNING WAYS in resounding fashion saw Clare’s senior hurlers carve out a twenty two point victory against Wexford.
*Tony Kelly is back in the Clare team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN has named his strongest Clare team of the year ahead of Sunday’s third round National Hurling League clash with Wexford.
Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LIMERICK proved too strong for Clare’s senior hurlers in the first meeting of the neighbours this year.
*Ballyea celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA HAVE won the Clare SHC for the fourth time, all in the space of six years as they produced a final flurry to break Éire Óg hearts on Sunday afternoon.
*Scariff senior hurling manager, Mark McKenna chatting to Eoin Brennan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin A HIGH-SCORING final is on the cards when Ballyea and Éire Óg cross swords according to Scariff boss Mark McKenna and he maintained whichever attack catches fire will be the side to claim the Canon Hamilton.
*Tomás Kelly celebrating St Joseph’s Tulla’s Harty Cup win over Ard Scoil Rís. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COUNTY FINALS ARE OFTEN won by “the supporting cast” and that is likely to be the case in Sunday’s eagerly awaited clash between Ballyea and Éire Óg, Harty Cup winning coach Tomás Kelly maintained.
*Clare goalkeeper, Eibhear Quilligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE GOALKEEPER, Eibhear Quilligan has said match-ups in Sunday’s senior hurling final are “going to be really intriguing” while pinpointing the middle third as the area where the game will be won and lost.
