*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COMPOSURE and an awful lot of intelligence saw Clare’s lift their game in the second half of Sunday’s Munster SHC first round to secure a draw with Cork, manager Brian Lohan has said.
DIARMUID Ryan has recovered from injury to take his placed in the named Clare team for Sunday’s Munster SHC first round.
*Diarmuid Stritch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA’s Diarmuid Stritch has joined the Clare senior hurling panel in advance of Sunday’s opening round of the Munster championship.
*Clare’s Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHAMPIONSHIP fever is about to grip the county with the All-Ireland hurling champions Clare beginning the defence of their title this Sunday when Cork come to Ennis.
*Diarmuid Ryan. CRATLOE’s Diarmuid Ryan was honoured with the outstanding achievement of the year award by Mary Immaculate College.
*Conor McGrath was Cratloe’s top scorer with 0-7. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CRATLOE are through to a fourth Clare SHC semi-final in seven years after edging out Scariff by the smallest of margins.
*John Conlon is among the Clare nominations. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill 14 Clare hurlers have been nominated for All Star awards off the back of a season which saw Brian Lohan’s side crowned All-Ireland SHC champions.
*Cratloe’s Sean Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A “new championship” starts for Cratloe’s hurlers as they prepare to take on Scariff in the quarter-finals of the Clare SHC.
*Rian Considine takes on Damien O’Loughlin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CRATLOE got their Clare SHC campaign back on track with minimal fuss against a Corofin side still finding their feet in Clare’s top tier.
*Enda Boyce. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRESH from starting the defence of their title as senior football champions with a win, Cratloe’s senior hurlers will be bidding to have a winning first outing.
