O’Loughlin savouring the magic moments with 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.
Donal Madden
Clonlara gave it everything in Thurles & there’s huge satisfaction in that’
*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.
Clonlara qualify for first Munster final after overcoming Kiladangan
*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.
Stepping stones lead Clonlara & Dylan McMahon to promised land
*Dylan McMahon clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ON THEIR way to winning a third-ever Clare SHC title, Clonlara were backboned by a crop of five players who five years previously guided the club to their first-ever Minor A title.
County final glory the type of feeling you can’t buy – man of the match Micheál O’Loughlin soaks up magnitude of Clonlara feat
*Micheál O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THERE’S SOMETHING special about county finals and it was epitomised by Micheál O’Loughlin, Clonlara’s man of the match who hit 2-9 to send them on their way to a third senior title.
Colm Galvin savours Clonlara’s championship success & his own journey back to the field of play
*Colm Galvin with PJ Gully. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WORKRATE and familiarity in each other’s roles formed a big difference in the eyes of Colm Galvin as a reason for Clonlara ending a fifteen year wait to win the Clare SHC.
Clonlara breakthrough ‘massive’ for Madden
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP winning Clonlara manager, Donal Madden is hopeful their success can be the catalyst for further glory across the club.
Conlon a class apart as only Clonlara man to win two Clare senior hurling championships
*Clonlara’s John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN CONLON’s contribution to the community of Clonlara and to hurling across the county has always been exemplary so in a way it is fitting that he stands alone as the only Clonlara man to have won two Clare senior championships.
Classy Clonlara claim county championship
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA have claimed the Canon Hamilton producing a superior performance to hold off Crusheen.
Madden knows Clonlara must bring ‘ferocious spirit’ to be crowned champions
*Donal Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLONLARA’s bid to win a first Clare SHC title since 2008 is spear-headed by one of their leading players from that day.
