*Breffni Horner and Michael Browne watch on anxiously for the final few moments in Ruan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin . CRUSHEEN are in successive Clare SHC quarter-finals for the first time in eight years with a tie against Feakle awaiting them in a fortnight.
*Gearoid O’Donnell. TOP SCORER when Crusheen last won a senior county final, Gearoid O’Donnell still feels the itch to play but has to be a content with a role among the club’s management.
*Mark Rodgers in action for UL. Photograph: Sport Action Photography CLARE WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED with a total of 27 hurlers involved with Fitzgibbon Cup panels across the country.
*Crusheen/Tubber players celebrate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Crusheen/Tubber are celebrating this Christmas week after being crowned under 21 B hurling champions at Cusack Park this Sunday afternoon.