*Aidan McCarthy of Inagh/Kilnamona rises highest to win the sliotar ahead of Jamie Moylan. Photograph: Charlotte Cole. INAGH/Kilnamona are back in the semi-finals of the Clare SHC after withstanding a Cratloe comeback.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Darren Cullinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUARTER-FINALS of the Clare SHC signal “a new championship” where desire will dictate who prevails according to the Inagh/Kilnamona senior hurling manager.
*Inagh/Kilnamona defender, Shane Woods. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. ONLY INAGH/KILNAMONA have guaranteed their passage to the knockout stages of the Clare SHC following two rounds of the championship.
*Éamonn Foudy saves a penalty for Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉAMONN FOUDY’s penalty save from Tony Kelly was “a real turning point” for Inagh/Kilnamona as they went on to defeat Ballyea by ten points in the first round of the Clare SHC.
*Aidan McCarthy captains the Inagh/Kilnamona side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. The motivation behind Eugene Cullinan’s return as manager for a second stint mirrors Inagh/Kinamona’s current mood in general – unfinished business.
*Eugene Cullinan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. EUGENE CULLINAN is to return for a second stint as manager of the Inagh/Kilnamona senior hurlers.
As GAA clubs across the county are in the process of finalising their management teams for 2023 news has emerged this New Year’s day that Inagh-Kilnamona have secured the services of Louis Mulqueen as coach/trainer of their senior hurlers for 2023. The Rice College primcipal is one of the most experienced and successful hurling coaches …
*Crusheen’s Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN’S “high standards” on and off the field will need to be applied this weekend as they aspire to collect their first win of the Clare SHC while Inagh/Kilnamona still have question marks on the fitness of Conner Hegarty and Kevin Hehir.
*Aidan McCarthy was Inagh/Kilnamona’s top scorer. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Inagh/Kilnamona got their championship challenge off to a winning start with a merited win over Crusheen in a tie which failed to reach the heights expected.
*Inagh/Kilnamona’s Jason McCarthy will once again be a central player for them. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Avoiding the hangover of how their first county senior decider panned out will be essential to Inagh-Kilnamona’s development for 2022.