‘We hurled like we wanted it more’ – Quilligan caps off fantastic year with Feakle
FEAKLE hurled like they wanted it more and so it proved as they secured the coveted title of Clare senior hurling champions.
FEAKLE hurled like they wanted it more and so it proved as they secured the coveted title of Clare senior hurling champions.
FEAKLE’s hurlers have been dreaming of winning a senior championship from a young age.
*Eibhear Quilligan and Shane McGrath celebrate in the dressing room. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. STAR MAN on Feakle’s march to a first Clare SHC title since 1988, Shane McGrath said they brought incredible energy as they claimed the club’s seventh senior championship on Bank Holiday Monday.
*Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SHANE O’Donnell has been named Hurler of the Year and Adam Hogan Young Hurler of the Year with Clare receiving six All Star awards.
*Feakle captain Oisin Donnellan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. HAVING an extra week to prepare for Monday’s Clare SHC did Feakle players “the world of good”.
FEAKLE’s success in winning a seventh Clare SHC title and a first since 1988 has been hailed as “an unbelievable achievement”.
*Eoin Tuohy is congratulated by supporters. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FEAKLE were determined to grab their chance of county final glory knowing full well the opportunity may not arise again.
*Tommy Guilfoyle congratulates Adam Hogan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. AN ALREADY unforgettable year just keeps getting better for Adam Hogan.
*Feakle celebrate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin FEAKLE are Clare SHC champions for the first time since 1988 after powering past the challenge of Sixmilebridge in Monday’s final.
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick, David Kennedy and Jason Loughnane celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Giorraíonn beirt bóthar and Stiofán Fitzpatrick and Tommy Liddy wasted no time in shortening the road to the TUS Senior Hurling Championship final, the pair are in their first season as joint managers of Sixmilebridge.