*Wolfe Tones captain, John Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. JOHN GUILFOYLE made his senior debut for Wolfe Tones’ hurlers at the age of sixteen, sixteen years on he is sixty minutes away from captaining the club to a successful return back to the top tier.
*Barry Murphy flanked by his children Fionnan, Silín, Gearoid and Daithí. EX CLARE hurler Barry Murphy will be outnumbered in his own house when it comes to supporting his native county in the All-Ireland SHC final but he’s confident that Brian Lohan’s side can produce their best performance of the year this weekend to quieten his Cork …
It’s fitting that 25 years on from Clare’s greatest ever championship feat of beating neighbours Tipperary in both the Munster and All-Ireland finals, the Lohan brothers are back leading the Banner cause. As he was in 1997, Brian has take a central role on the field but younger sibling Frank is also part of the …
*Mark Rodgers may miss out on the U20 championship over the ruling. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill There is growing concern amongst GAA fans in Clare that the county will be forced into playing in the Munster U20 hurling championship without four members of the panel who are also part of the senior hurling squad.
*Anthony Daly & Marty Morrissey on commentary duty in Cusack Park. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Two-time All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Daly has led the call for a major shake-up in the personnel sitting on the Clare County Board.
*Ger Loughnane. Photograph: Joe Buckley Two-time All-Ireland winning hurling manager, Ger Loughnane has declared that Clare GAA is “in disarray”.
A wide lens has been cast on the future strategic direction to be taken by Clare GAA with the full picture to be known come the conclusion of Tuesday’s seismic County Board meeting.
Clare’s All-Ireland success of 1995 holds a special place in hurling folklore, the magnitude of their achievements still forces Frank Lohan to pinch himself when reflecting on their exploits.
Readers of The Clare Echo have spoken and decided on Clare’s greatest senior hurling team from 1990 to 2020.
