Worry for Clare as Conlon picks up knee injury
*John Conlon. Photograph: Chris Copley One key member of Brian Lohan’s Clare senior hurling panel sustained a serious injury this week.
John Conlon
‘Players attitude is excellent’ – Lohan
*Clare manager Brian Lohan. Photograph: Jim Campbell Hard work and an impressive attitude laid the ground work for Clare’s second successive win in the Allianz National Hurling League, Brian Lohan felt.
Davy ‘really looking forward’ to meeting Clare in championship
*Davy Fitzgerald. Photograph: Martin Connolly Davy Fitzgerald has said people commenting on his fallout with Brian Lohan “doesn’t bother me in the slightest”.
Clare ‘will have a go’ against Wexford
*Clare captain, John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare will travel to Wexford Park on Sunday and “have a cut” at recording a second successive league victory in Division 1 Group B.
Easy for Clare as Kelly leads the way
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Martin Connolly It was always expected to be a comfortable win for Clare and so it proved as Brian Lohan’s charges made a winning start to life in Division 1 Group B of the Allianz hurling league.
‘Food First’ the motto for Clare hurling nutritionist
Grainne Travers leads a life every young hurling enthusiast can look up to.
Clare hurlers raise concerns with County Board over appointment process
*The Clare senior hurling panel. Photograph: Martin Connolly Members of the Clare senior hurling panel have raised a number of concerns with the Clare County Board at a meeting held earlier this evening (Tuesday).
Cratloe come good to claim spoils over Clonlara
*Liam Markham was very impressive for Cratloe. Photograph: Mark Hayes Shane Gleeson scored the all-important winner of sixty minutes to send Cratloe into the last four at the expense of Clonlara who once again fell short when it mattered most.
Limerick exiting the championship to Clare was ‘inconceivable’ – Kiely
*John Kiely & Donal Moloney on the sideline. Photograph: Martin Connolly Defeat to Clare on Sunday would have meant Limerick were the earliest All-Ireland champions to bow out in the subsequent campaign since Tipperary’s departure from the 1992 championship, such an outcome was “inconceivable” according to John Kiely.
Darach Honan: Clare gave up after Callanan’s goal
*Seamus Callanan reacts quickest and buries the ball in the Clare goal despite Patrick O’Connor’s attempts. Photograph: Martin Connolly The Clare Echo’s Darach Honan reflects on Clare’s thirteen point defeat to Tipperary and looks at possible changes for Sunday’s must-win tie against Limerick.
