*Robin Mounsey and Barry Nash clash. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Capacity crowds will flock to Ennis this Sunday for the meeting of Clare and Limerick in the Munster SHC, a tie that will certainly indicate what level the Banner’s senior team are really at as they face the reigning All-Ireland champions.
*Tony Kelly gets away from Cathal O’Neill and Oisin O’Reilly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Growing up in South-East Clare just on the better side of the Clare-Limerick border meant this rivalry has always been the most intense for me.
*Gearoid Hegarty in full flight for Limerick. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Darach Honan looks ahead to the opening round of the Munster SHC.
*Clare’s David McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers kept Limerick without a win following their tussle on Sunday afternoon which finished all square.
CLARE senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan has said the GAA will need to revise having no maor foirne at inter-county level and the ‘rushed’ format currently in place for the championship.
*Limerick’s Dan Morrissey is sandwiched between Clare duo Mark Rodgers and David Reidy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LIMERICK’S nine point win over Clare will have “no significance” for future meetings between the counties in 2022, John Kiely maintained.
CLARE’S bid to claim their first piece of silverware under Brian Lohan will have to wait for another day.
*Gary Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior hurlers will have home advantage as they aim to win pre-season silverware.
High-scoring trends will become a pattern of the 2020 inter-county championships, Limerick manager John Kiely expects.
Not even an unprecedented 17 point masterclass from Tony Kelly could prevent neighbours Limerick from securing the double boost of National League honours and a Munster Semi-Final spot in Semple Stadium, Thurles this afternoon.
