Munster Final awaits for Clare following superb battle with Limerick
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE ARE THROUGH to the Munster senior hurling final with their epic draw with Limerick ensuring the two counties will meet again.
John Kiely
‘Limerick will want to keep Clare down’ – Sparrow & TJ Ryan give verdicts ahead of Sunday showdown
*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 can punish John Kiely’s complacent Limerick
*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.
DARACH HONAN: Start of Munster championship to ignite hurling season
*Gearoid Hegarty in full flight for Limerick. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Darach Honan looks ahead to the opening round of the Munster SHC.
Clare share the spoils with Limerick
*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.
Lohan annoyed with GAA’s ‘rush to finish inter-county season’
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.
‘No significance’ for Limerick in Munster Hurling Cup win over Clare – Kiely
*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 fall short to powerful Limerick in Munster Hurling Cup final
CLARE’S bid to claim their first piece of silverware under Brian Lohan will have to wait for another day.
Home draw for Clare in Munster Hurling Cup final
*Gary Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior hurlers will have home advantage as they aim to win pre-season silverware.
No supporters but championship buzz persists for Kiely & Limerick
High-scoring trends will become a pattern of the 2020 inter-county championships, Limerick manager John Kiely expects.