*Antrim hurling manager, Darren Gleeson. In his first full season as Antrim senior hurling manager, Darren Gleeson guided the Ulster county back to the top tier of senior inter-county hurling with victory in the McDonagh Cup.
*Shane Bennett and Jack Browne in action. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare will renew acquaintances with Waterford’s senior hurlers in the Munster senior hurling championship.
Keith Carr has stepped down as strength and conditioning coach to the Clare senior hurlers after one season in the role.
Two members of Clare’s All-Ireland winning team of 2013 have departed Brian Lohan’s senior hurling panel while three of the most promising young hurlers in the county have joined the squad.
Brian Lohan’s Clare senior hurlers have discovered who they will face in the knockout Munster championship.
*John Conlon. Photograph: Chris Copley One key member of Brian Lohan’s Clare senior hurling panel sustained a serious injury this week.
Clare senior hurling manager Brian Lohan has committed to “working closely” with clubs to guarantee they have adequate access to county panellists in 2020.
*Seán Treacy Two time All Star, Seán Treacy is succeeding fellow Tribesman Gavin Keary as coach of the Clare senior hurlers.
*Brian Lohan. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Two time All-Ireland winner Brian Lohan has been officially ratified as the Clare senior hurling manager.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly No appointment for the post of Clare senior hurling manager was made at a special meeting of the Clare County Board on Wednesday, instead delegates requested that the process to fill the vacancy be restarted.