*Jake Morris chases Cathal Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FIXTURE details have been confirmed for Clare’s Munster senior hurling and football championship outings later this year.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin FOR THE first time since 2019, Clare will not have an All Star on the hurling team of the year.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin ALL-IRELAND champions Clare have been knocked out of the championship.
*Brian Lohan and Liam Cahill. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. NO LEAD is safe in the game of hurling anymore, Tipperary manager Liam Cahill said after withstanding a Clare comeback in the latest round of the Munster SHC.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A SENSE of shock still exuberates around Clare hurling following a successive championship defeat which has left their All-Ireland defence in the balance.
*Aidan McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE HURLER, Aidan McCarthy was dropped from the county senior hurling panel before Saturday’s loss to Tipperary.
*Ryan Taylor scores a point for Clare. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FOLLOWING yet another inspirational comeback after once again giving themselves a mountain to climb, Clare’s hurlers search for a first championship win continues, Eoin Brennan rates the performances from Saturday’s three point loss to Tipperary.
*Brian Lohan looks on during Saturday’s loss to Tipperary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE are “completely dependent” on other results to save their season, manager Brian Lohan has acknowledged.
*Eoghan Connolly fouls Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARE’S All-Ireland title defence is hanging by a thread after a second championship defeat of the year and a seventh so far in 2025.
*Tony Kelly and Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TONY KELLY returns to the Clare team while Shane O’Donnell is listed among the substitutes for Saturday’s game with Tipperary.