Lohan & Davy name sides for Clare vs Waterford showdown
*Rory Hayes retains his spot at corner back. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE named an unchanged side to face Waterford in Saturday’s Munster senior hurling championship.
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare seniors look to keep good hurling times rolling
*Eibhear Quilligan is expected to remain between the posts. Photograph:Gerard O’Neill CLARE HURLING IS currently on a high and the county’s senior side will look to keep the good times rolling this weekend.
Ex Mayor of Clare brandishes RTÉ ‘a disgrace’ in criticism for failing to show Banner win over Limerick
*John Conlon catches the sliotar as it breaks from David McInerney and Gearoid Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RTÉ have come under fire for failing to show the Munster hurling epic between Clare and Limerick over the weekend.
Clare show going toe to toe with Limerick is the way to beat them
*John Conlon holds off Graeme Mulcahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Unlike the players, I was mentally scarred by our visit to the Gaelic Grounds in 2019. That day, after a disappointing defeat to Tipperary in the previous round, Clare were beaten all ends up to the delight of the baying Limerick crowd.
THE WATER BREAK: Clare’s senior hurlers roar back to life in Munster championship
*Ryan Taylor and Peter Duggan celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THEY PICKED UP THE SCRIPT and tossed it into the bin, Clare’s senior hurlers were written off in most parts for Saturday’s crunch tie with Limerick but they managed to end the All-Ireland champions seventeen game unbeaten run.
‘Nobody will remember beating Limerick if we don’t follow it up’ – Fitzgerald lays down marker
*David Fitzgerald gets away from Cathal O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FROM THE OFF, David Fitzgerald’s return lifted Clare as they defeated Limerick on Saturday but he’s adamant they must make the scalp count by progressing in this season’s championship.
Clare supporters helped create ‘intimidating’ environment in Gaelic Grounds – Duggan
Diarmaid Byrnes is put under pressure by Shane O’Donnell and Peter Duggan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SUPPORTERS added an “intimidating” dimension to the Gaelic Grounds which helped them in overcoming All-Ireland champions Limerick, full-forward Peter Duggan maintained.
‘What it means to Clare people & happy faces is why we play hurling’ – Hogan
*Adam Hogan embraces David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HE’S THE NEW kid on the block in the Clare senior hurling team and Adam Hogan is itching to have more days like Saturday when they ended Limerick’s seventeen game unbeaten run in championship.
Clare hurlers bring championship bid back to life defeating All-Ireland champions Limerick
*David McInerney and Conor Cleary in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR HURLERS have roared back into the championship by defeating All-Ireland champions Limerick in their own back yard.
Two changes made to Clare hurling team for Limerick tie
*Eibhear Quilligan is named to start in goals. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography BRIAN LOHAN has made two changes to the Clare senior hurling team for Saturday’s meeting with reigning All-Ireland, Munster and National Hurling League champions Limerick.
