Lessons from the National Hurling League for Brian Lohan & Clare’s hurlers
*Photograph: Chris Copley HEAD OF NEWS & SPORT with The Clare Echo, Páraic McMahon takes a look at the learnings from Clare’s National Hurling League campaign.
Patrick Crotty
Huge task facing Clare U20 hurlers who are almost at full-strength
*Conner Hegarty is the Clare U20 captain. Photograph: Chris Copley The meeting of Clare and their great rivals Limerick in the opening round of the Munster U20 hurling championship at the TUS Gaelic grounds in Limerick next Wednesday starts a very busy period of provincial championship action for Banner county underage sides.
Scariff’s Crotty captains UL Freshers to All-Ireland glory
*Scariff duo Patrick Crotty & Keelan Hartigan. SCARIFF’S Patrick Crotty captained the UL Fresher Hurlers to All-Ireland glory on Wednesday night.
Tony Kelly returns to Clare team with Peter Duggan listed among subs
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Martin Connolly TONY KELLY is to make his first appearance of the year for Clare’s senior hurlers when they travel to Offaly on Sunday.
Wexford boss Egan proud to see progression of Scariff duo
Damien Reck holds onto Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WEXFORD boss, Darragh Egan has spoken of his pride at seeing the progression of two of Clare’s youngest senior hurlers.
Younger Clare panellists responding well to pressure of senior hurling
*Patrick Crotty impressed when introduced for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE cannot be expecting to win games while racking up high wide counts, senior hurling manager Brian Lohan conceded while admitting a heavy burden has been placed on their younger players.
Successive league defeat for Clare hurlers
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography CLARE HAVE suffered back to back defeats in the Allianz National Hurling League.
‘We have quality in our guys’ – Lohan pleased with new additions to Clare panel but disappointed with Limerick loss
*Patrick Crotty and Barry Nash watch as the sliotar flies by. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PLENTY OF LEARNINGS will be taken from Clare’s disappointing nine-point loss to Limerick in the final of the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling Cup.
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.
Taylor returns to Clare team while Limerick make three changes
*Ryan Taylor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RYAN TAYLOR will make his first appearance of the year for the Clare senior hurlers in the only confirmed change to the starting team for Sunday’s Munster Hurling Cup final.