‘It was crunch time for us’ – Kelly says Clare had to deliver semi-final win
*Tony Kelly gets away from Walter Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE CAPTAIN Tony Kelly never felt that Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final game was gone from them.
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Hogan hopeful successful start to 2024 continues in league final
*Adam Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE are treating Saturday’s Allianz National Hurling League final as their sixth game rather than a final.
Player Ratings: Clare vs Kilkenny
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill UNBEATEN from four games in the Allianz National Hurling League, Clare’s senior hurlers can be happy with their lot so far.
First league start of 2024 for Peter Duggan as Clare side shows seven changes
*Peter Duggan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN changes have been made to the Clare senior hurling team for Sunday’s fourth round league clash versus Kilkenny.
Killaloe’s McMahon leads Ard Scoil into battle for Harty Cup final
*Ard Scoil Rís joint captains, Fintan Fitzgerald and Sean McMahon. CUSACK PARK hosts the Dr Harty Cup final on Saturday at 1pm with plenty of Clare involvement in the Ard Scoil Rís ranks.
Cronin hoping Ard Scoil’s class of 2024 will create their own Harty Cup history
*Liam Cronin, Fintan Fitzgerald, Sean McMahon and Derek Larkin. ARD SCOIL RÍS go in search of their sixth Harty Cup title with former Clare coach Liam Cronin spear-heading their management.
Tony Griffin’s Laochra Gael episode will air on February 15
*Tony Griffin lifts the Sam Maguire Cup. A Laochra Gael episode on Ballyea’s Tony Griffin will be broadcasted on TG4 on February 15th at 9:30pm.
Derby duel requires champions Ballyea to hit the ground running
*Ballyea’s talisman, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While their second successive Canon Hamilton trophy success last October was a historic breakthrough for Ballyea, one would have to search back half a century to find the last time that a Clare club managed to garner a three-in-a-row of county senior crowns.
‘We worked really well & really hard’ – Lohan expected strong Clare performance
*Clare manager Brian Lohan with selector James Moran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BEFORE A BALL was pucked on Saturday, Brian Lohan was confident his Clare charges would deliver a performance.
If Clare dictate pace of play versus Dublin it will tee up shot at redemption against Kilkenny
*Clare captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AFTER THE FANFARE of the Munster championship, it feels like it’s back to the grind for the Clare hurlers this weekend.