*Shane Harrison gets away from Sam Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Cusack Park once more proved a crucial separator as an electric Clooney/Quin had far too much firepower for an underwhelming Wolfe Tones on Saturday evening.
*Peter Duggan captains Clooney/Quin this season. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THE STARS APPEARED to be aligning perfectly for Clooney-Quin’s latest championship assault until a major spanner was thrown into the works in Croke Park three weeks ago.
*Players keep their eyes fixed on the sliotar during the All-Ireland SHC semi-final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S bid to reach the All-Ireland senior hurling final for the first time in a decade came up agonisingly short against a battle-hardened Kilkenny.
*Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEADNA MOREY is in line for a starting role for the first time in this year’s championship.
*Clare’s Diarmuid Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE QUALIFIED for the Munster senior hurling final for a successive season after overcoming Cork in a tense battle on Sunday afternoon.
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TONY KELLY was back on song and hitting the frees as Clare recorded their second win of this year’s Munster senior hurling 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.
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.
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