*Kieran Corcoran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Hurling Championship coverage brought to you in association with McKeoghs Home, Garden & DIY CLARE MEN will be part of the Galway management looking to take down their native county in the All-Ireland U20 final this weekend.
*Ronan Monahan gets away from Cathal Noonan and Ronan Keane. Photograph; Gerard O’Neill. A FIRST intermediate final since 2020 awaits Tubber after they deservingly overcame the challenge of Killanena on Saturday.
*Ronan Monahan. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLARECASTLE will spend another year at intermediate hurling level after their dream of a quick return to the top tier was dashed by Tubber on Saturday evening.
*Tubber’s Ronan Monahan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Tubber’s intermediate hurlers ended a ten year spell without silverware when they defeated Parteen in a high scoring division 2 hurling league final at Clarecastle on Tuesday evening.
There’s one glaring difference between Sunday’s finalists and the remainder of the clubs who have been relegated since the senior championship overhaul in 2014.