Tones keeping tight-lipped ahead of senior return
*Rory Hayes. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WOLFE TONES make their return to the top tier this weekend where they face title holders Feakle.
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Clare player ratings vs Wexford: Ring-rustiness sees Banner wobble as wait for new bright sparks persists
*Mark Rodgers tries to jinx past Jack McRedmond and Kevin Foley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WITH Clare’s strongest team of 2025 on the pitch their performance against Wexford was due to be up on previous displays but in many instances it was worse as a third successive defeat was the outcome, Eoin Brennan rates the performances.
Clare hurlers on the brink of league relegation after losing out to Wexford
*Cian Galvin is tackled by Cathal Dunbar. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A THIRD successive loss in the Allianz National Hurling League has Clare’s senior hurlers at real risk of relegation.
Clare name strongest side of 2025 for Wexford clash as big names return
*Mark Rodgers is set for his first appearance of 2025. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TONY Kelly, John Conlon, David Fitzgerald, Mark Rodgers and Rory Hayes will all make their first starts of 2025 for the Clare hurlers as they welcome Wexford to Ennis in a must-win tie.
Clare vs Kilkenny: Player Ratings as the Banner are beaten 0-23 to 0-21
Clare welcomed Kilkenny to a wet Cusack Park last Sunday as the Banner looked to begin their defence of their 2024 league win in a repeat of last year’s final. The conditions favoured Clare early on with the home side leading by 7 points at one stage in the first half. David Reidy stared for …
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Wolfe Tones triumph over Tubber to seal senior return
*Wolfe Tones captain John Guilfoyle lifts the Paddy Browne Cup. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WOLFE TONES have bounced back to the Clare senior hurling championship after edging out Tubber by the smallest of margins in dramatic circumstances.
Tones not short of motivation in tilt to get back to senior ranks
*Wolfe Tones manager, Barry Keane. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. MOTIVATION has been easy to source for Wolfe Tones as they bid to bounce back to the senior hurling championship at the first attempt.
Guilfoyle geared up to lead Wolfe Tones into battle
*Wolfe Tones captain, John Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. JOHN GUILFOYLE made his senior debut for Wolfe Tones’ hurlers at the age of sixteen, sixteen years on he is sixty minutes away from captaining the club to a successful return back to the top tier.
Wolfe Tones on song with semi-final win over Ruan
*Dean Devanney excelled for Wolfe Tones. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. WOLFE TONES are on course to return to the Clare senior hurling championship at the first attempt after seeing off Ruan to set up a final clash with Tubber.
Shannon proud to be home of the Lohans
*Tony Kelly and Brian Lohan lift the Liam MacCarthy. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE manager Brian Lohan was lifted shoulder high as he made his return to his native Shannon fresh from guiding the county to win the All-Ireland senior hurling championship.