Too close for comfort but Clare overcome Laois
Clare have narrowly overcome the challenge of Laois to secure their place in the second phase of the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers.
Rory Hayes
Kilmaley hold off the Tones to advance to quarter-finals
Kilmaley bounced back from their opening round disappointment to eventually get past Wolfe Tones and seal their spot in the Clare SHC quarter-finals.
Shanagher hits the right Tones to scatter fledgling Magpies
The emphatic final margin may have been rather flattering but there’s no doubt that Wolfe Tones fully merited their confidence-boosting start to this year’s championship on Saturday evening.
Wolfe Tones keen to garner momentum in first round
Wolfe Tones are not viewing the opening outing of the Clare SHC as a dead-rubber.
Clare secure Allianz NHL semi-final spot
*Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare qualified for the semi-finals of the Allianz National Hurling League for the first time in four years following a nine point win over Dublin.
Kelly & Hayes to miss Clare’s final Oscar Traynor group game
*Rory Hayes tries to get past the Kerry goalkeeper. Photograph: Mark Hayes Clare will be without Stephen Kelly, Rory Hayes and Eoin Hayes as they aim to secure a home Oscar Traynor quarter-final.
‘The drive is back’ – David Reidy returns to Clare panel
*David Reidy. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare’s senior hurlers have received a big boost as they begin preparations for the 2020 campaign with the return of 2016 National League medallist David Reidy to the county panel.
Defeat for Clare in Oscar Traynor opener
*Clare’s Oscar Traynor starting eleven. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick Clare have been defeated in their opening outing of the 2019/20 Oscar Traynor competition.
Clare players were ‘shivering with the cold’ at half-time
*Photograph: Martin Connolly Donal Moloney has been around the block in hurling terms but Sunday marked a first for the Clare Joint Manager.
No separating the neighbours in Cusack Park
*Shane Golden. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare earned a share of the spoils against Limerick to keep their chances of making the knockout stages of the Allianz National Hurling League alive. Clare 2-11 Limerick 1-14 Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis