PICTURED: Diarmuid Stritch. Photo by Gerard O’Neill Clare have named a 38 man panel for their upcoming National Hurling League Division 1B campaign which starts at home to Dublin in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg in Ennis this Sunday (2pm). Amongst the six potential National League debutantes are 2023 Munster and All-Ireland Minor winners Mark Sheedy …
*Seadna Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HAVING steered their native club to the brink of a Canon Hamilton reunion last October, Sixmilebridge’s managerial duo Tommy Liddy and Stiofan Fitzpatrick are determined to avoid any second season syndrome in this year’s senior championship.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurlers have four new additions to their panel for 2025 with no players dropped as of yet from last year’s squad.
*Seadna Morey gets away from Declan Dalton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO-TIME All-Ireland winner Séadna Morey has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.
Shane Golden shoots under pressure from Keith White and Conner Hegarty. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SIXMILEBRIDGE and Feakle will meet in the TUS Clare SHC final for the first time after The Bridge overcame Inagh/Kilnamona following a penalty shootout.
*Sixmilebridge’s Brian Corry celebrates. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The Canon Hamilton trophy is destined for a new location next month after holders Clonlara were dethroned by neighbours Sixmilebridge in Cusack Park.
*Conor Deasy’s equaliser against Newmarket-on-Fergus secured top spot for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE’s ability to “dig out a result” has been the most pleasing aspect of their campaign to date in the Clare senior hurling championship.
CONOR DEASY’s late equaliser secured Sixmilebridge’s place in the Clare SHC quarter-finals and dumped rivals Newmarket-on-Fergus out of the championship.
*Lorcan Fitzpatrick gets away from Tadhg Dean and Ross Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUCCESSIVE VICTORIES HAVE MOVED SIXMILEBRIDGE to top spot in Group 4 of the TUS Clare SHC.
*Caimin Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HAVING unquestionably proved themselves to be the team of the last decade with five senior hurling titles in just eight years maximising what has been Sixmilebridge’s most fruitful generation.