Clare top Division 1A and qualify for league semi-finals
*David Reidy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers have set up an Allianz National Hurling League semi-final with Tipperary after producing a late rally to defeat Offaly.
*David Reidy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurlers have set up an Allianz National Hurling League semi-final with Tipperary after producing a late rally to defeat Offaly.
*Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN LOHAN has made one change to the Clare team for their second round of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Seadna Morey’s introduction was a big lift for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S senior hurlers produced a commanding second half to overcome Cork and start their National League bid with a win.
*Chloe Morey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CHLOE MOREY is to retire from inter-county camogie.
*Colm Cleary set the way for O’Callaghans Mills. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill O’Callaghan’s Mills snatched a dramatic victory at the death to deny Sixmilebridge a place in the quarter-finals of the Clare SHC.
Cian Moriarty takes on Noel Purcell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clonlara powered to the local bragging rights after a determined performance brushed aside the challenge of Sixmilebridge in Cusack Park.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH FIVE senior titles in the last decade, Sixmilebridge are the only side to have achieved more success than the three in a row chasing Ballyea but down by the O’Garney River they are determined to obtain more silverware.
*Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NOT WANTING to concede goals early on was the reason Clare played the opening half of the All-Ireland semi-final with a sweeper according to manager Brian Lohan who said they will dust themselves down and come back again.
*Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN CONLON, CONOR Cleary and David McInerney have all been named to start in Clare’s team to take on Kilkenny in the All-Ireland senior hurling final.
*Clare’s John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill HOPES ARE RISING on the injury front for Clare’s senior hurlers ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final versus Kilkenny.