* Shane Meehan under floodlights in Clarecastle tonight. Photo by Gerard O’Neill Shannonside neighbours and arch rivals, Clare and Limerick got their competitive seasons underway before a full house of 1,500 at the impressive Clarecastle astro turf facility this Wednesday evening. Limerick 2-21 Clare 1-19 Both availed of the opportunity to give their extended panels an opportunity …
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*Shane Meehan under pressure from Limerick’s Richie English. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANE MEEHAN is anxious to make the most of the Munster Senior Hurling League in his bid to gain a more prominent role for the Clare hurlers in 2024 while he has ruled out the prospect of trying to juggle dual commitments at inter-county …
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*Aidan McCarthy scored from a penalty in Clare’s challenge match versus Galway. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S SENIOR hurlers are continuing their preparations for the first round of the Munster championship.
*Eamonn Foudy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EAMONN FOUDY’s injury is not as bad as first feared but it will rule him out of the running for Clare’s opening contest in the Munster senior hurling championship.
*Clare’s Rory Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE DEFENDER, Rory Hayes is a major injury doubt for the county’s opening round of the Munster SHC.
*Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare will be “going as strong as we can” according to manager Brian Lohan when he and his management team sits down to name the side which will line out against Westmeath in the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Mark Rodgers in action for UL. Photograph: Sport Action Photography CLARE WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED with a total of 27 hurlers involved with Fitzgibbon Cup panels across the country.
*St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield goalkeeper, Paul Madden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s representatives in the Munster intermediate and junior hurling club championships take to the field this weekend.
*Tony Kelly on the attack for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill At no stage during Saturday’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship quarter final did Clare think that their season was over, according to team captain Tony Kelly.
*Diarmuid Ryan was among the central figures behind Clare’s comeback. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It was an unusual day of hurling in Thurles at the weekend. While it is great to be able to see both quarter finals live, the GAA should revisit the idea of a double header for All-Ireland quarter finals. It creates a …