Clare & Tipp name teams for U20 clash
*Patrick Crotty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TERENCE FAHY’s Clare U20 team to take on Tipperary in the first round of the Munster championship has been named.
*Patrick Crotty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TERENCE FAHY’s Clare U20 team to take on Tipperary in the first round of the Munster championship has been named.
*Adam Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THE RACE for what is predicted to be one of the most competitive Munster under 20 hurling championships for some time begins for Clare on Saturday as they take on Tipperary.
*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.
Diarmaid Nash at the Pat Kirby memorial in Tuamgraney. Photograph: Gordon Daly Back with a bang for the third year, The Clare Echo’s sporting awards applaud the great and good from within the county.
*Clare GAA Chairman, Kieran Keating. Photograph: Natasha Barton CHAIRMAN OF CLARE GAA, Kieran Keating has hit out at the “very flawed process” that resulted in suspensions for two of the county’s senior hurlers this year while the need to provide facilities of a comparable standard to other counties was also stressed.
*Anthony Daly and James McMahon. Photograph: Ruth Griffin JOY was evident on the face of all Magpies in Dr Daly Park when the Clarecastle senior hurlers got their reprieve to keep their place in the top flight.
*Clarecastle goalkeeper, Cian Broderick. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARECASTLE LED by heroic goalkeeper Cian Broderick fought off the challenge of Whitegate to consolidate their senior status for 2023 and relegate Whitegate to the intermediate ranks.
*Clarecastle manager, Brian Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR TEAMS will battle to retain their status in the Clare SHC this coming weekend.
Conor Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Feakle’s chances of making the knockout stages failed to materialise with Shane McGrath rescuing a draw in their hard-fought tie with Whitegate.
*Daniel Treacy and Mikey O’Shea battle for possession. Photograph: Gary Collins AN EAST CLARE bloodbath is on the cards for the relegation play-offs in the Clare SHC.