Ryan Byrne

1 week ago | the42.ie | Ryan Byrne |Fintan O'Toole |David Sneyd

AS WEXFORD DIGESTED another championship exit in the week and months after last June’s quarter-final against Clare, Lee Chin opted for a change of scenery. Wexford’s talisman fired 1-6 that day in Thurles but it wasn’t enough to prevent them being soundly beaten at the hands of the team who would being top of the pile on All-Ireland final day. The disappointment of another fruitless summer needed to be absorbed. A winter in Australia beckoned.

1 week ago | the42.ie | Ryan Byrne |Paul Keane |Gavin Cooney

CLARE’S HOPES OF regaining the All-Ireland senior title have been boosted by the news that Hurler of the Year Shane O’Donnell is aiming to play some part in this year’s championship. Manager Brian Lohan initially stated in February that the Ennis attacker would miss the entire season after surgery on a labrum tear in his right shoulder. That operation took place in early February and comes with a typical recovery period of around six months.

1 week ago | the42.ie | Ryan Byrne |Paul Keane |Gavin Cooney

CLARE’S HOPES OF regaining the All-Ireland senior title have been boosted by the news that Hurler of the Year Shane O’Donnell is aiming to play some part in this year’s championship. Manager Brian Lohan initially stated in February that the Ennis attacker would miss the entire season after surgery on a labrum tear in his right shoulder. That operation took place in early February and comes with a typical recovery period of around six months.

1 week ago | the42.ie | Ryan Byrne |Fintan O'Toole |Gavin Cooney

PORTLAOISE AND TULLAMORE have been confirmed as the venues for the Leinster senior football semi-finals. The last four games have been moved out of Croke Park for the first time in 30 years with both fixtures pencilled in for Sunday 27 April. Kildare will take on Louth in Glenisk O’Connor Park in Tullamore at 2pm, while Dublin will face Meath in Laois Hire O’Moore Park in Portlaoise at 4pm.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Ryan Byrne

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