Clare begin their quest for senior hurling championship honours when they face Waterford in Walsh Park.
The minors take to the field against the Deise before the two counties clash in the Munster senior opener.
Clare were nine point winners in last year’s championship but fell by 14 points to Waterford in this year’s league quarter-final.
The senior game throws in at 2pm and we’ll have live coverage here on Clare FM, in association with Matt Waters Clare Fruit & Veg Market Turnpike Road, and!! Geraghty’s spar and Off licence Turnpike, Ennis.
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Diarmuid Ryan to make championship debut and Shane O’Donnell returns.
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Waterford have named 12 of the team that beat Clare in the National League quarter-final.
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Joint manager Gerry O’Connor says they are expecting a massive challenge.
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All sides in Munster are facing into four games over the coming weeks, but Waterford manager Pauric Fanning says his side aren’t looking past The Banner.
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Clare’s Conor Cleary, who’ll miss the game through suspension, thinks home advantage may not count for much at all
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And while the game isn’t a knockout clash, promising attacker Diarmuid Ryan admits a win for Clare would open up their Munster Championship campaign
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Clare were handed a heavy defeat at the same venue when the sides met in the League Quarter-Finals in March, and Clooney-Quin man Peter Duggan says they’ll now focus on making amends.
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Waterford captain Noel Connors says they need to make their home advantage count.
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Newmarket-on-Fergus’ Colin Ryan tells Clare FM’s Morning Focus that the Banner can negate Waterford’s momentum with a strong start.
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And former Waterford hurling great Ken McGrath now thinks it’ll be a major advantage to them this weekend
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The minor games starts at 12pm and we’ll have live coverage here on Clare FM, in association with Dulick Motors, Gort road, Ennis, Your Nissan Dealer For County Clare.
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The Clare minor hurling team includes dual players Cillian McGroary and Shane Meehan.
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Waterford’s minor hurling team is named.
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Clare minor manager Fergal Lynch is hoping that the squad’s work will feed into the Clare senior squad in years to come
