“You can do one of two things when you lose,” says Waterford U21 hurling manager Derek Lyons, “you can go into a corner and hide or come out fighting.”

Clare minor hurling manager Kenny Morrissey is adamant this evening’s Munster minor semi-final against Tipperary should not have been scheduled so close to the end of the Leaving Cert.

Tipperary’s aspirations of securing a Munster semi-final berth have been dealt a massive blow with free-taker Shane Hennessy ruled out with cruciate ligament damage.

I want to give a bit of advice here to Davy Fitzgerald, if he’ll take it.

Clare 3-13 University of Limerick 1-13

Clare 2-18 Limerick 0-18

Cratloe 1-14 Inagh/Kilnamona 0-14

WHEN Sixmilebridge overcame Cratloe in the Clare senior hurling semi-final, the focus fell on veteran keeper Davy Fitzgerald who, despite being out of the game for a number of years, answered an emergency call and showed he had lost little of the nerve and catlike reactions that had seen him win two All-Irelands with Clare in the mid-90s.

DAVY FITZGERALD is the only candidate in the race to be appointed Clare senior hurling boss ahead of tonight’s county board meeting at the West County Hotel in Ennis.

CHAMPIONS Crusheen advanced to the last four of the Clare senior hurling championship after a 1-24 to 0-10 win over Broadford at Clarecastle yesterday.

ALL-IRELAND Colleges hurling champions DLS Waterford supply six players to the county team for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC semi-final against Cork in Walsh Park.

WHEN the story of 2006 is being stitched together, April 9 won’t merit a mention, says Tony Carmody. May 28 is where the tale will begin.

With a break in the National Hurling League next weekend, Munster giants Tipperary and Clare have teed up an enticing challenge match for Sunday at Templederry (throw-in 2.30pm).

SUNDAY April 24 2005 was a red-letter day for Carlow hurling.

THE STATE of hurling dominated Clare’s GAA convention yesterday, amid claims that the association has utterly failed to promote the code in 20 of the 32 counties.