Hogan: 'I got a text message but I thought it was one of the lads pranking me'

Fresh from finishing his leaving Leaving Cert Adam Hogan joined the Clare senior extended panel. 

Adam Hogan of Clare poses for a portrait with the Liam MacCarthy cup at the 2023 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Series national launch at Kilmacthomas Viaduct in Waterford. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

St Joseph’s Tulla’s remarkable drive to Harty Cup triumph last year had Adam Hogan elated. He rode that wave to a U20 Munster final, losing out to Cork. That night his phone buzzed with a text from Brian Lohan.

It felt unbelievable. Literally unbelievable.