Hurt Hogan sure Clare can park spring pain to make Ennis fortress again

The 2024 Young Hurler of the Year Adam Hogan insists Clare can rebound from Allianz HL relegation.

Clare hurling Adam Hogan as oneills.com, leading online sportswear retailer, announce the fourth year of their U20 GAA All-Ireland Hurling Championship sponsorship deal at Croke Park. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

With tongue firmly lodged in cheek, Clare selector Ken Ralph spoke last month of trying to win a few league games after a surprise home loss to Wexford. “Limerick next week so hopefully that will be a handy one for us and hopefully we’ll kick on from there against Cork then, the other team that’s going to be in the All-Ireland final.” 

As their relegation from Division 1A was confirmed last Saturday, the All-Ireland champions haven’t been playing like a team motivated by the vaunted talk of their Munster rivals but it hasn’t gone unnoticed.