*Robbie Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill
Three clubs, Ballyea, Scariff, and St. Joseph’s Doora-Barefield will be under changed managements for the 2025 senior hurling season.
Corofin remain the only senior club yet to appoint a backroom team. Outgoing manager Joe Cahill has stepped down after a couple of seasons at the helm. In Ballyea, Robbie Hogan, who has led the club to Clare and Munster honours and to being runners-up in the All-Ireland final, has returned with his selectors from those successes, Raymond O’Connor, Diarmuid O’Sullivan, and Jude Quinlivan.
The S and C coach is Shane McNamara, while former Clare goalkeeper and current Whitegate player Andrew Fahy will coach the team. He is currently enjoying great success as coach to the Scariff Community College senior side, which has reached the Munster senior B colleges championship semi-final. St. Joseph’s Doora-Barefield will have a new management team for 2025. Former player Damian Kennedy takes over and his selection committee includes Sean Flynn, Sean Duggan, and Tubber native Tommy Lee.
Donal Moloney steps up to the manager’s role with his native Scariff, taking over from Mark McKenna. Donal was part of the outgoing management team, as were Mike Long and Ger Rodgers, who are continuing, while Ross Horan and Conor McNamara join the team. County champions Feakle will be managed by Ger Conway, and his backroom team will be finalised next week. 2023 champions Clonlara will have the same management team this year, led by manager Donal Madden, as will last year’s beaten finalists Sixmilebridge in Tommy Liddy and Stiofan Fitzpatrick. Other unchanged clubs include Inagh-Kilnamona, Broadford, and Eire Og. Brian Culbert will again manage Kilmaley with one change to his backroom team. Conor McMahon has stepped down and he is replaced by Conor Neylon. Fergal Lynch continues as manager at Clooney-Quin. The Crusheen management team comprises Michael Browne, Patrick Vaughan, Gearoid O’Donnell, Cronan Dillon, Alan Tuohy, and Alan Griffin. Gort man Aidan Harte has left to join Micheál O’Donoghue’s Galway senior hurling management team. Newmarket remain unchanged under James Carigg, while Cratloe will also have the same management team. Having led Wolfe Tones to the intermediate title in 2024, Barry Keane will continue as the Shannon club’s manager.
