Best wishes to our local heros Jamie, Seadna, Cathal, Brian and Shane and the Clare hurlers tomorrow evening against All Ireland Champions Galway..

Clare Senior Hurling Joint Managers Donal Moloney and Gerry O'Connor have named their starting 15 to face Galway in the GAA All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final at Croke Park, Dublin, at 5.00pm on Saturday, 28 July 2018. The team shows no changes from the side that lined out against Wexford in the All Ireland Quarter-Final two weeks ago. Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones na Sionna) is named on the match day 26 for the first time this season having overcome an operation on knee ligament damage in late 2017. Patrick O'Connor (Tubber) captains the Clare team.

STARTING 15 V Galway (as per match programme):

1. Donal Tuohy (Crusheen)

2. Patrick O'Connor (Tubber GAA Club) - CAPTAIN
3. David McInerney (Tulla GAA Club)
4. Jack Browne (Ballyea)

5. Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge)
6. Conor Cleary (St.Joseph's Miltown Malbay GAA Club)
7. Jamie Shanahan (Sixmilebridge)

8. Colm Galvin (Clonlara)
9. Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)

10. Peter Duggan (Clooney Quin GAA Club)
11. Tony Kelly (Ballyea)
12. David Reidy (Éire Óg Inis)

13. Podge Collins (Cratloe)
14. John Conlon (Clonlara)
15. Shane O'Donnell (Éire Óg Inis GAA)

SUBSTITUTES:

Andrew Fahy (Whitegate)

Rory Hayes (Wolfe Tones na Sionna GAA Club)

Cian Dillon (Crusheen Gaa)

David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona GAA Club)

Michael O'Malley (Kilmaley GAA)

Jason McCarthy (Inagh-Kilnamona)

Niall Deasy (Ballyea Gaa)

Ian Galvin (Clonlara GAA Club)

Michael O'Neill (Kilmaley)

Conor McGrath (Cratloe GAA Club)

Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones na Sionna)

Referee: James Owens (Wexford).