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THE people of Shannon are being urged to get behind the Wolfe Tones junior hurling team in Saturday’s ‘A’ nue
Although the senior hurling and football teams have been knocked out of the championships, the club is now hoping that the junior hurlers can claim silverware. The junior Cs have already won their champion-
ship this year.
Should victory be achieved over O’Callaghan’s Mills on Saturday, it will be bittersweet, as the Tones have competed in three of the last four fi- nals – but without any success.
They will be looking to the likes of captain Sean Condren, Darren O’Connell at corner-back, Gary Leahy and free-taker Jamie Walker to lead them to success in the final.
“We are appealing to people to
come out and support the team. We want to do it this year,’ said club PRO, Amanda Hogan.
Although the build-up to the game has been subdued, hopes are high that hundreds of people from Shan- non will head to Sixmilebridge for the big match.
Despite the disappointment expe- rienced by the senior teams, there is plenty of optimism that they will bounce back.
“We were quite disappointed with the seniors. It was the first time in ages they didn’t get outside the group, but the footballers are young yet and their day will come further down the line,” added the PRO.
The club is also planning to open its own shop, selling merchandise, in October. It will be located at the Wolfe Tones GAA clubhouse and will open a number of nights every Neto