O'Donnell is hoping to sign off with a third All-Ireland title with Clare.
O'Donnell is hoping to sign off with a third All-Ireland title with Clare. Tom O'Hanlon/INPHO

Clare great Shane O'Donnell confirms he will retire after this year's championship

“I just want to finish on a high,” says O’Donnell ahead of semi-final showdown with Limerick.

CLARE STAR SHANE O’Donnell is set to retire from inter-county hurling at the end of this year’s championship.

O’Donnell, a double All-Ireland winner and the 2024 Hurler of the Year, has confirmed his decision ahead of the Banner’s semi-final showdown with Limerick this weekend.

“It’s my last two games for Clare and I just want to finish on a high,” the 32-year-old told The Clare Champion at a promotional event on Thursday.

“Limerick in an All-Ireland semi-final with a chance to then play for the Liam MacCarthy. This is what it’s about, this is what it’s always been about. Croke Park on the big day and I honestly can’t wait.”

O’Donnell burst onto the inter-county scene as a 19-year-old, famously scoring a hat-trick against Cork in the 2013 All-Ireland final replay, ending Clare’s 16-year wait for Liam MacCarthy.

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