Eoin Downey celebrates Cork’s win against Limerick last weekend; manager Pat Ryan will have to get his players back down to earth before they face Clare....
Referee Johnny Murphy Limerick’s absence from an All-Ireland hurling final for the first time since 2019 has opened the way for Johnny Murphy to take charge...
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Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan has appeared in court charged with the assault causing harm of a 12-year-old boy. At Ennis District Court on Tuesday,...
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Naturally, given the Treaty’s status, the pundits were almost unanimous in tipping Limerick to beat Cork so we’ll give them a pass there but the experts...
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34mins: Quilligan with another save, this time from a sideline cut by Eoin Cody which bounced dangerously in front of the goal. 32mins: Kilkenny 1-9 Clare...
John Conlon of Clare catches the sliothar under pressure from John Donnelly of Kilkenny. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile Kilkenny and Clare go head-to-head in an...
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This is not the end. Almost certainly not. Not yet. Shane O’Donnell made a small bit of a stir a couple of months back by intimating...
As reported on Independent.ie earlier this week, the two-time All-Star corner-back sustained a hamstring injury in training recently which sees him miss the last four clash...
*Niall Romer. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AHEAD of the All-Ireland SHC semi-final, there have been departures from the Clare senior hurling set-up. Over the weekend, it emerged...
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Croke Park officials say Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship semi-final between Limerick and Cork is likely to be played in front of a full house. As...
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When I started playing for Galway in 2008, inter-county teams didn’t pay much attention to recovery. Some players might have gone to the pool or the...
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Four teams arrived in Thurles on Saturday but only one is going to Croke Park feeling buoyant. Let’s give credit to Brian Lohan for managing Clare...