Organisation: Ballyea

Ballyea v Thurles Sarsfields - AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship semi-final

Clare SHC: Kelly leads way in Ballyea rebuilding programme

Ballyea 1-21 O’Callaghan’s Mills 1-17

Mon, 08 Oct, 2018

Donal Moloney: Our intentions were to take this league really seriously

The Banner are not hiding their league intentions.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2018

Kildare v Clare - Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 6

Gary Brennan bunch inspire the rise of Clondegad

This first senior county final appearance of Clondegad’s, it looks, feels and reads like a fairytale.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2017

Ballygunner manager Fergal Hartley 22/10/2017

Why Ballygunner aren’t prioritising home comforts

The conversation deepened pretty quickly.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2017

A scuffle breaks out between the teams 22/10/2017

Sixmilebridge the team of decade as fairytale ends for Clooney-Quin

Sixmilebridge 1-20 Clooney-Quin 1-14: Twelve minutes into the second half of yesterday’s Clare senior hurling final, Clooney-Quin’s James Corry popped over what seemed a tidy but unremarkable point out — only there was something remarkable about it.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2017

Clare SHC: Ballyea drop two crowns

Clare and Munster champions Ballyea lost their crowns with a 1-16 to 1-12 defeat to Newmarket-on-Fergus at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening.

Mon, 11 Sep, 2017

Kelly goal helps Ballyea get off to winning start

Ballyea got the defence of their Clare and Munster titles off to a winning start at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday. The All-Ireland club runners-up saw off the challenge of Wolfe Tones na Sionna and came out 1-16 to 0-12 winners in the end, having lead by 0-6 to 0-5 at the break.

Mon, 15 May, 2017

Death or glory as relegation dynamic takes hold

When Matt Le Tissier was asked recently whether he had any regrets about never moving to a bigger club, the most famous and loyal player in the history of Southampton FC explained why he hadn’t.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2017

March mocks: Who is top of the hurling class?

With Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling reaching its midway point Enda McEvoy assesses the candidates’ progress to date…

Sun, 26 Mar, 2017

Ballyea v Cuala - AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final

Cuala just got a better handle on Ballyea’s big dogs

Ballyea’s main problem yesterday was their big names were too busy with a direct opponent, writes Anthony Daly.

Sat, 18 Mar, 2017

Dublin club Cuala claim All-Ireland Club hurling title with ease

Cuala took the honours in the All-Ireland Club hurling final with surprising ease, easing past Ballyea of Clare in a dour struggle.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2017

How Ballyea discovered a jewel from Kerry

When 23-year-old Ballyduff man Pat Joe Connolly is asked to reflect on where his hurling career is about to take him, he momentarily pauses to search for the appropriate words.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2017

Tony Kelly’s long road to Croker

Tony Kelly closed out 2013 as an All-Ireland winner at senior and U21 level with Clare and a remarkable season was capped with the Young and Senior Hurler of the Year awards.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2017

Skipper Stan Lineen dares to dream

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC final

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Cuala's Paul Schutte will be fit for All-Ireland club final, confirms Cian O'Callaghan

Cuala's hopes of a maiden AIB All-Ireland club hurling final win on St Patrick's Day have been boosted by the return to fitness of Paul Schutte.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

No crowing from Clare as Colm Collins takes win in stride

At first, Colm Collins was breezily viewing it as “just two points”.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Weekend talking points: Defence still key Cork issue

Mon, 20 Feb, 2017

Cool Tony Kelly heads off St Thomas' resurgence

Ballyea (Clare) 2-14 St Thomas’ (Galway) 1-19: A common-or-garden hammering changed to a nailbiter on Saturday night when Clare champions Ballyea, cruising through an All-Ireland club semi-final in a chilly Semple Stadium, saw a 13-point second-half lead cut to the minimum as the game entered injury-time.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Seven talking points from the weekend's GAA action

Kerry played on their own terms in beating Donegal, but Tyrone have some problems to fix...

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Mayo and Kerry must realise their No.1 priority

Keepers’ conundrum

Sun, 05 Feb, 2017

Colm Collins: Management must also evolve

Clare football manager Colm Collins is adamant he and his management team must evolve at the rate they expect from their players.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Neighbouring clubs help Ballyea with training pitch woes

Ballyea manager Robbie Hogan says having to depend on the goodwill of neighbouring clubs for training pitches over the past month has not hindered preparation for tomorrow’ All-Ireland semi-final.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Dual-club role has helped me, says Niall Deasy

Deasy has lined out in the league for Dublin side Parnells while working in the capital, but plays in the championship for his native club, Ballyea.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2017

John Fogarty: Ten pointers for the CPA

It’s 22 days since the Club Players Association (CPA) was officially launched.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2017

Kerry v Clare - Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League Round 2

Clare boss admits Kerry caused ‘some’ problems

Kerry 1-15 Clare 2-24: A youthful Clare side, playing their first game in the Munster SHL under new management duo of Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor, eventually got the better of an improving Kerry side at Austin Stack Park,Tralee.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

BALLYEA: Clare senior hurling champions for the first time

Of all the signs and banners that have shot up along the Kildysart Road to celebrate the magical adventure of the local hurling team, the one by the Kellys’ front gate probably best encapsulates the boldness and historical nature of it.

Tue, 27 Dec, 2016

Brendan Rogers enjoying ride on Slaughtneil rollercoaster

Last weekend Brendan Rogers had his first Sunday off in nearly a year.

Thu, 24 Nov, 2016

2016 so special for dual star Gary Brennan

Captain of Clare’s Division 3 League winning side, All- Ireland SFC quarter-final appearance, All Star nominee, county and Munster hurling medals with Ballyea: 2016, it’s fair to say, life has been kind to Gary Brennan.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2016

Ballyea living the dream

Gearóid O’Connell’s job on Sunday was to keep an eye on Patrick Horgan. Easier said than done, mind, given the latter’s form in progressing Glen Rovers to a first Munster final in four decades.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2016

Ballyea captain Stan Lineen praises ‘calm teammates’

Ballyea captain Stan Lineen paid tribute to his teammates’ calmness after yesterday’s Munster Club SHC final win over Glen Rovers.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

The day Glen Rovers buried the sliotar in Cashel

Sunday’s Munster club final is a novel pairing, Glen Rovers of Cork versus Ballyea of Clare, but the Glen have history at this level going back five decades, even if the game they played 50 years ago had a spicy backstory. We’ll come to that.

Sun, 20 Nov, 2016

We never give in, warns Ballyea's Brian Carrigg

Brian Carrigg, nestled among the Ballyea subs at Cusack Park, almost floored Eoghan Donnellan when Gary Brennan crashed the sliotar to the Thurles Sarsfields net four minutes into second-half stoppage time of their epic Munster club semi-final.

Sat, 19 Nov, 2016

Legends keep Glen hurlers on right road

Two generations of Glen hurlers gathered around the one table at the Oriel House Hotel in Ballincollig last Saturday.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2016

John O’Rourke out of Carbery Rangers’ clash with Nire

Leading forward John O’Rourke is one of a number of Carbery Rangers players who will miss Sunday’s Munster Club SFC semi-final.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2016

Tony Kelly the kingpin as Ballyea refuse to die against Thurles Sarsfields in Munster hurling final

Ballyea (Clare) 4-18 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 1-22 (After extra-time)

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Patrickswell coach Declan Fitzgerald well versed on Glen

Patrickswell coach Declan Fitzgerald knows a thing or two about Sunday’s opposition.

Fri, 04 Nov, 2016

Eoghan Donnellan: ‘I’m out of hurling for a while, but being able to stand up is more important’

It was shortly before midday yesterday when Eoghan Donnellan received the news he’d been waiting for. He was free to leave the National Spinal injuries unit at Dublin’s Mater Hospital – and thankfully able to walk out.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2016

Ballyea show courage in abundance to land first title

Ballyea 2-14 Clonlara 2-11: Ballyea made history at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday, winning a first ever Clare SHC title in a replay against Clonlara. Just as in the drawn game, this tie hung in the balance right up to the end, but late scores by Niall Deasy, Damien Burke and Tony Kelly ensured the Cup found a new home.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

‘Tots’ O’Connell earns Clonlara a replay

Ballyea 1-11 Clonlara 1-11: Like the football decider a week ago, the Clare SHC final ended in a draw at Cusack Park yesterday.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

Ballyea hoping to reach the final frontier with a maiden crown

Ballyea parish priest, Fr Harry Brady, was handed the “unenviable task” this week of selecting the best-decorated house ahead of the club’s county hurling final appearance.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2016

Clare SHC: Sixmilebridge winning streak comes to an end

Champions Sixmilebridge suffered their first Clare SHC defeat in two years when losing to Crusheen (1-14 to 0-16) at Cusack Park on Saturday evening.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Jackie Tyrrell makes return for Cats

Jackie Tyrrell makes his first since last year’s Leinster final as one of five changes to the Kilkenny side for tomorrow’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow (2pm).

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Holders UL advance as brave Cork IT come up short

Cork IT 3-11 University of Limerick 2-19: UL’s greater balance in front of goal took them past Cork IT last night and into the semi-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2016

Bridge oust Cratloe as Kilmaley edge Ballyea

Clare SHC quarter-finals. Champions Cratloe are out of the Clare SHC, defeated yesterday at Cusack Park by Sixmilebridge, 1-20 to 1-19.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2015