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U20 Football: McInerney and Meehan earn Clare last-four Cork clash

Deferred by 24 hours due to poor weather conditions, Clare were not deterred by the delay, with attackers Mark McInerney and Shane Meehan on song for the Banner.

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Clare managerial duo may stand again

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Clare's Donal Moloney blasts criticism levelled at Banner players

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Championship Talking Points: Too early to say Meath can put it up to Dublin?

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In Japanese business, they rejoice when they find mistakes to fix. So Cork should be doubly pleased

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Shooting exhibition from Limerick sees champions ease to victory over Clare

Kingdom charge on to another date with Cork

Kerry and Cork will contest the Munster MFC decider on June 22 after Clare failed to spring the necessary upset in Tralee yesterday evening.

Fri, 24 May, 2019

Banner minors leave it late

Late points from Conner Hegarty, Dylan Downes and Keith Smyth saw Clare over the line in a tight and tense curtain raiser in Walsh Park that was level seven times.

Sun, 12 May, 2019

Clare selector Coughlan joins chorus for championship change

When the conversation turns to his preferred championship structure, Clare football selector Enda Coughlan quickly shows himself to be at one with the man who drafted him into the county’s backroom team little over a year after he’d hung up his boots.

Sat, 11 May, 2019

Injuries rob Clare of trio as summer tests loom

Clare’s Munster and All-Ireland hurling ambitions have been significantly compromised by the loss of a trio of players for what appears to be the entirety of the championship season.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2019

Banner send out warning signals with win over Limerick

Munster minor football finalists in the last two seasons, Clare began their 2019 campaign with a comfortable 14-point win over Limerick in Newcastle West.

Wed, 10 Apr, 2019

O’Donnell’s return from the US a massive boost for the Banner

Shane O’Donnell has rejoined the Clare senior hurling panel following his return from Harvard University last week.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2019

Two to tumble as Munster standing undermined

For Munster football, a chastening weekend lies in store. Irrespective of what materialises at the Athletic Grounds and Semple Stadium tomorrow afternoon, two from Clare, Cork, and Tipperary will suffer relegation to Division 3.

Sat, 23 Mar, 2019

Just when you thought the hurling bar couldn’t be raised any higher....

Over half a century ago Harold MacMillan reduced all of politics to those four words. Even now it’ll have to do as a description of Galway-Clare on Saturday evening.

Mon, 30 Jul, 2018

Allianz League talking points: Banner show composure

The talking points from this weekend’s GAA action. 

Mon, 19 Mar, 2018

County players in limbo ahead of Fitzgibbon decider

Clare full-back Conor Cleary has admitted he and a number of his colleagues remain in limbo regarding their availability for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League clash with Wexford.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2018

Reidy: Clare rebuilding a winning habit

The pressure is off, David Reidy declared.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2018

Tipp make five changes for Wexford showdown

The Tipperary team to face Wexford in tomorrow’s Allianz Hurling League shows five changes from the side which overcame Waterford the weekend before last.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2018

Cork on a learning curve as Clare charge into final

Clare 4-17 Cork 0-18: The Munster Council have brought forward the Munster SHL final between Clare and Limerick by one week to avoid the counties meeting on successive weekends.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2018

Cork v Limerick - Munster Senior Hurling League

Sky set to broadcast Cork’s Munster clash with Limerick

The Cork-Limerick Munster SHC second round game on June 2 is set to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2018

Colm Collins to stay on as Clare football manager

Following their third round qualifier loss to Mayo in July, the Cratloe man said he'd be taking his time before committing to a fifth year in charge of the Banner.

Tue, 03 Oct, 2017

Clare prosper as sweepers give way to space age

The eternal tension arises between tradition and innovation. What we’ve always done, what we need to do now, and the trouble encountered in moving from one of those positions to the other.

Mon, 05 Jun, 2017

Kerry overcome Clare to progress in Munster U-21 Football Championship

Kerry ... 1-17, Clare ... 2-8: Kerry will play Waterford in the Munster U21 football semi-final next Wednesday after this less than convincing quarter-final win over Clare, reports Eoghan Cormican from Austin Stack Park.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2017

Waterford can win this battle but Tipperary well placed to win war

The natural next step for this Waterford group now is to win a Munster title and they are ready to take that step this weekend, writes Anthony Daly.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Forget Killarney, Tipperary’s qualifier is now bigger than the Munster final

No player likes watching the action from a sideline, but when your legs don’t carry you as they once did, it’s a perspective that can offer a revealing insight into a football match.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Colin Ryan: Success comes before style

Clare’s Colin Ryan says the opinion of supporters about the team’s entertainment value doesn’t matter so long as the county keep winning games.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Skipper Bryan Sheehan returns for the Kingdom against Dublin

Captain Bryan Sheehan starts at right half-forward as one of two changes to the Kerry side for Sunday’s Allianz FL Division 1 final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

Conor McGrath: Division 1B gave Clare momentum

Conor McGrath believes the cut-throat nature of Division 1A may have counted against Tipperary and Kilkenny in their recent meetings with Clare.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2016

Inspired Donal Óg Cusack deal shows Davy Fitzgerald putting county first

Well, no doubting about which room wall in all of hurling you’d most want to be a fly on next year — not least because the caricature of Davy Fitzgerald up to now would have had you left highly susceptible to being squashed against it on the merest whim.

Tue, 27 Oct, 2015

Banner board begins investigation as gate dislodges during player clash

Clare GAA chiefs are investigating how a gate at Cusack Park became dislodged within feet of a child’s buggy at the weekend.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2015

Knockers don’t bother Damien Cahalane

Damien Cahalane on hurling tactics and dealing with the online critics...

Sat, 25 Jul, 2015

Jason Lonergan points way as Tipperary struggle to find top gear against Clare

Tipperary 0-15 Clare 0-07: Tommy Toomey conceded his Tipperary U21 footballers will have to improve considerably to shock Cork in the EirGrid provincial decider.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015

Podge Collins unlikely to return for Banner hurlers

First off the bat, Podge Collins wants to plead his innocence. He’d nothing to do with either of the Cratloe motions going forward to Congress next Saturday. 

Sat, 21 Feb, 2015

Ronayne relies on tried and trusted systems

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Sat, 29 Nov, 2014

Never-say-die Wexford test Clare resolve

Clare 2-20 Wexford 3-11

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

History beckons for hat-trick chasing Clare as they face up to Model opponents

History awaits the Clare team facing Wexford in this evening’s U-21 All-Ireland final in Thurles as the Banner county look to join a select band of counties to have landed three successive titles.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

Banner boys blitz Rebels for glorious hat-trick

Clare 1-28 Cork 1-13

Thu, 31 Jul, 2014

Wexford dig deep to defeat champions Clare

Wexford 2-25 Clare 2-22 (after extra-time)

Sat, 12 Jul, 2014

Brilliant Cork advance to Munster final

Cork 2-23 Clare 2-18

Sun, 15 Jun, 2014

Cats already eyeing glory in September

Kilkenny 1-15 Clare 0-04

Mon, 05 May, 2014

Tipperary make mark and head to final

Tipperary 2-24 Clare 2-17

Sun, 20 Apr, 2014

Bugler claims Tipperary are jealous of Banner’s achievements

Brendan Bugler believes the Tipperary players are “very, very jealous” of what Clare achieved in winning last year’s All-Ireland title.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2014

Tipp coast to Munster final as Banner cast aside

Tipperary 2-22 Clare 0-09

Thu, 20 Mar, 2014

Bus’s oil leak delayed hurling stars from making throw-in

A director of a Kerry bus firm was yesterday convicted in relation to an oil spill that was inadvertently a major factor in All-Ireland winners Clare’s first senior hurling win of the year over Cork.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2013

Davy: We believed in game-plan and it paid off

Clare's All-Ireland winning manager Davy Fitzgerald has spoken about the brains behind the game-plan which ultimately led to the Banner men lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup yesterday.

Sun, 29 Sep, 2013

O'Donnell 'in dreamland' after shooting Clare to glory

If Carlsberg did All-Ireland hurling finals it would be hard for them to top yesterday's experience for Shane O'Donnell, the Clare teenager who scored 3-3 in the Banner men's final replay win over Cork.

Sun, 29 Sep, 2013

Munster Council opt for return to football seeding

The support of Limerick and Waterford were key factors in swinging the vote in favour of the Munster SFC returning to a seeded draw for 2014.

Fri, 13 Sep, 2013

Replay throw-in will stay at 5pm

GAA President Liam O’Neill has told Cork and Clare that there’ll be no change to the throw-in time for the All-Ireland hurling final replay.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2013

Clare progress to All-Ireland final against Cork

Clare 1-22 Limerick 0-18

Sun, 18 Aug, 2013

Fascinating tactical battle between Limerick and Clare beckons

I was expecting a tactical battle from the throw-in last Sunday and I was surprised when it failed to materialise. I will be astonished if Clare and Limerick isn’t a tactical engagement.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2013