Person: Ballyea

‘Super 8s are a kiss-me-arse, a joke. They’re there to make strong teams stronger’ - Seamus Clancy

Seamus Clancy is unequivocal. Many of the giants in Clare football history will wear the jersey in Portlaoise tomorrow.

Sat, 06 Jul, 2019

Ballygunner skipper Stephen O’Keeffe revels in his ‘proudest moment’

Ballygunner joint-captain and goalkeeper Stephen O’Keeffe was frank after yesterday’s Munster club win, admitting it was “hard to sum up”.

Mon, 19 Nov, 2018

Ballygunner claim a genuine epic over Ballyea

The game was over and a damp dusk drawing in but the people walking around Walsh Park were in no hurry to leave.

Mon, 05 Nov, 2018

Watch as under-7s charity game raises thousands for club pitch damaged by sinkhole

The true spirit of the GAA was on display on Saturday where Ratoath GAA club hosted Magheracloone GAA club in an under-7 challenge game.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2018

Club GAA podcast: Kerry melee, Ballyea's finest hour, ‘Tubber joy, Fermoy famine over, Tournafulla's triumph

Murt Murphy joins us from Kerry to discuss the violent scenes in Austin Stack Park for the county semi-final between Dingle and East Kerry.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2018

Club GAA podcast: Kerry melee, Ballyea's finest hour, ‘Tubber joy, Fermoy famine over, Tournafulla's triumph

Murt Murphy joins us from Kerry to discuss the violent scenes in Austin Stack Park for the county semi-final between Dingle and East Kerry.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2018

Podge Collins: Tony Kelly ‘will need watching on Sunday’

Back in August, Podge Collins found himself marking Tony Kelly for a brief period when Cratloe played Ballyea in the Clare championship.

Fri, 19 Oct, 2018

Late blitz sees De La Salle over the line in dramatic fashion

Injury time points from Tom Gallagher and Mikey Cummins slipped De La Salle past St Flannans in yesterday's Harty Cup opener at a sunny Boherlahan.

Wed, 17 Oct, 2018

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

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

Cork are out of surprises but Clare carry question marks

Two memories from the night of the 2005 All Stars. The Fat Frogs and my hot date.

Sat, 08 Jul, 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

Thunderstruck Ballyea will never be the same again

Nothing, upon losing an All-Ireland final, quite prompts you to bite the lip and the tears to well as arriving back at the hotel and seeing and walking through your people.

Wed, 22 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

Cuala storm to finish line with power and pace

Cuala (Dublin) 2-19 Ballyea (Clare) 1-10: The search for a classic All-Ireland Club hurling final goes on, but there will be no complaints from Dalkey when this game goes into the archive.

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

Gary Brennan: ‘I won’t pretend I’ll fully understand hurling’

When Gary Brennan tries to describe his relationship with hurling and this magical, unlikely journey he and Ballyea have found themselves on, he’ll often break into a light laugh.

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

Tony Kelly wants hurling to follow path of ‘Super 8’

Clare’s Tony Kelly has revealed he’s in favour of abolishing the Munster hurling championship to make way for a new ‘Super 8’ style format that would include all of the country’s best teams.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2017

Ruthless Cuala close in on their own history bid

Slaughtneil 2-11 Cuala 3-21: One dream died and another lives on, with Cuala on the cusp of a first for Dublin hurling after bringing Slaughtneil’s historic treble attempt to a brutal end on Saturday afternoon.

Mon, 27 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

Ballyea’s Kelly faces tough balancing act

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For the likes of Ballyea anyway, although Tony Kelly would prefer if there was more of a festive hue about this evening’s All-Ireland club semi-final.

Sat, 04 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

Another comfortable win for UL against NUIG

University of Limerick 2-21, NUI Galway 2-12: The hurlers of UL booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup with this second comprehensive victory on home turf.

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

Early 2017 decision on Munster finals

The possibility of both Munster finals being staged at the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh in 2017 will be discussed early next year, according to Munster Council chairman Jerry O’Sullivan.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

Paul Geaney and Rena Buckley net Munster awards

All-Star Paul Geaney and Cork veteran Rena Buckley have been recognised as Munster’s best senior footballer and ladies footballer in 2016, while Tipperary’s All-Ireland winning manager Michael Ryan has claimed the manager of the year award.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

John McGrath and Niamh Mulcahy honoured at Munster GAA Awards

John McGrath capped a stellar breakthrough year in the Tipperary senior set-up by winning the Hurler of the Year award in the 2016 Munster GAA Awards. 

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

St Colman’s deliver in thriller

St Colman’s College, Fermoy 4-22 St Flannan’s College, Ennis 2-19 (after extra-time): The young hurlers of St Colman’s, Fermoy rescued a seemingly lost cause to advance to the quarter-finals of the Harty Cup.

Thu, 08 Dec, 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

Glen Rovers manager: 'Maybe that just shows you the standard of inter-county hurling and where Cork is at the moment'

Glen Rovers manager Richie Kelleher accepted Cork hurling is currently lacking steel after his side's Munster club final defeat by Ballyea.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

Morning briefing: HSE fails to assess 2,500 kids for disability. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

Tony Kelly was like Messi on his best days – untouchable

The game illustrated how far Cork teams have slipped from the main pack, writes Anthony Daly.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

Ballyea's village heroes can eye bigger prize

Thurles on a wintry afternoon bears little relation to the event flash of a midsummer championship game, but the jubilation at the final whistle is a constant. After the freezing fog yielded to a watery sun yesterday in Semple Stadium, the travellers from across the river Shannon were the happier.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

Ballyea’s blend of steel and skill proves decisive

Person: Ballyea

St Flannan’s hold out against Christians in Harty Cup final

Tony Kelly illuminates routine win for Brian Lohan's Clare

St Flannan's powered to 10 point victory against Tulla in Harty Cup quarter final

Watch back: All-Ireland champions Tipperary against Clare in the Munster Hurling League

Eoin Kelly and Eamon O’Shea handed new Tipperary roles

St Flannan’s clinch Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final after extraordinary 15-goal game against Skibbereen

‘Super 8s are a kiss-me-arse, a joke. They’re there to make strong teams stronger’ - Seamus Clancy

Ballygunner skipper Stephen O’Keeffe revels in his ‘proudest moment’

Ballygunner claim a genuine epic over Ballyea

Watch as under-7s charity game raises thousands for club pitch damaged by sinkhole

Club GAA podcast: Kerry melee, Ballyea's finest hour, ‘Tubber joy, Fermoy famine over, Tournafulla's triumph

Club GAA podcast: Kerry melee, Ballyea's finest hour, ‘Tubber joy, Fermoy famine over, Tournafulla's triumph

Podge Collins: Tony Kelly ‘will need watching on Sunday’

Late blitz sees De La Salle over the line in dramatic fashion

Clare SHC: Kelly leads way in Ballyea rebuilding programme

Gary Brennan bunch inspire the rise of Clondegad

Why Ballygunner aren’t prioritising home comforts

Cork are out of surprises but Clare carry question marks

Kelly goal helps Ballyea get off to winning start

Thunderstruck Ballyea will never be the same again

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

Cuala storm to finish line with power and pace

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

Gary Brennan: ‘I won’t pretend I’ll fully understand hurling’

How Ballyea discovered a jewel from Kerry

Tony Kelly’s long road to Croker

Skipper Stan Lineen dares to dream

Tony Kelly wants hurling to follow path of ‘Super 8’

Ruthless Cuala close in on their own history bid

Cool Tony Kelly heads off St Thomas' resurgence

Ballyea’s Kelly faces tough balancing act

Neighbouring clubs help Ballyea with training pitch woes

Another comfortable win for UL against NUIG

Dual-club role has helped me, says Niall Deasy

Early 2017 decision on Munster finals

Paul Geaney and Rena Buckley net Munster awards

John McGrath and Niamh Mulcahy honoured at Munster GAA Awards

St Colman’s deliver in thriller

Ballyea living the dream

Glen Rovers manager: 'Maybe that just shows you the standard of inter-county hurling and where Cork is at the moment'

Morning briefing: HSE fails to assess 2,500 kids for disability. Catch up on all the headlines

Tony Kelly was like Messi on his best days – untouchable

Ballyea's village heroes can eye bigger prize

Ballyea’s blend of steel and skill proves decisive

Ballyea captain Stan Lineen praises ‘calm teammates’

Tony Kelly: We’re determined to finish job

How Glen Rovers beat the dark days

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

There’s a good moon rising outside Ennis after Ballyea's Canon Hamilton Cup victory

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

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