Person: Bobby Duggan

Clare set to skip Cork clash - 'We’re not going to torture our players'

Waterford 3-13 Clare 2-19: The Clare hurlers are on a collision course with the Munster Council regarding Wednesday night’s Munster SHL game with Cork, with their management saying yesterday they would not fulfil the fixture.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Clare v Galway - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter Final

Galway's perfect time for a Joe show

When Aidan Harte scored his late point yesterday, I was thinking of his father Josie, and how delighted he’d have been with the result, but surely mindful of how much it will impact on his turnover this week.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2016

Waterford U21s blow Clare away

Waterford 3-23 Clare 1-11: Waterford romped to an 18-point victory over Clare in last night’s Munster U21 semi-final against Clare in sunny Walsh Park. 

Thu, 14 Jul, 2016

Bobby Duggan: Ability to win close battles a lift to Clare

Clare’s ability to come out on the right side of so many tight battles in 2016 has restored confidence in the camp, according to Bobby Duggan.

Tue, 31 May, 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

Clare blitz Kerry but Davy Fitzgerald wary of Limerick test

Clare 2-28 Kerry 1-9: Sometimes you wonder if things happen by design or default in Clare but the unveiling of their €2.1m stand could not come at a better time next Sunday when a bumper crowd is expected at their Cusack Park HQ when the host rivals Limerick in a battle for promotion to the top flight of the Allianz Hurling League.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Clare v Cork - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 1

Clare a work in progress despite win, says Donal Óg Cusack

Clare 1-21 Laois 0-16: Clare are underwhelming on performance but delivering the results.

Mon, 07 Mar, 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

PREDICTIONS: Who will come out on top in Division 1B?

Eoghan Cormican tips Clare and Limerick to contest the promotion place from Division 1B

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Brian Lohan’s UL squeeze through as NUI Galway left crestfallen

NUI Galway 0-16 University of Limerick 0-15: University of Limerick’s Fitzgibbon Cup title defence remains on track despite a narrow defeat to NUIG at Rhebogue in Limerick.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

Fitzgibbon Cup previews: Cork veteran Niall McCarthy adds fire to UCC

Group A: UCC v UCD, Mardyke, 2.45pm

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Limerick v Clare - Munster Senior Hurling League Final

Davy Fitzgerald accepts January silverware as Clare show early bite

Limerick 0-17 Clare 0-18: A very decent crowd of 4,853 saw an entertaining Munster senior hurling league final in the Gaelic Grounds Saturday evening, Clare coming out on top for the first silverware of the season thanks to two late scores from Cathal O’Connell. 

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Galway v NUIG - Bord na Mona Walsh Cup Group 4

Galway ease to second win in four days

Walsh Cup - Galway 1-21 NUIG 1-12: It’s been a hectic start to Micheal Donoghue’s reign as Galway manager and, while it is very much early days, he will be encouraged by the manner in which they chalked up their second win in four days.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

Michael Kenny and Conor Sheehan 13/1/2016

Walsh Cup round-up: Kilkenny newcomers suffer four-goal hammering at students’ hands

County under-21 manager Eddie Brennan took charge of the Cats tonight.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2016

Davy Fitzgerald with Donal Og Cusack 3/1/2016

Shane O’Donnell haunts Cork again

An old bogeyman — though still pretty fresh-faced up close — Shane O’Donnell re-enacted Croke Park in September 2013, grabbing the crucial goal that won this Munster Senior Hurling League game.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Limerick set to make talent count, says Diarmaid Byrnes

Diarmaid Byrnes holds no recollection of Limerick’s U21 three-in-a-row at the turn of the millennium.

Fri, 11 Sep, 2015

Limerick revel in Munster glory

LIMERICK 0-22 CLARE 0-19:

Fri, 31 Jul, 2015

Matchwinners: Four to watch at Cusack Park tonight

Clare and Limerick’s battle for Munster U21 honours features some outstanding participants...

Thu, 30 Jul, 2015

Lively Cian Lynch will be lurking for lucky breaks in U21 final

Dictaphones switched off, Cian Lynch stands up from the huddle of print journalists he’s spent the past nine minutes entertaining.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2015

Brilliant Clare edge Waterford to seal place in decider

Clare 0-23

Thu, 16 Jul, 2015

Waterford will come out fighting, says Derek Lyons

“You can do one of two things when you lose,” says Waterford U21 hurling manager Derek Lyons, “you can go into a corner and hide or come out fighting.”

Wed, 15 Jul, 2015

There’s nothing to match the magic of Munster final day

Yesterday in Thurles was my first time involved in a Munster final since I captained Clare in the 1999 decider against Cork.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

Davy’s delight as Banner unfurled for summer journey

Clare 3-26 Offaly 0-15

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

Confidence the commodity Clare are missing most

Driving home and listening to some of the post-match interviews yesterday on RTÉ Radio 1, they didn’t appear to tell you anything yet they told you everything, writes Anthony Daly.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Cork boosted by ability to create goal chances

One wonders what aspect of Cork’s win over Clare will have brought a smile to management most, writes Donal O’Grady.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

Brilliant Bubbles O’Dwyer inspires Cork IT to Fitzgibbon Cup win

Cork IT 0-19 NUI Galway 0-10: Cork IT are just one more win away from a third Fitzgibbon Cup final in four years after they advanced past NUI Galway at the CIT Sports Stadium yesterday.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

O’Dwyer steers CIT to Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final

Eight points from John O’Dwyer helped last year’s beaten finalists Cork IT into the semi-finals of this year’s Fitzgibbon Cup as they saw off NUI Galway this afternoon.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2015

Home advantage should see CIT through to finals weekend

The first two Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals will be played this afternoon.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2015

Flynn the hero as Galway put Banner on back foot

Allianz Hurling League Division 1A: Galway 2-15 Clare 1-17: Sideline tensions as Galway’s Jason Flynn lines up a free in injury time which he converted.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Dramatic late win for Galway

Galway backed up their Walsh Cup success with a dramatic late win at Pearse Stadium when Jason Flynn hit two late points to snatch victory.

Sun, 15 Feb, 2015

Young Guns in Hurling

Cillian Kiely (Offaly)

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015

Impressive NUIG stun UCC to stay in race

UI Galway 0-21 UCC 0-19: An impressive NUI Galway side shocked UCC in Dangan to keep their Fitzgibbon Cup hopes alive.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

UL always in control against NUIG

UL 2-24 NUI Galway 0-9: UL manager Brian Lohan was delighted with his side’s display in their big Fitzgibbon Cup win over NUI Galway at Dangan yesterday.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2015

Fitzgibbon Cup previews

Group A: DCU v Cork IT, DCU Sportsgrounds (B Gavin), 2pm.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2015

McGrath says Cork cull will be difficult

Cork 2-21 Clare 0-18: Waterford Crystal SHC semi-final: The Cork management vowed at the outset of 2015 to cast the net far and wide.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Clare crash out of Waterford Crystal Cup; Limerick beat UCC

Cork and Limerick advanced to next weekend's Waterford Crystal Cup Senior Hurling Final, following wins over Clare and UCC respectively this afternoon.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

Eamon O’Shea hits out at hurling finals' replay proposal

O’Shea has voiced his opposition to the proposal of the Central Council workgroup that All-Ireland hurling final replays take place six days after the drawn game.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Paul Coady point rescues a draw for Carlow

Carlow 1-13 NUIG 2-10: Carlow hurlers recovered from a disastrous start to carve out a commendable draw against NUIG in this Walsh Cup first-round tie at Dr Cullen Park yesterday.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Walsh Cup: Laois, Antrim and Offaly take the spoils

Laois and Antrim both secured home wins, with Offaly also emerging winners, while NUIG and Carlow draw; in the opening round of the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup this afternoon.

Sun, 11 Jan, 2015

Experimental Banner find top gear to power past McGrath’s Waterford

Clare 2-20 Waterford 0-17

Thu, 18 Dec, 2014

The Big Interview: Anthony Daly will always be a winner

One of the most engaging conversations you’ll have in life is a sit down with Anthony Daly.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2014

Murphy teams up with Kenny in bid for Galway job

Six-time All-Ireland winning minor hurling boss Mattie Murphy has joined the managerial ticket seeking to replace outgoing Galway senior manager Anthony Cunningham.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2014

"They are magical, they stand apart"

Coaching systems, diet plans and gym programs — integral components of an inter-county set-up, sure, but as Clare joint-manager Donal Moloney put it so bluntly on Saturday, they’re not worth a damn unless the raw talent is there.

Mon, 15 Sep, 2014

Banner boys turn eyes to senior glory

Clare 2-20 Wexford 3-11

Mon, 15 Sep, 2014