Person: John O’Meara

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Noel Meade: 'Always hoping you’ll have a Grade 1 horse keeps you motivated'

"I wanted to be a jockey but as I was not any good, I had to change my mind."

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Ballygunner get to grips with Sixmilebridge in one point win

BALLYGUNNER (WATERFORD) 1-18 SIXMILEBRIDGE (CLARE) 1-17: A storming second half earned Ballygunner their place in the Munster club SHC final, the Waterford champions overturning a five-point first-half deficit to edge out Clare’s Sixmilebridge by a point in Walsh Park, Waterford.

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‘Niall was playing senior for the club when a few of them weren’t even born’

Sixmilebridge were the popular favourites to pull in a third Clare county senior hurling title in five years, but Clooney-Quin didn’t read the script. The underdogs, in a first county senior final for three-quarters of a century, put it up to the ’Bridge that first day.

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

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

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Clooney-Quin’s title wait goes on a little longer

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Feelgood factor in Cork delights Denis Ring

Niall Gilligan still going strong (at 40)

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

Sun, 14 May, 2017

Commercial property: Decision due on events centre modifications

A decision on the modifications proposed to part of the Brewery Quarter events centre complex in Cork’s inner city is due within weeks.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2017

Five contenders to replace Davy Fitzgerald in Clare

John Fogarty assesses the major candidates to take over from Davy Fitz...

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Kevin Downes drives Na Piarsaigh on

Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) 3-11 Sixmilebridge (Clare) 1-15: NA PIARSAIGH remain on course for a third Munster Club hurling title in five years after a blistering second-half performance saw them power past the home side at O’Garvey Park, Sixmilebridge yesterday.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Gilly glory as Bridge too strong

Clare SHC final

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015

Sixmilebridge’s brothers in arms playing it cool for final

The Morey brothers, Caimin and Alex aren’t exactly reeling under the strain of preparing for Sixmilebridge’s third Clare senior hurling final in five years.

Sat, 10 Oct, 2015

Mac picks up the Tempo

Tempo Mac justified hefty support to continue the tremendous form of both Gordon Elliott and Bryan Cooper in the Family Fun Evening At Clonmel Races Handicap Hurdle in Clonmel last night.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2015

Cooper continues good start to season

Having ended last season with 50 domestic winners to his credit, Bryan Cooper has started the new campaign in good form and doubled-up on board Horendus Hulabaloo in Tipperary last night.

Fri, 15 May, 2015

Couleur France brushes rivals aside

Couleur France, the clear form horse on his second to the smart Sheamus at Fairyhouse, easily won the thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle at the rainswept Tipperary track yesterday.

Fri, 07 Nov, 2014

Piarsaigh’s hearts now set on the All-Ireland

Last week we spoke to former National Director of Hurling, Paudie Butler, and he dismissed traditional notions of winter hurling.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2013

O’Meara blames the sucker punches shipped by 'Bridge

So often in the last hectic couple of months, first in their run to a first Clare title in 11 years, then again in their win over Midleton in the Munster semi-final last week, Sixmilebridge have got their tactics spot on.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2013

Culbert made right call to join O’Meara

Sixmilebridge coach Brian Culbert had a choice when former team-mate John O’Meara was appointed manager of the club’s senior hurling team for the landmark 2013 campaign.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2013

Fr Bohan’s influence lives on

Having won this year’s All-Ireland senior and U21 hurling double, and with Sixmilebridge in Sunday’s Munster Club final, Clare hurling is on the crest of a wave.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2013

Gillie given new lease of life

In the well-produced programme for the recent Clare county senior hurling final the date of birth for Niall Gilligan was given as 12/8/1986.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013

Game plan works to perfection for slick Sixmilebridge

A near-perfect day for hurling at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday for this Munster SHC semi-final, and a near-perfect game plan by Sixmilebridge.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013

O’Meara: Winning matches best defence against player burn-out

AIB MUNSTER CLUB SHC SEMI-FINAL:

Fri, 15 Nov, 2013

Battling Bridge reign supreme after final epic

Sixmilebridge 1-10 Newmarket-on-Fergus 0-11

Mon, 11 Nov, 2013

Veteran Gilligan shines as Sixmilebridge progress

Sixmilebridge 1-11 Clonlara 0-11

Mon, 04 Nov, 2013

The heartbeat at the centre of a rugby golden era for Ireland

THE passing of scrum-half rugby legend John O’Meara breaks a link with a famous golden Irish rugby era that yielded Grand Slam, Triple Crown and Five Nations titles.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2011

Meade’s purple patch continues with a double

ALTHOUGH attending the Newmarket Sales, Noel Meade continued in superb form at Punchestown yesterday when a double, achieved by odds-on favourites Perfect Smile and Aitmatov brought his tally to six winners in three days while stable-jockey Paul Carberry, who partnered both horses, went on to complete a personal treble on Gordon Elliott’s Fool’s Wildcat.

Wed, 27 Oct, 2010

Crowning glory is more than consolation

IT is hugely disappointing to hear people belittle Ireland’s potential to win the Triple Crown for the fifth time in seven years at Croke Park on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Mar, 2010

Suitcase Number Seven: a memoir of Munster’s forgotten hero

TOM CLEARY was once synonymous with all that was good about Limerick, Munster and Irish rugby.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2005

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