Kilmurry Ibrickane 2-13 Cratloe 0-6: A powerful second-half performance saw Kilmurry Ibrickane claim their 11th Clare SFC title in front of a crowd of 3,722 at Cusack Park, Ennis.

Kilmallock 1-32 Cratloe 3-18 (AET)

CHAMPIONS Clare scored a notable early season victory with a hard-fought two-point win over Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Trophy under lights in Borrisoleigh last night.

TIPPERARY manager Liam Sheedy has insisted that his players have fully exorcised the demons of last September’s All-Ireland final defeat to Kilkenny.