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Michael Moynihan: Sporting mistakes aren't confined to the pitch

This may come as something of a shock to all of you this morning, struggling to get the scrambled eggs in past the face mask, but it’s true.

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Instagram art auction surpasses €13,000 in donations for Covid-stricken charities

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The second leader for Operation Transformation 2020 has been announced

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Victory through harmony for the ’Bridge

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Explosive Banner get back on track

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The week when we were all Mullinalaghta

Unmasking Limerick's newest masked rapper

What is it with Limerick musicians and their penchant for masks?

Thu, 13 Dec, 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

Donaghy, a giant amongst men

To appreciate the extraordinary journey and career Kieran Donaghy underwent before announcing his inter-county retirement yesterday on the 17th anniversary of 9/11, it’s worth rewinding to where he was when those planes crashed into those towers.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2018

New drama and old favourites in the mix as RTÉ reveal new season line-up

RTÉ have announced their new season will feature brand new drama and comedy as well as the return of some old favourites.

Thu, 16 Aug, 2018

Families overjoyed as naval heroes from LÉ Samuel Beckett return from Mediterranean

LÉ Samuel Beckett’s crew saved 106 migrants from drowning, revived an unresponsive baby, searched ships for suspected gun-running and, at night, watched gun battles rage on the shore between rival militias fighting for control of Libya.

Sat, 21 Jul, 2018

Determined Clare get job done

First All-Ireland quarter-final win in five years. First time heading back to Croke Park in five years. Redemption for a Munster final that didn’t go to plan. Visible progress — at long, long last.

Mon, 16 Jul, 2018

English Market inspires menu fit for future king

The Rebel city has done royal visits before. But for Patsy Flynn and his wife, Kathy, it was their first.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2018

Banner must now drive on for greater days ahead

Clare absolutely cashed in those chips when the roulette wheel seemed about to spin off the table, writes Anthony Daly

Mon, 11 Jun, 2018

‘You’d go to war for John Meyler’s type of passion’

Diarmuid Lyng owes John Meyler an apology.

Sun, 04 Feb, 2018

With all changed utterly, teams fall back on home comforts

We’re all still trying to make some sense of this new hurling calendar, with matches in January and a glut of upcoming fixtures to rival the Premier League’s Christmas schedule, writes Anthony Daly.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2018

Skipper Browne content as Treaty preparations pay off

Munster SHL final

Mon, 15 Jan, 2018

Donal O’Grady: Clare may not allow Limerick play to their strengths

Limerick are as skilful as the rest, however in championship speed is king, writes Donal O’Grady.

Sat, 03 Jun, 2017

When Kilkenny are in defiant mood, there’s bound to be fireworks

This league has been so up and down, so hit and miss so far, that the intensity and energy was like going from afternoon tea in Dromoland Castle to a dance party in Ibiza, writes Anthony Daly.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017

Five weekend talking points: A goal of the season but Kilkenny not yet purring

Our reporters tackle the issues of note from the Allianz Leagues...

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017

Talk of crisis never lasts long on Brian Cody’s watch

A savage amount of rain has fallen in the last week and I just wonder did the underfoot conditions contribute to so many injuries in Semple Stadium and Nowlan Park yesterday?

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

All-Ireland Club JHC final: Mayfield aim to play it cool as excitement builds

It’s an age-old magic trick of management which Seamus Lawton hopes to reproduce in Croke Park today: how to treat Mayfield’s All-Ireland final like any other game, when everything around it is so new and different.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Schedule the primary enemy of the dual star

Limerick hurling coach Paul Kinnerk fears the dual player will become an extinct species at inter-county level unless alterations are made to the fixtures programme.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Qualifiers have killed dual players, says Clare boss Colm Collins

Clare football manager Colm Collins has lamented “the death of the dual player”, which he says has come about due to the fixture congestion brought on by the qualifier system.

Sun, 01 Jan, 2017

Will dual counties be the next to die in GAA’s new realities?

For the record, it wasn’t Podge Collins’ decision last month to concentrate on inter-county hurling that marked the end of the dual dodo. When the bionic Aidan Walsh opted for the hurlers in 2015, it confirmed this art of juggling had seen its day. When someone as insanely athletic as Walsh could no longer do it, nobody could.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2016

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

Davy Fitzgerald: Ger Loughnane calling Galway ‘gutless’ hurt us

Clare boss Davy Fitzgerald admitted that Ger Loughnane’s scathing post-Leinster final criticism of Galway did his team no favours yesterday.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2016

Luck of the draw gives Clare footballers first call on Podge Collins

Dual star Podge Collins will be available to the Clare footballers from the start for Saturday’s crucial All-Ireland qualifier clash with Roscommon despite hurling duty the following afternoon.

Tue, 19 Jul, 2016

Colm Collins sparks Clare into life

Sligo 1-13 Clare 2-17: Clare boss Colm Collins refused to take credit for igniting a stunning second half comeback in Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier win against Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Clare revel in rain and stun Laois in stoppage time

Clare only led once in this qualifier, but they hit the front when it mattered most, landing a winner as the game slipped into stoppage time to crown a great weekend for the Banner County.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Laois-Armagh replay has ‘big implications’

Clare manager Colm Collins says the decision to refix the Laois-Armagh qualifier has “big implications” for the ‘A’ side of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2016

David O’Brien plays down his role in Podge Collins’ dual mandate

Clare senior football selector David O’Brien has played down his role in the Podge Collins dual mandate that appears to be working successfully at the present time.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Relegation might just be secret to long-term success

It would seem that if you were to come up with a two-year plan to win the national league, then get relegated in year one.

Tue, 10 May, 2016

Dan Shanahan wants pressure eased on student hurlers

Waterford selector Dan Shanahan says this is a “very pressurised time” for students playing inter-county hurling and football who must also face end-of-year exams, adding that “more attention” should be paid to the issue.

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Heckling heats up Championship build-up for Clare and Waterford

The league final had heckling and hard hits, but it and tomorrow’s replay are still something of a phoney war before the real action gets underway on June 5...

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Davy Fitzgerald confirms Podge Collins fit for Clare

Davy Fitzgerald has confirmed Podge Collins will be available for Clare for Sunday’s Division 1 final – but has ruled out David McInerney (back) and Conor Ryan (calf), while Shane O’Donnell (foot) is rated as “50-50”.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2016

Tipperary must do without Patrick Maher for Clare clash

Tipperary will be without influential forward Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher for next Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League quarter-final clash with Clare in Ennis.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016