*Clare failed to supply Mark Rodgers with enough possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WHILE I WAS confident going into the game against Tipperary at the weekend I was nervous as Tipperary had shown the better form of the two so far in the league.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Championship is back, and not a weekend too soon! While there was some entertaining hurling on show over the past couple of months the league was mostly a lacklustre affair. It was difficult to gather too much insight into the competing counties this year as managers took different approaches. Tipperary and Clare’s …
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*Cian Lynch and Limerick will be more difficult to stop in 2023. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AHEAD OF THE start of this year’s hurling championship in Munster and Leinster, Darach Honan gives his power rankings to indicate how each county is prepared for the action.
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*Crowds attending the 2021 Clare SHC final between Ballyea and Inagh/Kilnamona. Photograph: Natasha Barton While the dust settles on another incredible hurling championship, we take stock on Limerick’s dominance and what next year may hold.
*Huw Lawlor claims the ball above Peter Duggan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Along with a huge Clare crowd, I travelled to Dublin in expectation of a win rather than hoping for one. The mood before the game was confident, although as word circulated of John Conlon’s injury there was a note of apprehension.
*Ian Galvin takes on Paddy Deegan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill For all the hurling talent and underage success, we have in Clare over the last decade, it is amazing that this is weekend will be only our third All Ireland semi-final since 2006.
*Diarmuid Ryan was among the central figures behind Clare’s comeback. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill It was an unusual day of hurling in Thurles at the weekend. While it is great to be able to see both quarter finals live, the GAA should revisit the idea of a double header for All-Ireland quarter finals. It creates a …
After an epic Munster Final enjoyed by all, it was disappointing to see the coverage afterwards focus solely on Clare indiscretions with no attempt at balance.
*Peter Duggan and Mike Casey in action. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Some pundits felt that the hurling championship needed a good Munster Final, and they will not be disappointed, with Clare and Limerick delivering a classic. Seamus Flanagan said afterwards it was a game for the ages, and in keeping with his performance, he was spot …
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