*PICTURED: Cillian Rouine. Photo by Gerard O’Neill A STRONG first quarter from Antrim proved decisive in their win over Clare in this Allianz division 3 football league tie at Corrigan Park in Belfast this Sunday afternoon. Antrim 1-9 Clare 1-6 Clare found themselves seven points in arrears with just six minutes played and from here …
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*PICTURED: Sean Rynne in action for Clare U20s, who lines out for the senior hurlers this weekend. Photo by Gerard O’Neill The Clare teams for this Sunday’s opening games in the Allianz Hurling and Football Leagues have been named and both include players who will be making their competitive debut at senior level. The hurling …
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PETER Keane’s appointment as Clare senior football manager may have come as a surprise but the former Kerry senior manager is “very happy” with the response he has got to date. “There has always been footballers in Clare. These are a lovely bunch of lads,” Keane reflected. “Colm (Collins) did a fantastic job during his …
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The 2023 All-Ireland hurling semi-final is not an occasion that Clooney-Quin and Clare mid- fielder/forward Ryan Taylor has fond memories of. In that game he suffered a cruciate knee injury which would keep him out of action for twelve months. To add to the woe, Clare lost out to Kilkenny in that tie in Croke …
HEADING into his eleventh season as a member of the Care senior football squad Eoin Cleary will be familiar with the routine. Putting in the hard work in early season training and getting points on the board in the early league games are key to a good season, according to the Miltown St Josephs clubman. …
The 2024 GAA season will always hold a special place for the Clare senior hurlers and their management and this is particularly true for outstanding defender Adam Hogan from Feakle. His season started with Fitzgibbon cup success with Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. National league and All-Ireland success followed with Clare before attention switched to the …
CLARE begin the defence of their Allianz league title on Sunday at Cusack Park when they take on Kilkenny in what will be a repeat of last year’s final. They will do so without almost half of the team which helped the county to both league and All-Ireland senior honours last year. “Our approach will …
Two Clare schools will contest Munster colleges hurling finals next week. St.Flannans College Ennis and Scariff Community college both recorded comfortable victories in their semi-final games against Cork opposition this Wednesday afternoon, highlighting the current strong state of hurling in the Banner county St. Flannans 3-20 Gaelcholaiste Mhuire AG 2-7 A powerful opening which saw …
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*PICTURED: Avenue United goalscorer Ronan Kerin. Photo by Joe Buckley There was mixed luck for Clare clubs in this Sunday’s FAI junior cup last 32 ties. Avenue United have progressed to the last 16in the competition but there as heartbreak for Bridge United who went down to Evergreen FC from Kilkenny. They scored the winner …
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The January meeting of Clare GAA took place last night, Tuesday, at Clareabbey when provisional start up dates for the club leagues and county championships were outlined while the decision of the GAA authorities to charge under 16’s an entry fee of €5 for National league fixtures (division 1 and 2 in football and division …
