*Gavin Keary, Donal Moloney & Gerry O’Connor. Photograph: Martin Connolly Reducing the amount of frees conceded stood out to Gerry O’Connor as the main area his Clare side need to work on ahead of their trip to Cork on February 16th. Speaking to the media after their one point win over Kilkenny, Gerry flagged the …
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*Shane Golden. Photograph: Martin Connolly One week on from an eight point defeat to Tipperary, Clare bounced back to overcome League champions Kilkenny with the midfield pairing of Shane Golden and Colm Galvin central to the success. Not alone did Golden hit 0-02, he had the most possessions of any Clare player on the pitch …
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*Photograph: Gary Collins Clare have been defeated in their opening game of the Allianz National Hurling League. Tipperary 2-16 Clare 1-11 Venue: Semple Stadium, Thurles Liam Sheedy’s return to Tipperary has got off to a successful start as they recorded a comprehensive eight point win over Clare on Saturday night. In the absence of Tubber’s …
*Photograph by Martin Connolly Clare have comprehensively beaten Tipperary to win the Munster Senior Hurling League. Clare 4-19 Tipperary 1-18 Venue: Gaelic Grounds Played in front of an attendance of 4,531, Clare secured their first piece of silverware at senior level under Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor beating Tipperary by ten points. Jason Forde and …
*Photograph by Gary Collins Crusheen’s Cian Dillon has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. Full-back on the 2013 All-Ireland winning senior side, Cian was Joint Captain three years later as Clare won the Allianz National Hurling League for the first time in 38 years later when managed by Davy Fitzgerald. Of the 2013 starting team, …
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*Photograph by Martin Connolly A second successive Munster Senior Hurling League final appearance is the reward for Clare for defeating Waterford on Sunday afternoon. Clare 2-20 Waterford 3-16 Venue: Fraher Field, Dungarvan Clare led from start to finish and a Tony Kelly goal on the twenty fifth minute put eleven points between the teams. Further …
*Photograph by Martin Connolly A return to Croke Park for the first time in five years for the Clare senior hurlers stood out as one of the highlights of the sporting year in the county in 2018, with the new season already underway, Peter Duggan is hopeful 2019 will be as memorable. Prior to Christmas, …
*Photograph: Colin Guilfoyle tackles Kevin Hehir by Martin Connolly In their first outing of the new season, Clare’s senior hurlers defeated Cork. Clare 1-20 Cork 0-21 Venue: Cusack Park A strong finish from the hosts which saw them hit 1-03 without reply in the final six minute saw them claw the game from Cork who …
THE Clare senior hurlers have moved to sincerely thank their fans following their heartbreaking exit from this year’s All Ireland following a tense semi-final replay against Galway in Thurles. The Clare team’s reconnection with its fanbase was highly evident as the Banner faithful filled the terraces and stands on Sunday while Galway fans for the …
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Clare have been knocked out of the All-Ireland SHC championship at the semi-final stage losing to Galway by a single point on Sunday afternoon. Galway 1-17 Clare 2-13 Venue: Semple Stadium, Thurles Nineteen wides would prove costly for Clare as they let a glorious opportunity of dethroning Galway slip in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final replay. …
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