Back to back wins for Ballyea
Brandon O’Connell clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BALLYEA recorded back to back wins in the Clare senior hurling championship to keep their chances of making the knockout stages alive.
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Ballyea bounce back to overcome Inagh/Kilnamona
*Martin O’Leary got the Ballyea goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A typically opportunistic Martin O’Leary goal, put away five minutes from full-time, was decisive in ensuring that that county champions Ballyea rebounded from their comprehensive opening round loss to Kilmaley.
Kilmaley record 12 point win over county champions Ballyea
*Kilmaley’s Michael O’Malley finished as top scorer for his side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMALEY PRODUCED A stirring second half to defeat county champions Ballyea on Saturday evening.
Clare must develop gameplan centred around our skilled forwards for 2024
*Shane O’Donnell latches onto possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill 2023 was another rollercoaster year for Clare hurlers. After a home loss to Tipperary, it looked as though we may struggle to qualify as one of the three to progress from Munster. However, our players showed resilience and a lot of quality to end up topping the …
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Derby duel requires champions Ballyea to hit the ground running
*Ballyea’s talisman, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill While their second successive Canon Hamilton trophy success last October was a historic breakthrough for Ballyea, one would have to search back half a century to find the last time that a Clare club managed to garner a three-in-a-row of county senior crowns.
‘We did just enough to get over the line’ – Lyng hails fantastic workrate & fresh bench for Kilkenny win over Clare
*Ryan Taylor is kept under pressure by Conor Fogarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Speaking after Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final win over Clare, Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng said “we just did enough to get over the line. It was very edgy towards the end”.
Clare have better team than Kilkenny & if they keep out goals will qualify for All-Ireland final
*Shane O’Donnell in action for Clare versus Kilkenny. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare had no problem overcoming futile resistance from Dublin to give us a crack at Kilkenny in an All-Ireland semi final this weekend. The players and management alike will be on a mission to atone for last year’s loss in a game where we …
Clare’s best chance of success since 2013 All-Ireland
*Clare captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill This year Clare have their best chance of winning the All-Ireland senior hurling title since their last success ten years ago.
Cleary, Conlon & McInerney return to Clare defence for Kilkenny showdown
*Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN CONLON, CONOR Cleary and David McInerney have all been named to start in Clare’s team to take on Kilkenny in the All-Ireland senior hurling final.
The Water Break – Clare dazzle Dublin but will have red alert approach for Kilkenny
Diarmuid Ryan gets away from Cian O’Sullivan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE ARE NOW among the last four teams standing in the race to lift the Liam McCarthy after easily dismantling the Dublin challenge which is dissected in our latest episode of The Water Break.
