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Wednesday 17 August 2022
The Clare club play their first provincial senior decider in Semple Stadium on Sunday.
Shining with his club Ballyea, Tony Kelly is set for a new era in Clare.
Clonlara and Ballyea will do it all again in two weeks.
Ballyea could win a very first Clare senior hurling title today.
The 2013 Hurler of the Year impressed in the semi-final tie in Ennis.
Sixmilebridge were knocked out at the weekend.
We look at half-a-dozen players who stood out during the provincial championships and qualifiers.
Donal Óg Cusack was full of praise for Clare’s match winner.
The Clare boss made the big call to change freetakers in injury-time in yesterday’s hurling league final replay.
The 2013 Hurler of the Year scored a point with his first touch yesterday after coming back from injury.
The return of Paul Kinnerk has been hailed by Clare hurler Tony Kelly.
The former Hurler of the Year suffered an ankle injury.
Two late points from Cathal O’Connell ensured Davy Fitzgerald’s side secured a hard-fought win.
Tony Kelly will captain the side who face Cork in Sixmilebridge on Sunday.
Clare’s former Hurler of the Year is excited by the arrival of Donal Óg Cusack as coach.
Wexford U21 captain Eoin Conroy had his hands full with Clare’s Tony Kelly last year.
Tony Kelly fired over 0-6 from play, while Conor McGrath finished with 1-4.
Davy Fitzgerald and Clare journalist Peter O’Connell have settled their differences.
The42′s hurling columnist gives his thoughts on yesterday’s big game.
One Clare All-Ireland winner salutes another.
The 2013 Hurler of the Year shot 0-6 as UL claimed glory.
Brian Lohan’s side made no mistake at the second attempt in Páirc Uí Rinn tonight.
The Brian Lohan-managed side had three points to spare in Wednesday’s quarter-final clash in Limerick.
The Clare U21 captain says the team wanted to win for Georoid O’Connell, whose father died in a farming accident.
Tony Kelly bowed out with 0-7 as champions Clare retained their U21 crown in Semple Stadium.
We got an insight to the Banner captain ahead of tomorrow’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling final.
All-Ireland champions Clare ran out 27-point winners against Antrim in Semple Stadium this afternoon.
Clare take on Limerick tomorrow night in the Gaelic Grounds at 7.30pm.
The Clare hurler wasn’t used to hurling in Croke Park like this.
Some of the brightest young hurlers in the country were at today’s All-Ireland U21 hurling championship launch.
They want you to ‘see GAA differently’.
Davy Fitzgerald’s side will meet Waterford IT in the semi-finals next week.
David Drake struck the only goal of the game for the home side.
And the 2013 Hurler of the Year is looking forward to getting back in action for this season.
Members of Davy Fitzgerald’s side are part of colleges teams in action in the Waterford Crystal Cup.
Joe Canning, Podge Collins, Kevin Moran, Patrick Horgan and Tony Kelly all hit super strikes this summer.
Hurler of the Year Tony Kelly is in Shanghai as part of the GAA Allstars tour.
The Clare half-forward had an evening to remember.
The winner will be announced at tonight’s banquet at Croke Park.
THERE HAVE BEEN renewed calls for transport police after a man was left with serious facial injuries following an unprovoked homophobic assault on a Dublin Bus at the weekend.
Mark Sheehan (26) was returning from a night out with friends when he was headbutted by a man in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Tom O’Connor from the National Bus and Rail Union said investment in public transport services is “for naught” if people don’t feel safe using public transport.
Sinn Féin’s Justice spokesperson, Martin Kenny, said this “cowardly” attack while on a bus “once again underlines the need to establish a transport policing system”.
“If we are going to encourage more people to use our public transport links, we must ensure that everyone feels safe when doing so,” he said.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland have a dedicated transport police?
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