Clare & Cork name unchanged teams for All-Ireland final
*Clare centre back John Conlon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill STARTING TEAMS have been named by Clare and Cork for Sunday’s eagerly awaited All-Ireland SHC final.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Clare’s resilience can see them crowned All-Ireland champions – Murphy
*Clare’s Aidan McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR-TIME ALL-Ireland winner, Paul Murphy is tipping Clare to come out on top in Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC final.
Improved pack helps raise the Banner – Lohan
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill For the first time in his five year reign in charge of the Clare senior hurlers, Brian Lohan has a full hand to choose from, a fittingly opportune factor ahead of his biggest game as he leads out the Banner in Croke Park in Sunday’s All-Ireland decider against …
‘When you break down any game 1000 mad things happen & somebody wins’
*Clare selector, Tommy Corbett (far-right) with Paul Flanagan, David Reidy and Ken Ralph. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ANY TEAM expecting to beat Cork must be able to cope with their “bomb squad of speed” that they unleash from the bench in the final twenty minutes of a game, Clare selector Tommy Corbett has stressed.
Mature Clare know what it takes to prevail on All-Ireland final day – Cleary
*Clare coach Brendan Bugler with Conor Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BOTH Clare and Cork have “come on a long way” since their meeting in the Munster championship earlier this year.
Overcoming Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh a turning point in Clare’s season
*Clare selector, Ken Ralph. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KEN RALPH made a prediction in April that the team to overcome Cork would win the All-Ireland senior hurling championship.
Fair Green to have big screen showing All-Ireland final
*David Fitzgerald gets away from Luke Meade. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE supporters unable to make the trip to Croke Park for the All-Ireland SHC final will be able to watch the game on a big screen that is to be erected on the Fair Green in Ennis.
Clare’s ticket allocation won’t be impacted following issues with online sales
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A TECHNICAL GLITCH allowed members of some GAA clubs in Clare to purchase more tickets than they were allocated for the All-Ireland senior hurling final and others were left with half the amount that they had been earmarked for.
Issues with All-Ireland hurling final tickets prompts pause of online sales
*Clare supporters in Croke Park. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WITH the scramble for All-Ireland senior hurling final tickets well and truly underway, a technical glitch has emerged.
‘It was crunch time for us’ – Kelly says Clare had to deliver semi-final win
*Tony Kelly gets away from Walter Walsh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE CAPTAIN Tony Kelly never felt that Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final game was gone from them.