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Clare believe they have what it takes to beat Limerick
By John Harrington Can anyone stop Limerick’s drive for five All-Ireland hurling titles in a row? For any team to do so, the first challenge will be to believe without any equivocation that they can, which might prove challenging for some. Not for Clare, though. They’ve lost by agonisingly small
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Clare footballers making the most of what they have
By John Harrington
Not many people predicted big things for the Clare footballers this year.
The departure of Colm Collins as manager and absence from the panel for a variety of reasons of star players like Eoin Cleary, Keelan Sexton, Ciarán Russell, Cathal O’Connor, and Jamie Malone looked like too
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Antrim hurlers aim to thrive, not just survive, in Leinster
By Kevin Egan
The Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, which gets underway this Sunday with three games in Kilkenny, Salthill and Wexford, is fascinating for a number of reasons.
Will Wexford continue their impressive league form under Keith Rossiter, particularly as a handful of more established players come back into the
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Murphy believes Kerry are now dealing from a stronger deck
By John Harrington
Kerry football team selector, Diarmuid Murphy, believes the Kingdom have a stronger deck to deal from this year than they did last year.
They come into Saturday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Cork on the back of a solid League campaign that saw them win five games from
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Reid and Horgan renew king of the stats rivalry
By Cian Murphy & Keelan Neary
TJ Reid and Patrick Horgan renew an epic rivalry this summer that has history in the all-time GAA records up for grabs.
The return of Championship hurling action this weekend will also renew a battle between the games’ two sharpest shooters and most experienced
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Electric Ireland Munster MHC: Clare impress against Limerick
Electric Ireland Munster MHC round 3
Clare 0-15 Limerick 0-9
All-Ireland champions Clare returned to the summit of the Electric Ireland Munster MHC round-robin table with a six-point victory over Limerick at Sixmilebridge.
It looked like being a far from straightforward task when they suffered the loss of full-forward Marc
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Down hurling building on solid foundations
By John Harrington
Their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Final defeat to Westmeath was disappointing, especially the 19 wides they hit, but perspective still comes easily for Down hurling team manager, Ronan Sheehan.
He’s been working hard at the coal-face of hurling in the Mourne County for the last number
13 April 2022
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A thriving club and a European hub
By Kevin Egan
29 years ago this June, the Irish people voted to allow the Dáil to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, a European Union treaty that introduced European Citizenship and allowed for greater freedom of movement across state borders.
The Treaty was officially designed to “safeguard the common values, fundamental
01 April 2021
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Following in the footsteps
By Kevin Egan
Through the gaelic games world there are stories of children growing up with parents who have achieved great feats on the field of play, which in turn inspires those children to reach for the stars themselves. When Nicky Quaid was selected on the 2020 PwC hurling All-Stars
30 March 2021
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The GAA Gene - The Kilkennys
The GAA is built on tradition, and there is nothing more traditional in Gaelic Games than great family dynasties.
Trace the history of any county team in Gaelic Football or Hurling and you’ll see the same surnames consistently reappearing as you move back through the decades.
In our series –
12 July 2019