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Munster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Clare 2-20 Waterford 1-09 A completely different team but admirably the same result as Clare eased into back-to-back Munster Senior Football Finals for the first time in 87 years in Fraher Field, Dungarvan, writes Eoin Brennan. Despite the home side’s current buoyancy following their first Munster Championship triumph in 14 years against Tipperary last time out, Mark Fitzgerald’s side quickly quelled any potential revolt with a clincially professional performance. Indeed, they answered Jason Curry’s opening minute point with the next seven through five different scorers (Emmet McMahon (2), Aaron Griffin (2), Dermot Coughlan, Darragh Bohannon, Mark McInerney) and never looked back over their shoulders thereafter as goals through Emmet McMahon and Mark McInerney either side of the break cemented a provincial final showdown with Kerry long before the turn of the final quarter at 2-13 to 0-5. Even a Tom O’Connell home goal couldn’t rally a downtrodden Deise as Aaron Griffin (2) and Ciaran Downes …

Cillian Brennan is Clare captain like his brother Gary before him, but that honour aside he’s just glad to be back at full fitness after missing the entire National League campaign writes Joe Ó Muircheartaigh It was a case of a footballing déjà vu for Cillian Brennan this year as he slowly but surely nursed his way back from a debilitating groin injury that curtailed him towards the end of last year’s inter-county season. It’s not that he was injured and didn’t kick a ball in the National League after emulating his older brother Gary by being named Clare captain for the 2024 season. Instead, it was in the role he was given during his rehab – he was on the pitch, even if it didn’t amount to game time because his incursions were confined to his Maor Foirne duties. “It brought me back to where I started,” the Clondegad man reflected this week. “When brought in 2016 in the …

After the opening round high tempo victory over Cork this second league outing was a far more physical contest with tactics to the forefront. “It was an extremely tough game. Coming down here to Walsh park is always tough and we’d be absolutely delighted with our lads. We showed great spirit and our overall attitude was outstanding.” With five changes to the starting team listed in the match programme other players were given further game time to put their hands up and try challenge for a regular starting spot. “We had a lot of changes from the last day. There’s a number of these guys still involved at the business end of the Fitzgibbon Cup and we have eleven in total due to play again this week so we have to take the advice from the professionals and their advice was not to play them. We are not going to bring in these professional people and ignore them” the former …

AFTER a one year hiatus which he spent coaching the Cork camogie side, Davy Fitzgerald is back in intercounty hurling, having been announced as the new Waterford manager. It’s his second time managing the Déise, having taken the reins from 2008 to 2011, a time in which they reached an All Ireland final and won a Munster championship. On Thursday night Waterford GAA released a brief statement it was “delighted to announce that following a meeting of the Waterford County Committee tonight Davy Fitzgerald has been ratified as the new Waterford Senior Hurling Manager on a two year term with an option for a third year. Selectors and backroom team will be confirmed at a later date.” After winning the national league earlier this year Waterford looked to be in good shape for the Munster championship and a possible All Ireland bid, but they imploded spectacularly, winning just one of their four matches.

WATERFORD GAA have declined to comment on reports that Davy Fitzgerald could be appointed as the county’s senior hurling manager in the near future. PRO Taylor Murray declined to comment on who is in the frame for the job when approached on Wednesday. She said that the Waterford county board’s chairman and secretary are part of a committee appointed to find a new manager, along with a former player and an external person. This four-person group is to come up with a recommended candidate, whose name will go before a future county board meeting. The third round of the Waterford senior hurling championship is due to take place this weekend. Fitzgerald managed Waterford from 2008 to 2011, with the county reaching the All Ireland final in his first year, and winning a Munster title in 2010. Liam Cahill has departed as the Decies manager this year to take up the reins at his native Tipperary. This year saw Fitzgerald coaching …

Munster Senior Hurling Championship Round 5 Clare 3-31 Waterford 2-22 CLARE deservedly soared to the summit of the Munster Senior Championship table after producing a spectacular finale to decimate the Deise in Cusack Park Ennis this afternoon, reports Eoin Brennan. Having qualified for the Munster Final with a game to spare, Brian Lohan made six changes for their final group outing against a Waterford side desperate to stay afloat in the championship. However, a new-look Clare gelled with immediate effect as eleven different scorers allowed the hosts to lead comfortably from start to finish and soar as much as twenty points clear at one stage of the second half. Central to the latest command performance was the scoring feats of the untrackable David Fitzgerald (2-3), the tireless work-rate of Peter Duggan (0-8) and a classy yet clinical display from Shane O’Donnell (0-5) who combined for 2-16 of their side’s handsome tally. There were debuts for Cian Nolan, Aaron Fitzgerald and …

Munster Junior Camogie Championship Final Clare 0-14 Waterford 0-4 MUNSTER Champions for the first time since 2005 and a thoroughly deserved title conceding only one score from play in 60 minutes, reports Derek Dormer. Work rate is such an essential ingredient of any successful team and this Clare Junior side certainly possessed this characteristic in abundance. Inspired by Abby Walsh and Kate O Gorman Clare who conceded the first score from a free inside thirty seconds completely took over hitting the next 9 scores without reply. By half time Clare led 9 points to two with Shauna Canny scoring four frees and a 45 all converted with unerring accuracy. Aideen Hickey a threat throughout landed two points while wing back Sinead O’ keefe scored the best point of the first thirty after a beautiful team move. Such was the Banner Ladies dominance they yielded no score from play in the opening half and were full value for their seven point …

Munster Minor Hurling Championship Round 3 Clare 1-22 Waterford 1-8 THIS was much more like it as Clare blew away Waterford in style to kickstart their Munster Minor Hurling Championship campaign in Cusack Park on Tuesday evening, reports Eoin Brennan. Floored by a brace of Tipperary third quarter goals in their opening tie a week previously, Clare demonstrated that lessons were quickly learned in the intervening period as they held a vice-like grip on proceedings from start to finish to run out comprehensive winners. Their appetite, movement and confidence was a clear step ahead of Waterford who had all the hallmarks of a nervy side playing in their first championship tie. Clare made the most of home advantage though with centre-back James Hegarty, playmaker Jack O’Neill, scorer-in-chief Cian Neylon and newcomer Sean McMahon pulling the strings for a Banner side that were 15 points clear at one stage of the second period. Unerring freetaker Oisin Whelan, Diarmuid Stritch, goalkeeper Mark …