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1 week ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Stephen Barry |FBD Semple Stadium
Ger O’Connell hailed his Clare team for their brave finish to spring an All-Ireland semi-final shock on Munster champions Cork. The sides were level 11 times in front of 2,855 fans at Semple Stadium, but the Banner were more assured at the death, despite hitting 14 wides. Their clever passing moves cut through Cork around the middle and created a steady flow of scoring chances. In an absorbing last-four clash, Paul Rodgers, the younger brother of senior star Mark, topped the scoring charts.
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1 month ago | 
limerickleader.ie | Colm Kinsella |FBD Semple Stadium
LIMERICK minor hurlers have progressed to the All-Ireland quarter-finals after securing a convincing 1-20 to 0-15 preliminary quarter-final win over Wexford at FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles on Saturday. The Donal O'Grady-managed Limerick side will now join Waterford, Clare and Galway in the hat for the quarter-final draw which is due to take place at the start of next week.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Stephen Barry |FBD Semple Stadium
Shane Waters and Conor Hough fired Limerick to the All-Ireland minor hurling quarter-finals with victory over Wexford at Semple Stadium. The Treaty enjoyed a 0-10 to 0-2 head start, and though Wexford briefly made it a one-score game, those eight points would prove their eventual winning margin. Waters accounted for 0-14 (0-5 from play), while Hough’s 51st-minute goal made victory certain as part of a 1-2 tally.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Stephen Barry |FBD Semple Stadium
Paul Rodgers’ first-half haul saw Clare cruise to the All-Ireland minor quarter-finals at Dublin’s expense. The Scariff full-forward, a brother of All-Star Mark, scored 11 of the Banner’s opening 12 points at Semple Stadium. Liam Murphy and Ben Talty added goals for a 2-13 to 0-7 interval advantage. Their work was done by then. Rodgers finished on 0-13 (0-4 from play), and Clare held onto their clean sheet to win by that very margin.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Eoghan Cormican |FBD Semple Stadium
The past has lifted. The pessimism has lifted. Tipperary arenât so much through as they are out the far side of a most painful chapter. A week ago in Ennis, Liam Cahillâs emotion was uncaged at the final whistle. A season-surviving victory was met with trademark fist-pumping and one relieved leap into the summer. Yesterday at home stirred a different reaction. This season-extending victory was met with a long embrace between himself and Mikey Bevans.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Stephen Barry |FBD Semple Stadium
Joe Miskella’s 80th-minute goal fired Cork to a fifth consecutive Munster minor football final after an extra-time classic at Semple Stadium. It was the second time a Rebel side sickened Tipperary with a last-minute score after dumping out their U20s in the final act last month. Tipp trailed by two points entering the five added minutes at the end of regulation. But for the second time in eight days, they snatched extra-time from the jaws of defeat in front of 843 fans.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Stephen Barry |FBD Semple Stadium
Tipperary came with a 1-2 burst in extra-time to regain the Darrel Darcy Cup with a dramatic two-point victory over Clare at FBD Semple Stadium. The Premier had to come from 11 points behind to pip the Banner seven days previous just to make this Phase 1 final. They had to repeat that fight here, scoring the final four points of normal time to level at 0-12 apiece.
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2 months ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Eoghan Cormican |FBD Semple Stadium
Nickie Quaid is back. Kyle Hayes, the line-breaking half-forward version, is back. But Tipperary are not back. The latter statement belongs not to us but to Liam Cahill. Quaid in goals and Hayes in the half-forward line were confirmed at different points during the 25 minutes before throw-in. In the 25 minutes after full-time, Tipp boss Cahill did his level best to dissuade any confirmation taken from the stalemate scoreline that his team and county are back. āToday is a stepping stone.
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2 months ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Eoghan Cormican |FBD Semple Stadium
No winner here either. Not one winner on Munster’s opening afternoon. Easy make the argument, though, that Tipp are the happiest of the four this Easter Sunday teatime. Limerick came to puzzle and muddle their hosts. And this was even before proceedings got underway. William O’Donoghue at centre-back. Kyle Hayes to centre-forward. David Reidy to the inside line. Adam English, wearing No.15, out to midfield. No lies told about Nickie Quaid, he started between the sticks. Tipp were in puzzle-solving form.
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2 months ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Stephen Barry |FBD Semple Stadium
Second-half goals from Rian Horgan and super-sub Killian Begley fired Limerick to a first Munster MHC victory in nine attempts with a battling Semple Stadium success. The Treaty never led through the first 42 minutes of this encounter until the goal from Begley, son of former dual player Brian, who also added the stoppage-time insurance point. For Tipp, it marks a third lead lost in the closing stages for one-score defeats.
