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Mark McInerney fires Clare into first Munster football final treble since 1917

5 days ago | thesun.ie | Niall McGrath |Stephen Barry

TWO goals from Mark McInerney fired Clare to a third consecutive Munster football final appearance for the first time since 1917. The Éire Óg Ennis star finished with 2-5 to secure Sam Maguire football for Peter Keane’s side with a six-point victory over Tipperary. Keane reflected: “We saw a bit of everything. Conditions weren't great at the start of the game, and I wouldn't have been happy with our slow start, but we got into a nice six-point lead.
Kerry and Finn Harps' appeals rejected over null and void fixture

1 week ago | the42.ie | Stephen Barry |Murray Kinsella

Kerry and Finn Harps’ appeals against the decision to annul their First Division opening-day fixture have been rejected. The Tralee-based team won the game 2-0 but both sides were found to have fielded ineligible players. Stevan Stanic-Floody came on in the 88th minute for Kerry while Gavin Hodgins was introduced at half-time for Harps.
Round-up: Wins for Limerick and Clare in Munster MFC

1 week ago | gaa.ie | Stephen Barry

Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship phase 1 round 2Limerick 2-14 (2-2-10) Tipperary 1-12 (1-0-12)Waterford 1-10 (1-0-10) Clare 1-22 (1-3-16)By Stephen BarryDouble-digit head starts carried Limerick and Clare to victory over Tipperary and Waterford in round 2 of the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship. The Treaty had fallen to an eight-point defeat in their opening game away to Clare so their encounter with Tipp took on do-or-die significance for them.
Hurling league stats: Limerick used more players than any other Munster county

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Stephen Barry

All managers were looking for something slightly different out of the Hurling League. Studying the game time doled out across the squads helps to indicate where they stand heading into Championship. There was a greater range of approaches among the Leinster participants, with Galway starting 35 different players compared to Offaly's 20, but here we focus on the Munster Championship contenders.
Key players so important to new-look Tipp

1 week ago | nenaghguardian.ie | Stephen Barry

By Stephen Barry When Steven O'Brien spoke at the Munster Championship launch, there was too much of interest between his opinions on the state of Tipperary football and his injury journey to focus on his impression of the new rules. Initially, he felt Jim Gavin's committee had presented him with a second life as a high-fetching full-forward.
O’Brien hails new blood

1 week ago | nenaghguardian.ie | Stephen Barry

By Stephen Barry Steven O’Brien hailed Tipperary’s new group of players for getting their first taste of Championship success by toughing out a three-point victory over Waterford in the Munster quarter final on Saturday evening. With only six of the twenty players who featured last year involved, this team bore little comparison to that which lined out in Fraher Field. “Everyone talks about last year and falling short against Waterford, but this is a totally new group,” said O’Brien.
Panel depth shown as changes make impact for U20 Hurlers

2 weeks ago | nenaghguardian.ie | Stephen Barry

By Stephen Barry Tipperary under 20 hurling manager Brendan Cummins expressed his satisfaction at the depth of the panel in the wake of their victory over Cork last week. Following the surprise first round defeat to Limerick, Cummins and his management made four changes to the team with “extra stability” at the back a priority, with Jim Ryan at centre back prominent throughout. “Jim Ryan anchors the play really well,” Cummins said.
Ryan lauds impact of returnees

2 weeks ago | nenaghguardian.ie | Stephen Barry

By Stephen Barry Tipperary manager Philly Ryan praised the performance of captain Steven O’Brien who returned from injury with a man of the match performance to help his side progress past Waterford in the Munster Championship quarter final on Saturday evening. Hopefully nothing will go against him over the next couple of weeks and we’ll get there.” The difference that extra experience can make was displayed by Steven O’Brien, who scored 1-8 on “minimal training”.
Ellen Walshe: The Olympics is over so I'm starting on a clean slate again

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Stephen Barry

Ellen Walshe has a chequered history with the 200m butterfly. The event which came to define her junior career required a four-year parting of ways, in which time Walshe became a two-time Olympian. She eventually returned to it last month to shatter the longest-standing record in Irish swimming, taking a second and a half off Michelle Smith's mark from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. "I stopped swimming the event for a period of time," said Walshe.
Few teams have floated into championship on the crest of a wave quite like this Cork hurling team

2 weeks ago | echolive.ie | Stephen Barry

The counter-cyclical nature of management was evident on Sunday as Pat Ryan tried to dampen the booming Cork hype and Liam Cahill sought to inflate Tipperary positives. The duo cut opposing figures with Ryan talking down the feverish anticipation and Cahill talking up Tipp’s experience gained across a progressive League campaign.