Clare GAA Discussion - 2024 All Ireland Hurling Champions

yea superb win no doubt, definitely lived on the edge on a number of times, Cork must have had at least 20 wides, Clare got the breaks but made the most of them.. the tides is turning as the roles are usually reversed when we play Cork in most grades

Clare FM had a few updates. far between them but they did have them. Clare GAA Twitter was active.

Any site available to watch the last game v Cork?

I know it was live on GAAGO but wondering if RTE might release anything seeing they had footage of it on the Sunday Game.

Great for them that their minor experience is not permanently tarnished by last year. Beating Kerry, Waterford and Cork. No matter what happens from here, it's been a great experience for them.

Any word on an appeal for Ian Galvin's red card in the senior? It seemed harmless enough. Until we can get Meehan, Rodgers and co. back, we need Galvin in the team.

Here you go....

Anyone else kinda wish Clare were in the Taliteann Cup...? Maybe it's a bit defeatist but it's still a better chance of winning some tin than being in the AI. I remember when Clare beat Kildare in Croker to win Div 3 a few years back in a cracker and it was a great occasion.

Fair enough. I wouldn't mind a cameo in the Taliteann Cup for a year, win it while also romping Divison 3, then go back to surviving in Division 2. Normal service is resumed with a few cups in the bag for good measure.

Big game tomorrow night for the minor hurlers, what are our chances ? Team announced below.

As an aside, an interesting paring of Laois v Offaly in the Leinster minor final, it's been a bit of an exceptional year.

Unfortunately, one of the stars of Clare’s campaign so Diarmuid Stritch (Clonlara) has been ruled out of Wednesday’s final due to concussion sustained against Cork. Sixmilebridge’s Matthew O’Halloran comes into the team while Clooney-Quin’s Dannan Fox comes into the squad.

Clare Minor Hurling Team v Tipperary

1. Mark Sheedy (Sixmilebridge)
2. Eoghan Gunning (Broadford)
3. Fionan Treacy (Éire Óg)
4. John Cahill (Clooney-Quin) (Captain)
5. Sean McMahon (Smith O’Brien’s)
6. James Hegarty (Inagh-Kilnamona)
7. Riain McNamara (Cratloe)
8. Piaras Ó Sé (Ruan)
9. Matthew O’Halloran (Sixmilebridge)
10. Michael Collins (Clonlara)
11. Jack O’Neill (Clooney-Quin) (Vice-Captain)
12. James Organ (Corofin)
13. Sam Scanlan (Clooney-Quin)
14. Oisin Whelan (Clarecastle)
15. Cian Neylon (Kilmaley)

Massive effort from the minors so far, difficult to separate the teams.

game gone to extra time

I’m abroad so I just was getting Twitter updates. Gutted for the team and management. But they’re still in the competition with at least 2 games left. They have improved each round. I think they’ll have a say in this championship yet.

They had normal time and extra time to try and sort it on the pitch. Can't go as far as saying it's shameful, especially since both teams are still in the championship.

Maybe it's experience that will help them if they later go on to play senior and are faced with another penalty shoot out

But I do think they should really be avoided if possible, even to consider a "next score wins" type system

It's strange but now we are guaranteed two more matches, whereas if we won we're only guaranteed one more !

Next score wins system doesn’t allow for enough variables. Bad decision by the ref, unlucky slip by player, wrong lineball call could ruin it for a team.

Penalties gives teams 5 attempts - allows for variance

An awful way to settle it, definitely shouldn’t happen at underage level, way too intense for children to be subjected to.