Clare GAA

Strength in science: how Lukasz Kirszenstein helped Clare reach the promised land

The Pole headed the Banner’s strength & conditioning this season, following past All-Ireland successes with Tipperary and Galway

Wizardry of Tony Kelly appropriately returns on All-Ireland day with magic goal for Clare against Cork

Hurler says panel-building and some time for reflection may have been keys to Clare’s success

Davy Fitzgerald ratified as Antrim manager for two years with option of a third

Much-travelled Clare man will be extending his management career to a third province

Seán Moran: Have this year’s unexpected All-Ireland finals ushered in a more open championship?

Seán Moran: After 25 years of historically dominant teams, the GAA looks to be on the verge of less predictable All-Irelands

Joe Canning: All-Ireland heartache and euphoria defined by a single point

Sweet championship success for Clare given big game defeats the Banner County endured over last few years

Former Clare hurler Niall Gilligan allegedly fractured hand of 12-year-old boy with stick

Farmer and auctioneer allegedly assaulted boy in disused hostel he owns

Clare’s residual experience of All-Ireland success carries the day

Banner County had four starters who lined out in 2013, plus panellist Peter Duggan and two replacements involved 11 years ago

Tactical analysis: Clare got their numbers right, but it’s hard to measure sheer magic

The Banner completely dominated on Cork’s puckout, while losing out badly on turnovers - but the genius of Tony Kelly is difficult to express with statistics

The agony and ecstasy: Cork and Clare players reflect on epic All-Ireland final

Michael Murphy’s social media warning to football finalists; Shamrock Rovers face step up against Sparta

Shane O’Donnell relieved to survive injury scare and play his part in Clare’s final success

Banner star says he thought he was '100 per cent gone' after he suffered a mild hamstring tear in training

‘The players now are immortal’: Clare welcomes hurling champions home

Clare fans celebrate as the Liam MacCarthy cup is brought to the county for only the fifth time

Patrick Horgan planning to play for Cork again in 2025

Cork hotel a quiet place after All-Ireland final defeat to Clare, but children still arrive looking for selfies and autographs

British viewers react to hurling final being broadcast on BBC for first time

Calls for more coverage next year as hurling builds a new fanbase in the UK

Crowning final glory proves the sweetest reward for Clare’s dogged years of persistence

After several Munster final and All-Ireland semi-final defeats, Banner veterans like Tony Kelly, John Conlon and David McInerney grasped the opportunity to add to their 2013 medals

The hurling year in review: O’Donnell leads the way for Clare in season sprinkled with magic

The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by our writers

Hurling season gets a ‘grand opera of a finale’

A game full of mesmerising chaos and staggering twists in Croke Park; disappointment for Shane Lowry; and a heat check for Rhasidat Adeleke

Clare know well that tiny moments can lead to sporting earthquakes

Some Banner victories over Cork had major consequences; BBC viewers try to get their heads around hurling

Pat Ryan focuses on team’s shortcomings rather than referee for Cork’s defeat

Cork v Clare: Cork manager is disappointed how his team allowed too many short puckouts

Shane O’Donnell seizes the moment as Clare seize the day

Clare management reluctantly brought O’Donnell off the pitch after 80 minutes – and only when it was clear the Éire Óg man could give no more

Nicky English: Experience and the will of their established players make Clare worthy champions

Cork were unable to recreate their best form but still only lost narrowly

Clare’s refusal to quit carries them to glory as Cork fail to find their flow

All-Ireland hurling final review: Tony Kelly helps propel the Banner to victory after extra-time

Tony Kelly conjured up the required magic for Clare when nothing short of it would have sufficed

The Clare captain finished as the leading scorer from play against Cork and his 1-4 contained some of the most incredible scores an All-Ireland final has ever seen

TV View: Clare and Cork deliver a game that ‘we should just shut up and watch’

The pundits were in no doubt that this was a final for the ages, with the only complaint being that there wasn’t a replay

Clare boss Brian Lohan thrilled Tony Kelly was the one to lift Liam MacCarthy

‘We had great faith in the group, great faith in the panel of players that we picked’

Clare stay the course as Cork fall agonisingly short in terrific All-Ireland final

Tony Kelly gets back to his best as he captains the Banner to their fifth All-Ireland title

Cork v Clare: How the players and management rated in the All-Ireland hurling final

The Banner kept some of Cork’s marquee forwards quiet, while being driven forward by John Conlan and Tony Kelly

FT Clare 3-29 Cork 1-34 as it happened: Clare win All-Ireland hurling final

Banner win Liam MacCarthy after extra time as Cork must wait for another title

Cork v Clare: Five key moments in the All-Ireland hurling final

Robert Downey and Tony Kelly score two of the best ever final goals, Johnny Murphy makes a huge call and Kelly finishes it off

All-Ireland hurling final: Cork’s momentum can get them over the line in tight finale

Cork need slightly less to go right for them than Clare

Jimmy Barry-Murphy: ‘The one I really do regret is 2013. I wake up every morning and think about that’

GAA icon Jimmy Barry-Murphy experienced incredible highs as a player and later a manager but Cork's final defeat to Clare left permanent scars

‘It’s not so easy this time’: Clare supporters battle Cork fans with ‘connections’ for precious All Ireland tickets

From Loop Head to the Shannon, the Banner faithful are on the hunt for coveted seats at Croke Park

Paradise regained: Tony Kelly’s second chance finally arrives for Clare

After extraordinary success at the outset, can the Clare captain Tony Kelly’s career bookend All-Irelands?

Malachy Clerkin: The reasons why it’s impossible to begrudge either Cork or Clare an All-Ireland final win

From Ger Loughnane to Jimmy Barry-Murphy, from Shane O’Donnell the astronaut to Patrick Horgan the record breaker, nobody outside the counties involved has a bone to pick this weekend

Nicky English: Cork can bring enough of the storm to weather Clare challenge

Nicky English: Pat Ryan’s Cork team have thrived on fast direct hurling, which should get the better of difficult opponents

All-Ireland hurling final by the numbers: Munster’s dominance continues

How many finals Cork have lost since they last won it; the attendance for the 1995 Munster semi-final

Joe Canning on the Clare hurling team: The 15 men bidding for All-Ireland glory

Clare name an unchanged starting line-up ahead of this weekend’s clash with Cork

Cork v Clare: Throw-in time, TV details, ticket and team news for All-Ireland hurling final

Everything you need to know about the hurling decider at Croke Park

Clare name unchanged starting team for All-Ireland final clash with Cork

Two changes on the bench see Seadna Morey and Robin Mounsey come in for Keith Smyth and Seán Rynne

David Reidy and Clare expect to face a ‘different animal’ against Cork in All-Ireland final

Banner forward believes Munster rivals have upped their game since Clare win at Páirc Uí Chaoimh back in April

Joe Canning: Clare are battle-hardened and very hard to beat but my slight fancy is for Cork

Joe Canning: Cork rode their luck to survive earlier in the championship but the two victories over Limerick have transformed the team’s self-belief

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