This one isn’t for the faint-hearted Clare hurling star John Conlon used medicinal leech therapy to encourage regrowth in his finger after a horrific injury last summer, it as been revealed. After leaving his wedding ring on during training last July, a freak accident saw his ring caught in a fence, severing his finger. Conlon […]

1 month ago

Munster out-half embracing his Clare roots while pushing for more minutes From Harty Cup glory to the rugby fast-track A native of Ennis, Tony Butler has never second-guessed his decision to swap hurling for rugby. Before joining the Munster Rugby academy, he was a standout half-back with the St Flannan’s College team that lifted the […]

3 months ago

Players are not pleased. Last week it was reported that the Munster SFC would be seeded from next season onwards for three years, after a decision from the Munster Council. The top two sides from the Allianz will be placed on opposite sides of the draw, meaning Kerry, who won Division 1, and Cork, who […]

7 months ago

He played for the Banner for over a decade. Ex-Clare hurler, Niall Gilligan, has been found not guilty of assaulting a boy, 12, with a wooden stick on October 5, 2023. The former All-Star and All-Ireland winner, played for Clare from 1997 to 2009, picking up two Munster SHC titles as well. On Wednesday, July […]

8 months ago

He played for the Banner for over a decade. Ex-Clare hurler, Niall Gilligan, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a boy, 12, with a wooden stick on October 5, 2023. The former All-Star and All-Ireland winner, played for Clare from 1997 to 2009, picking up two Munster SHC titles as well. This morning, at Ennis […]

8 months ago

They are not happy. The seeding structure in the Munster SFC is set for change, according to reports. The Examiner’s Eoghan Cormican has written that the Munster council are in favour of seeding the higher-ranked side in the National Football League, rather than the two Munster SFC finalists, and that a vote on the matter […]

9 months ago