Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

'I know a lot of people won't be able to go to the matches but just having that bit of buzz, bit of bite around the place that people can hold onto for a few weeks'

'I've been stuck on Call of Duty for months'

Recent polls have indicated that both players and the general public are sharply divided on whether the 2020 inter-county championship should proceed but both Tony Kelly and Cian Lynch are grateful and delighted they're going ahead.

GAA • 20 Oct 20

Tipp now face Waterford in the Munster semi-final

Tipp power past Banner to earn Munster U20 semi-final

All-Ireland champions Tipperary powered their way past an understrength Clare in the second half of the Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship quarter-final at rain-soaked Semple Stadium

GAA • 19 Oct 20

Gary Brennan of Clare (l) and Eoin Donnelly of Fermanagh acknowledge each other at full-time

Relegated Fermanagh rue missed chances against Clare

Despite fielding a weakened team following a Covid-19 outbreak, Fermanagh had their chances to defeat Clare in Ennis and avoid the drop.

GAA • 18 Oct 20

Kilkenny start their campaign against Waterford

Camogie preview: All-Ireland Championship gets underway

There's a busy weekend in store in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, with four games down for decision. Get the latest on them here.

GAA • 17 Oct 20

Longford's case will be heard by the CCCC

Longford seek venue change for league clash in Derry

RTÉ Sport understands that Longford County Board have asked Croke Park to move their Allianz League Division 3 fixture against Derry out of Derry City.

GAA • 13 Oct 20

'We're open to playing it but it comes down to integrity'

McMenamin: Fermanagh likely to seek Clare postponement

Fermanagh manager Ryan McMenamin says they are likely to look for a postponement of their Allianz League Division 2 clash with Clare next weekend.

GAA • 11 Oct 20

Davy Fitzgerald enjoyed more county success with Sixmilebridge

Davy: Play league and provincial club after Christmas

Davy Fitzgerald believes the GAA should reconsider their decision not to play the remaining rounds of the 2020 Allianz Hurling League and perhaps run it off in place of next year's pre-season competitions.

GAA • 30 Sep 20

Clare champions a Bridge too far for Mills

Sixmilebridge completed an unprecedented fifth Clare Senior Hurling crown in eight years after expertly keeping neighbours O'Callaghan's Mills at arm's length in Cusack Park, Ennis.

GAA • 27 Sep 20

Clare clubs have backed Covid-hit Cratloe

Clare clubs back Cratloe despite six Covid-19 cases

Clare clubs have backed Cratloe in their desire to continue in the county's hurling and football championships after the club were hit with six positive Covid-19 tests in the past week.

GAA • 11 Aug 20

The club will continue activities despite the case

Clare club Cratloe confirms Covid-19 case

Clare GAA club Cratloe has confirmed that one of their members has tested positive for Covid-19.

GAA • 07 Aug 20

On this day: Duggan's persistence pays off

We recall this day from two years and a superb individual score from Peter Duggan as Clare and Galway could not be separated in the All-Ireland hurling semi-final

GAA • 28 Jul 20

2013 All-Ireland final hero Shane O'Donnell in action against Dublin in March

Daly rues Clare's Munster 'draw from hell'

Anthony Daly is relishing the prospect of a 2020 All-Ireland Hurling Championship that looked unlikely just a couple of months ago but admits his native Clare have their work cut out for them to win it.

Hurling • 28 Jun 20

Ní Chonaill enjoying life in the 'deep end'

Síofra Ní Chonaill deserved her break when the Covid-19 crisis struck Ireland in March, but she's not one for twiddling her thumbs.

GAA • 27 Jun 20

Brian Lohan and Davy Fitzgerald in action for Clare against Cork in the 2005 All-Ireland semi-final

'I honestly want to see Brian and Clare do well'

Despite not being on speaking terms, Davy Fitzgerald still wishes Brian Lohan - "a good guy" all the best in his management of the Clare senior hurlers.

GAA • 08 Jun 20

Favourite sporting memory: Clare stun the Kingdom

The latest sporting memory come from a momentous Munster SFC final in 1992.

GAA • 22 May 20

Former Galway manager Micheál O'Donoghue and Joe Canning after the 2018 final

Did replays cost Galway the 2018 All-Ireland title?

Two years ago, Galway lost their All-Ireland hurling crown to Limerick after a draining two-game semi-final against Clare.

GAA • 10 May 20

Tony Kelly relishes winter championship prospect

Clare hurler Tony Kelly tells RTÉ2fm's Game On that he is open to the idea of an All-Ireland Championship in the winter months.

GAA • 07 May 20

Colm Collins: "There's something being fired at us that nobody could have envisaged."

Collins: Players are amateurs - they don't have to play

Clare football boss Colm Collins believes players should not be pressurised into returning to competitive action in any way, stressing their amateur status gives them the right to refuse to take to the field if they're uncomfortable.

GAA • 06 May 20

Noel Walsh speaking at the 2005 Annual Congress

Respected GAA official Noel Walsh, dies aged 84

Former Clare football manager and Munster Council chairman Noel Walsh has died at the age of 84.

GAA • 29 Apr 20

Anthony Daly lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup

Recap: Clare beat Offaly to win 1995 hurling title

Relive all the action from the 1995 All-Ireland hurling final as Clare went in search of a first title in 81 years against reigning champions Offaly in the first of our RTÉ Sport Classics series.

GAA • 17 Apr 20

Conlon: Amateur sport not possible without vaccine

Clare hurling captain John Conlon doesn't believe there will be any Championship action this season as the GAA will not have the same option to sequester players that professional sports are considering.

GAA • 16 Apr 20

Brendan Bugler and Davy Fitzgerald built up a strong working relationship with Clare

Banner's Bugler helping to shape Model attack

Former Clare defender Brendan Bugler on his role with the Wexford hurlers and trying to implement coaching structures during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hurling • 15 Apr 20

'There was no Plan A or B, it was just a free for all. My desperate attempts to get some reaction from a Clare player failed multiple times as I was surrounded by jubilant fans'

Day the Clare Shout drowned out Prayers of Faithful

In this new series, RTÉ GAA commentator Darragh Maloney recalls the greatest GAA matches he has attended. First up, Clare's dramatic defeat of Offaly in the 1995 All-Ireland hurling final.

GAA • 07 Apr 20

Niamh Rockett was on target for Waterford

Waterford stop Clare in their tracks in camogie league

Waterford got their first win of the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 campaign as they edged in-form Clare in Cratloe.

GAA • 07 Mar 20

Gretta Hickey of Clare is tackled by Ciara O'Shea of Kilkenny

All you need to know: Littlewoods Camogie League

There is plenty of action in Division 1 with the top two in Group 2, Galway and Tipperary, facing each other in Ballinasloe, while Clare are aiming to make it three from three in Group 1.

GAA • 06 Mar 20

Clare