Anthony Daly inducted in to the Munster GAA Hurling Hall of Fame

On Saturday December 14th at the 2024 Munster GAA Awards in Fota Island Resort Cork, Anthony Daly was inducted in to the Munster GAA Hall of Fame in honour of his outstanding Hurling career.

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Video – Highlights from the career of Clare’s Anthony Daly

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Anthony Daly – Hall of Fame Hurling

There are many iconic images that stir the senses when we think back to hurling’s revolution years of the 1990s. To the fore amongst them is Clare’s spiritual leader and captain Anthony Daly lifting the Liam MacCarthy and Munster Cup to signal the Banner County’s breakthrough to Hurling’s top table.

Born in 1969 to a proud hurling family in the famed Clarecastle, Daly won a Dr. Harty Cup and All-Ireland Colleges title with St. Flannan’s College in 1987. After coming to prominence at both college and club underage level he graduated through the ranks for Clare minors and Under 21s with no silverware but quickly established himself as a promising club defender with ‘the Magpies’ winning a first County Senior medal with Clarecastle in 1987. He would go on to win five County Senior Hurling medals in total and a Munster Club Championship title in 1997.

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A very skilful and uncompromising wing-back on the field of play, Daly was also quickly identified for his determination and leadership in the Clare dressing room. In 1995, he famously captained the Banner to provincial glory versus Limerick, breaking a 63-year drought for the county and cementing his legacy as a key leader in Clare’s hurling’s renaissance. All-Ireland glory followed in the same year – who could ever forget his stirring “there’s been a missing person in Clare for eighty-one long years” speech on the steps of the Hogan Stand. Daly and his Clare side lit up the decade. The Liam MacCarthy was again won under his captaincy in 1997. His exploits from half back saw him become a three-time All-Star awardee in 1994, ‘95 and ‘98 and he lifted three Munster Senior Hurling Championship titles during his playing career in 1995, ‘97 and ’98.

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Following his retirement, “Dalo” transitioned to management, where he achieved further success. At club level from his native Clarecastle to Kilmihil, Kilmoyley and Kilmacud – and at intercounty level where he inspired yet another hurling breakthrough and led the Dublin seniors to their first Allianz Hurling League title in 72 years in 2011 and their first Leinster title in 52 years in 2013. He was fingertips away from reaching the All-Ireland decider with Clare in 2005 amid a successful tenure as Clare manager from 2004 to 2006. Anthony Daly remains a respected analyst and pundit, contributing to the development and promotion of hurling both within Clare and nationally.

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