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2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final – Clare 5-26 Dublin 2-17

June 24, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Clare defeated Dublin by 5-26 to 2-17 in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final on Saturday June 24th at the TUS Gaelic Grounds Limerick.

Match Highlights

All-Ireland SHC: Clare cruise to emphatic victory

Clare 5-26 Dublin 2-17

Report By Tom Clancy at TUS Gaelic Grounds for GAA.ie

Clare progressed to the All-Ireland semi-final, and set up a rematch with Leinster champions, Kilkenny, when seeing off Dublin. Four first half goals helped the Banner ease to victory, with Mark Rodgers and hat-trick hero, Tony Kelly, shooting big totals for the winners.

This was a return to the field of play for Clare, following their agonisingly frustrating one-point loss in the Munster final, two weeks ago. Dublin were aiming to kick on after a preliminary quarter-final victory over Carlow, though they never hit the level required against a battle hardened Clare.

Brian Lohan’s Clare needed little time to find a first goal, Kelly racing through the middle to find the net inside three minutes. They were quickly 1-2 to 0-0 ahead, when Rodgers landed a free.

Dublin lost marksman Donal Burke to an early hamstring issue, which saw Cian O’Sullivan assume placed ball duties. The St. Brigid’s forward got the boys in blue off the mark with a ‘65’ after eight minutes.

From here, Dublin grew into the contest, hitting five of six points, including Fergal Whitely’s sideline effort, their first score from play. This had them to within one, 0-5 to 1-3. Shane O’Donnell tidied up a loose ball, to point, after Seán Brennan had saved from Ian Galvin.

Micheál Donoghue’s charged led for the first time, when Darragh Power goaled, rifling to the corner from a tight angle, but Dublin couldn’t build on this. Clare’s second green flag arrived from Mark Rodgers, off a David Fitzgerald pass.

Clare led 4-8 to 1-8 by half-time, with a late spurt pushing them clear of the Leinster opponents. A run of 2-3 without reply in just three minutes helped ease any stress caused by nine first half wides. Kelly needed their third, again, Fitzgerald involved, before Shane O’Donnell pounced for a quickfire 1-1.

Any hope of a Dublin revival was quickly extinguished after half-time with a fifth Clare major – as Kelly completed his hat-trick. The Ballyea man would finish with 3-4, while Mark Rodgers contributed 1-11.

Dublin had their leading scoring contribution from Cian O’Sullivan, while their second half-goal came from sub Alex Considine. They struggled without Burke and were unable to stop a highly tuned Clare side, who are looking to go at least one step further than they did in 2023.

Clare will reset and rest ahead of a clash with the Cats, but Lohan will be hopeful injuries picked up by John Conlon, Adam Hogan and Shane O’Donnell are not too serious.

Scorers for Clare: Tony Kelly 3-4, Mark Rodgers 1-11 (5fs), Shane O’Donnell 1-2, David Fitzgerald 0-4, Aron Shanagher, Ian Galvin 0-2 each, Cathal Malone 0-1.

Scorers for Dublin: Cian O’Sullivan 0-11 (9fs, 165), Darragh Power, Alex Considine 1-0 each, Paul Crummey 0-3, Fergal Whitley, Danny Sutcliffe, Daire Gray 0-1 each.

Clare: Eibhear Qulligan; Adam Hogan, Rory Hayes, Seadna Morey; Diarmuid Ryan, John Conlon, Darragh Lohan; Cathal Malone, David Fitzgerald; Peter Duggan, Tony Kelly (C), Ryan Taylor; Ian Galvin, Shane O’Donnell, Mark Rodgers.
Subs: Paul Flanagan for Conlon (inj – 24), Aron Shanagher for O’Donnell (inj – 40), David Reidy for Galvin (46), Cian Nolan for Hogan (58), Patrick Crotty for Duggan (63), Cian Galvin for Taylor (65), Shane Meehan for Kelly (69).

Dublin: Seán Brennan; James Madden, Eoghan O’Donnell, Paddy Smyth; Paddy Doyle, Conor Burke, Daire Gray; Mark Grogan, Chris O’Leary; Danny Sutcliffe, Donal Burke, Cian Boland; Paul Crummey, Cian O’Sullivan Darragh Power.
Subs: Fergal Whitley for D Burke (inj – 8), Conor Donohue for Madden (35+1), Alex Considine for O’Leary (half-time), Seán Currie for Boland (47), Darragh Purcell for Power (60).

Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick).

GARDA PRESS RELEASE – TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

All Ireland Senior Hurling Championships
CLARE – v- DUBLIN @ 4PM
TIPPERARY –v- GALWAY @ 6.15PM
T.U.S. GAELIC GROUNDS, ENNIS ROAD, LIMERICK CITY,
SATURDAY 24TH. JUNE 2023

The following is the Garda Traffic Management Plan to cater for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championships, Clare versus Dublin @ 4pm and Tipperary versus Galway at 6.15pm on Saturday 24th. of June 2023 at the T.U.S. Gaelic Grounds, Ennis Road, Limerick City.

A crowd of 35,000 to 39,000 is expected to attend the games, which will cause traffic disruption in Limerick City and approach roads to the city. To maximise everyone’s enjoyment of the day Garda advice to patrons is to arrive in plenty of time, to park cars legally, i.e. not causing obstruction, not parking on green areas or at locations where parking is prohibited. Cars illegally parked will be ticketed and those causing obstruction are likely to be towed away by Gardai.

Patrons are advised to strongly consider parking in the nearby city centre car parks and walk out to the stadium as this will save them considerable time in their journeys home after the game.

Closures/Diversions

Road Closures/diversions are likely to apply from 2pm onwards at the following locations by An Garda Síochana;
• Ennis Rd. At its junction with Ivan’s Cross – traffic will be diverted to Northern Ring Road and towards Clonmacken Road
• Salesian’s School/North Circular Road junction – Road Closure
• Shelbourne Road/North Circular Road at Clanmaurice Avenue – Road Closure
• Union Cross – traffic will be diverted to Shelbourne Rd
• Shelbourne Pk./Shelbourne Road – Road Closure
• Shelbourne Rd./Mayorstone Drive – Road Closure
• Cratloe Road at its junction with Mayorstone Avenue – Road Closure.
• Cratloe Road at its junction with Mayorstone Upper – Road Closure.
• Old Cratloe Road at its junction with Mayorstone Upper & T.U.S Roundabout (Merval Pk.) – Road Closure.
• Ennis Road/Derravarragh Road (Local Access Only)

If you are driving to the match the Gardaí would appeal to patrons to keep to the speed limits, never “Drink & Drive”, “Text & Drive” or “Phone & Drive”

Crime Prevention Advice

An Garda Síochána would like all patrons travelling to the game to have a safe trip so the here are a few tips for those travelling to the match
• Don’t leave any valuables in your vehicle and if you must, keep them out of view. This should be done before you get to your destination.
• There are likely to be large crowds at the match so parents should exercise caution and be aware of their child’s whereabouts at all times.

Team News

Clare: Eibhear Quilligan; Adam Hogan, Rory Hayes, Seadna Morey; Diarmuid Ryan, John Conlon, David McInerney; Cathal Malone, David Fitzgerald; Peter Duggan, Tony Kelly, Ryan Taylor; Ian Galvin, Shane O’Donnell, Mark Rodgers.
Subs: Eamonn Foudy, David Reidy, Darragh Lohan, Shane Meehan, Aron Shanagher, Patrick Crotty, Paul Flanagan, Cian Nolan, Cian Galvin, David Conroy, Paddy Donnellan.

Dublin: Seán Brennan; John Bellew, Eoghan O’Donnell, Paddy Smyth; Paddy Doyle, Conor Burke, Daire Gray; Mark Grogan, Chris O’Leary; Danny Sutcliffe, Donal Burke, Cian Boland; Seán Currie, Cian O’Sullivan, Darragh Power.
Subs: Eddie Gibbons, Conor Donohoe, James Madden, Andy Dunphy, Joe Flanagan, Aidan Mellett, Paul Crummey, Fergal Whitely, Alex Considine, Dara Purcell, Diarmuid Ó Dúlaing.

Match Preview

Clare were runners-up (to Limerick) in Munster while Dublin finished third in Leinster and earned a place in the quarterfinal with a win over Joe McDonagh Cup champions Carlow last Saturday. Clare and Dublin last met in the championship in 2012 when the Banner won a qualifier.

PATHS TO THE QUARTER-FINALS

CLARE
1. Tipperary 5-22 Clare 3-23
2. Clare 1-24 Limerick 2-20
3. Clare 2-22 Waterford 0-16
4. Clare 2-22 Cork 3-18
5. Limerick 1-23 Clare 1-22 (Munster final)
Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2

TOP SCORERS
1. Tony Kelly……………….2-28 (0-10 frees, 1-0 pen, 0-1 ‘65’)
2. Aidan McCarthy………1-27 (0-15 frees, 0-3 ‘65s’)
3. Mark Rodgers…………..3-6 (0-1 s/l)
4. Shane O’Donnell……….0-8
5. Ian Galvin…………………1-5

DUBLIN
• Antrim 1-19 Dublin 1-19
• Dublin 2-23 Westmeath 1-14
• Dublin 1-22 Wexford 0-23
• Kilkenny 0-27 Dublin 0-21
• Dublin 2-22 Galway 1-25
• Dublin 2-25 Carlow 0-21 (Preliminary quarter-final)
Played 6, Won 3, Drew 2, Lost 1

TOP SCORERS
1. Donal Burke………..2-59 (0-47 frees, 903 ‘65s’)
2. Cian O’Sullivan……3-11 (0-1 free, 0-1 s/l)
3. Danny Sutcliffe…….1-10
4. Cian Boland………1-7
5. Mark Grogan……..1-7

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
• 2012: Clare 1-16 Dublin 0-16 (All-Ireland qualifier)
• 2010: Dublin 2-22 Clare 0-15 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
• 2006: Clare 4-21 Dublin 1-16 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
• 2005: Clare 1-23 Dublin 0-9 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
• 2002: Clare 2-22 Dublin 1-8 (All-Ireland qualifiers)

CLARE IN ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINALS
Clare have played 15 quarter-finals , winning seven, losing six and drawing two.
• 2022: Clare 1-24 Wexford 3-14
• 2020: Waterford 3-27 Clare 3-18
• 2018: Clare 0-27 Wexford 1-17
• 2017: Tipperary 0-28 Clare 3-16
• 2016: Galway 2-17 Clare 0-17
• 2013: Clare 1-23 Galway 2-14
• 2008: Cork 2-19 Clare 2-17
• 2007: Limerick 1-23 Clare 1-16
• 2006: Clare 1-27 Wexford 1-15
• 2005: Clare 1-20 Wexford 0-12
• 2004: Kilkenny 1-11 Clare 0-9 (Replay)
• 2004: Kilkenny 1-13 Clare 1-13 (Draw)
• 2002: Clare 1-15 Galway 0-17
• 1999: Clare 3-18 Galway 2-14 (Replay)
• 1999: Clare 3-15 Galway 2-18 (Draw)

DUBLIN IN ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINALS
They have won one and lost four of their previous five appearances in quarter-finals.
• 2021: Cork 2-26 Dublin 0-24
• 2015: Waterford 2-21 Dublin 1-19
• 2014: Tipperary 2-23 Dublin 0-16
• 2011: Dublin 3-13 Limerick 0-18
• 2009: Limerick 2-18 Dublin 1-17

Details

Date:
June 24, 2023
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Venue

TUS Gaelic Grounds

GAA Units

Clare GAA
Cork GAA
Kerry GAA
Limerick GAA
Tipperary GAA
Waterford GAA
US GAA