Here’s how the sides will start:
Cork
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Stephen McDonnell (Glen Rovers)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)
5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)
8. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
10. Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s)
11. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
12. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
13. Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
14. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
15. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
Clare
1. Andrew Fahy (Whitegate)
2. Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge)
3. David McInerney (Tulla)
4. Patrick O’Connor (Tubber – captain)
5. David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona)
6. Conor Cleary (St Joseph’s Miltown)
7. Oisín O’Brien (Clonlara)
8. Colm Galvin (Clonlara)
9. Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)
10. Tony Kelly (Ballyea)
11. Podge Collins (Cratloe)
12. John Conlon (Clonlara)
13. Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg)
14. Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)
15. Conor McGrath (Cratloe)
We’re underway in Semple Stadium. Clare will play against the breeze for the opening half.
Cork 0-1 Clare 0-0
1 min – Alan Cadogan is in flying form lately and he gives the Rebels an early lead.
Cork 0-3 Clare 0-2
8 mins – Brilliant score by Patrick Horgan edges Cork back in front. John Conlon hits a wide at the far end – that’s Clare’s third.
Cork 0-3 Clare 0-3
11 mins – Cathal Malone’s kick at goal rebounds off the outside of the post, but Podge Collins sends it over.
GOAL! Alan Cadogan hits the net for Cork!
Cork 1-3 Clare 0-4
12 mins – Beautiful stick work by Cadogan there and a fine finish. He’s got 1-1 already today. Tony Kelly responds with a superb point from distance at the far end.
Cork 1-3 Clare 0-5
16 mins – Tony Kelly’s free is accurate and raises a white flag. Clare have responded well to the goal.
Cork 1-4 Clare 0-6
22 mins – Cork hadn’t scored for 11 minutes when Lehane nailed an effort from midfield.
Cork 1-5 Clare 0-6
24 mins – Darragh Fitzgibbon scores after a short sideline by Horgan.
Cork 1-6 Clare 0-6
28 mins – Horgan slots over a free from a tight angle. It’s been a low-scoring first-half so far with scores at a premium.
Cork 1-8 Clare 0-7
32 mins – Tony Kelly hits a free after a run of five straight Cork scores. Jason McCarthy replaces Oisin O’Brien on the Clare team.
Alan Cadogan’s goal earlier:
Clare’s tally of wides increases to seven as we enter additional time at the end of the first-half.
Cork 1-9 Clare 0-8
35+2 mins – John Conlon reduces the gap to three but Horgan cancels it out moments later from a free. That’s his third.
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-8
35+2 mins – Horgan could score frees like this with his eyes closed.
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-8 – HT
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-9
36 mins – Anthony Nash makes a good save from Conor McGrath but Arron Shanagher takes his score to reduce the gap to four.
Cork 1-13 Clare 0-11
42 mins – Kelly and Horgan swap frees. The latter score was engineered by a wonderful probing run by Kingston. Cian Dillon comes in for Patrick O’Connor.
Cork 1-14 Clare 0-12
45 mins – Lehane makes a superb catch in the air and Horgan slots over the resultant free.
Cork 1-15 Clare 0-12
50 mins – Cadogan leaps high to claim a stunning catch and wins a free. Horgan applies the finish.
Cork 1-16 Clare 0-13
53 mins – Tony Kelly arrows over Clare’s first score from play in nine minutes. It’s goals they need though.
GOAL! Clare’s Conor McGrath drills a low strike past Anthony Nash!
Cork 1-16 Clare 1-14
55 mins – Shane Kingston is booked. Clare are right back in this game now. Then Tony Kelly launches over a huge point from midfield!
Cork 1-17 Clare 1-14
56 mins – Fantastic leadership by Cadogan to score off his left under pressure.
Cork 1-18 Clare 1-14
57 mins – Coleman puts a great ball into Horgan who converts the chance. Cork lead by four.
Cork 1-19 Clare 1-15
58 mins – A great score from John Conlon brings Clare back to within three. Fitzgibbon hits a wide at the far end but Cork are awarded a free. Horgan’s strike is good.
Cork 1-21 Clare 1-17
63 mins – Coleman slots over a wonderful sideline while McCarthy responds with one at the far end.
Cork 1-22 Clare 1-17
65 mins – Coleman glides forward and pops one over from way out the field.
Cork 1-22 Clare 1-20
69 mins – Conor McGrath leaves two between them. We’re in the final minute of normal time.
Cork 1-23 Clare 1-20
71 mins – Cahalane makes a break forward from the full-back line and Horgan points.
Cork 1-24 Clare 1-20
73 mins – Cadogan floats a classy point over. The title is surely Cork’s now!
Cork 1-25 Clare 1-20 – FT
Cork are Munster champions!
Very sentimental appointment. Let’s hope he can do a job but I think he may be past his best.
@De Zach Same: I hope I’m wrong, but I suspect this won’t result in promotion.
@De Zach Same: working for United at moment. Getting a club legend in who knows the club might just work. But yeah maybe 10 years to late.
We need to see Tony o donoghue covering forest matches if this happens
Forest fans seem to be getting behind it looking on Twitter even tho some think it’s 15 years to late. Some are hoping Keane is gonna be number 2 I can’t see that myself Keane won’t accept anything less than 100% and that will sadly just lead to fall outs with the modern player, so I can’t see O Neil wanting him there daily. Hope O Neil does well great job to get as they are only few points of the playoffs. Done well for Ireland ended badly I look back at time in a positive way even tho some irish fans dont.
@irishoverseas: I guess that the majority of Forest fans haven’t had to endure the last 2 years of the Irish national team, and listen to his press conferences. Ignorance is bliss. I hope I’m wrong and that we at least get into the playoffs.
@Fergal O’ Reilly: I see ur point the last 2 years were awful but what can Forest expect? A manager who’s being amazing for for that past year or so? If that was the case they wouldn’t be taking the forest job. Hes proven he can do well but like any manager the they 3 years max in job these especially if ur manager in the championship. His time with Irish job was good for the first few years but then he like most managers it came to end and results stopped. If Forest get a good 18 months out of him they could be promoted.
It goes from bad to worse.
Did you know he won two European Cups?! If you didn’t, don’t worry – he’ll tell you.
Can’t wait for RTE to announce that Tony O’Donoghue is being reassigned to UK Midlands correspondent!
good appointment
very successful club manager
3, 2, 1 and……
MON: well let me tell you about a man called Brian Clough and how he got us to play
Zzzzzzzzzzz
Won’t get promotion this year I’d imagine ! Doesn’t have a war chest , or a team dripping in players bought for inflated purses . He has a job to get them up and let’s hope the players buy in and , don’t have inflated ego s and throw their toys out of the pram .
@Tricksy: Marinakis has more than enough money. Funding won’t be a problem, they spent £23m in the summer.
@Colm O’Sullivan: financial fair play should mean they have nothing to spend but when did that matter
@Tricksy: Forest are only 4 points off a promotion place, and it’s still only January. On top of that, Forest now have more spending power than most Championship teams – my point being that the season was FAR from being a right off when Karanka left. In fact there’s still EVERYTHING to play for – I just think O’Neill’s the wrong guy for the task.
@Fergal O’ Reilly: *write-off
@Brian Les: It’s net spend that counts though, and as this season’s gate receipts are significantly up on last season’s, then they might be ok from a FFP point of view
Condolences to all Forest Fans
So is he going to get a proper assistant this time and not a novelty one
U will see sales of neck braces go thru the roof in Nottingham so.
It’s Daryl Murphy that I feel sorry for. Retires from international football to escape MON & RK and now they follow him to Forest!
It’s Daryl Murphy that I feel sorry for. Retires from international football to escape MON & RK and now they follow him to Forest!
It’s Daryl Murphy that I feel sorry for. Retires from international football to escape MON & RK and now they follow him to Forest!
It’s Daryl Murphy that I feel sorry for. Retires from international football to escape MON & RK and now they follow him to Forest!
Joker