Hurling & Camogie

Clare beat Cork to become All-Ireland hurling champions

Recap an all-time classic as it happened..

Corks Niall O’Leary and Clares Conor Cleary during the all Ireland Senior hurling final at Croke Park, Dublin
Corks Niall O’Leary and Clares Conor Cleary during the all Ireland Senior hurling final at Croke Park, Dublin. Picture Mark Marlow
By Liam Grimley

Clare have won the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final after an enthralling one-point victory against Cork.

The momentum in the game changed hands multiple times, as did the lead, but in the end Tony Kelly, Aiden McCarthy, Shane O’Donnell and Co came out on top.

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Patrick Horgan, try as h, could not bring Liam McCarthy back to Cork City despite scoring 11 points and becoming the top scorer in the history of the Hurling championship.

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Tony Kelly has lifted Liam McCarthy above his head in the Hogan stand to cement this Clare team’s place in the history books.

Recap the final as it happened in our live blog below.