10 Facts About Tony Considine

Tony Considine served as manager of the Clare senior hurling team from November 2006 until August 2007.

Tony Considine was ratified as the Clare hurling manager, to succeed Anthony Daly, at a county board meeting in Ennis in November 2006.

Tony Considine had previously served as a selector on the Clare All-Ireland junior winning team of 1993 under Mike McNamara.

Tony Considine had spent a number of years as a "controversial and very earnest" pundit with the Irish Examiner newspaper where his critical viewpoint did not always draw the appreciation of players.

In October 2006, on a local radio programme, Tony Considine had expressed his dismay that his friend Ger Loughnane had accepted a management role with Galway GAA and urged Clare Gaelic Athletic Association leaders to "stop talented GAA people leaving Clare".

Tony Considine was approached to take over the role of Clare hurling manager.

The forward Tony Carmody left the Clare squad, early in Considine's tenure, during the 2007 National Hurling League campaign.

Tony Considine subsequently saw his side draw Laois, Antrim and Galway in the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship back-door qualifiers.

Tony Considine's side were defeated, at the 2007 quarter-finals stage, by Limerick.

Tony Considine subsequently returned to working as a hurling media pundit.