{"id":76487,"date":"2025-09-21T05:36:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T05:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/76487\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T05:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T05:36:46","slug":"bill-murray-chats-sea-swims-with-forward-after-clare-club-hurling-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/76487\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Murray Chats Sea Swims With Forward After Clare Club Hurling Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a famous face in the crowd at the Clare intermediate hurling championship on Saturday, as Bill Murray was in the stands for the clash between Clarecastle and Tubber.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy legend Murray is a frequent visitor to Ireland, and has taken in inter-county hurling games in the past in the company of JP McManus.<\/p>\n<p>\n        Recommended\n    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a :href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :title=\"article.title\" :aria-label=\"article.title\" class=\"not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event\" data-category=\"Recommended Article Tracker\" data-action=\"click\" :data-label=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :data-value=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\"><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img class=\"aspect-video\" width=\"130\" height=\"73\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.image\" :alt=\"'Image for: ' + article.title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, it was Clare, not Limerick, where Murray was spotted on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clare GAA chairman Kieran Keating in conversation with Bill Murray, the American actor and comedian, during the Clarecastle v Tubber game in Ruan. Photograph by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eugemccafferty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@eugemccafferty<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1iCL4SSVxM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1iCL4SSVxM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Clare Champion (@ClareChampion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClareChampion\/status\/1969393916140003408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u00a0Groundhog Day star was pictured sitting alongside Clare GAA chairman Kieran Keating at Clarecastle v Tubber in Ruan, with a place in the semi-finals on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Clarecastle were to run out nine-point victors over last year&#8217;s finalists, with a final score of 4-19 to 0-22.<\/p>\n<p>There were surreal scenes post-match, as Clarecastle star Rory O&#8217;Connell was filmed in conversation with Murray about sea swims and recovery routines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ HERE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/6-of-the-best-club-gaa-games-to-watch-this-weekend-640372\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6 Of The Best Club GAA Games To Watch This Weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ HERE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/lar-corbett-tipperary-kilkenny-masters-640289\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lar Corbett Lays Down Gauntlet To Old Kilkenny Foes With Tipperary Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazing clip shows Bill Murray at Clare club game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clarecastle uploaded a brilliant clip to their social media after they progressed to the Clare intermediate semi-finals on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray was filmed chatting with Clarecastle star Rory O&#8217;Connell<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Career highlight for Superstar Actor and Comedian Bill Murray as he gets to meet Clarecastle\u2019s Rory O\u2019Connell following victory in the PIHC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o7Rkd5IcDj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/o7Rkd5IcDj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clarecastle GAA, Camogie &amp; Ladies Football Club (@ClarecastleGAA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClarecastleGAA\/status\/1969412104156283246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the clip, Murray can be heard asking O&#8217;Connell about his post-match plans. The Clarecastle corner-forward had one thing on his mind &#8211; a quick dip in the sea at Lahinch.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation then shifted to the best strategies around sea swims, with the pair debating the merits of a post-swim coffee or hot shower.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most surreal clips we&#8217;ve ever seen at an intermediate club hurling game.<\/p>\n<p>It was a brilliant day for Clarecastle, who got their revenge after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clareecho.ie\/tubber-come-out-on-top-against-clarecastle-to-send-magpies-out-of-intermediate-championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eliminated at this stage by Tubber in last year&#8217;s championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Rory O&#8217;Connell and any other lucky players or fans who got to meet acting legend Bill Murray, it will also have been a memorable day for an entirely different reason.<\/p>\n<p>Murray is in Ireland filming a travel documentary for the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>His appearance in Clare on Saturday is not the first GAA interaction he has had on his trip. Last weekend, Murray and Irishman Chris O&#8217;Dowd were pictured at the Golden Nugget pub in Fossa, where they ran into GAA royalty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOrWRcQiD-n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pair bumped into brothers David and Paudie Clifford, who were hurting after Fossa&#8217;s defeat in the Kerry final.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Dowd introduced the Cliffords to Murray as the &#8220;two best footballers in Ireland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray is certainly making the most of his time in Ireland. Whether we will see him with a hurl in hand before he departs remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/waterford-minor-u20-james-oconnor-640364\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James O&#8217;Connor Welcomes The Liam Cahill Comparisons After Waterford&#8217;s All-Ireland Minor Glory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/waterford-minor-u20-james-oconnor-640364\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"557\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/surreal-scenes-as-bill-murray-chats-sea-swims-with-corner-forward-after-clare-club-hurling-game.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-640369 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There was a famous face in the crowd at the Clare intermediate hurling championship on Saturday, as Bill&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[7486,18,19,17,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-76487","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-clare","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}