Month: September 2021

KILKENNY’S STAR FORWARD is set to captain their senior hurling squad this season after TJ Reid was nominated last night for the position. Kilkenny still operate under the system whereby the senior club champions have the right to nominate the county captain for the following season. The success of Ballyhale Shamrocks last October handed themRead moreRead more

LOUTH FORWARD JIM McEneaney reckons his side have been given an added incentive ahead of their Division 3 opener against Longford on Sunday week, with news of their round two clash with Laois being fixed for Croke Park. Laois had been due to host the game at O’Moore Park, but have lost home advantage afterRead moreRead more

IT’S JUST OVER a decade since Kieran Donaghy and Tommy Walsh began working in tandem to wreak havoc on opposition defences as part of a Kerry attacking twin threat. They dovetailed successfully en route to Kerry’s 2008 All-Ireland final appearance before the following year Walsh cut loose and picked off 0-4 in a Sam MaguireRead moreRead more

Click:supplier bearing 2018 MUST BE considered a major success for the Galway footballers.  They topped Division 1 after going unbeaten in the spring, running Dublin to four points in the final. The Connacht title was regained in June, while they took the scalp of old rivals Mayo along the way. And a Super 8s victoryRead moreRead more

Click:space fromSt Mary’s College (Belfast) 1-11 NUI Galway 1-11 St Mary’s College win 4-2 after free-taking competition Declan Rooney reports from Dangan ST MARY’S COLLEGE Belfast claimed victory in the first Sigerson Cup game of the year, but they needed a free-taking competition to claim the win at a wintery Dangan. The teams finished levelRead moreRead more

BOTH CORN UÍ Mhuirí (Munster PPS U19AFC) semi-finals will be Kerry-Cork affairs, but only after holders Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne squeezed through against St Flannan’s College today. At Killeedy, the Dingle school trailed as the final minute of normal time dawned, but Ruairí Ó Beaglaioch was on hand to get a vital goal for a 1-5Read moreRead more

JUST OVER 12 months ago, Ryan Wylie and Paul Mannion arrived back from a winter trip to America and Colombia with their hair dyed an eye-catching platinum blond. Ryan Wylie is sent-off in the first game of the 2018 Division 1 campaign. Source: John McVitty/INPHO All-Star nominee Wylie is friendly with a number of the currentRead moreRead more

JIM MCGUINNESS BELIEVES that Gaelic football’s experimental rules will affect All-Ireland champions Dublin more than any other side if they remain in place for the Allianz leagues.  The controversial rules have been trialled throughout this month’s pre-season competitions, and will be reviewed by the GAA’s Ard Comhairle on 19 January to determine whether they willRead moreRead more

UL 1-13 DIT 1-12 Conor McKenna reports from Grangegorman UL ADVANCED TO round three of the Sigerson Cup after a narrow one point victory over DIT, with a Keelan Sexton masterclass sealing the victory. Sexton was magnificent for UL throughout registering 1-10 throughout the match, in what was a fine individual performance from the Clare footballer.Read moreRead more

UCC 7-26 Athlone IT 2-4 John O’Shea reports from the Mardyke  IN THIS SIGERSON Cup first round clash played at the Mardyke on tonight, UCC came out on top in quite devastating fashion. UCC, who have won the Sigerson title on 21 occasions and most recently in 2014, set their stall out from the veryRead moreRead more