Big guns tested but get off to winning start as camogie leagues open on a high

A BRACE OF goals from star forward Amy O’Connor allied to a power-packed performance by Chloe Sigerson enabled Cork to keep Tipperary at bay in their opening Division 1 Group 2 tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as the Littlewoods Camogie League got under way. All-Ireland champions Kilkenny were workmanlike in overcoming a Dublin side underRead moreRead more

Sensational Clifford grabs 3-6 in Kerry’s 22-point trimming of Galway

Kerry 4-21 Galway 0-11 Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park, Tralee A DAVID CLIFFORD hat-trick – and a fourth goal from his brother Paudie – would have been enough on their own to beat Galway in a criminally one-sided Division One South game in Tralee this afternoon that could be barely called a contest.Read moreRead more

0-10 for Donaghy on Tyrone debut but Donegal seal victory in entertaining clash

Donegal 0-18 Tyrone 0-16 IN THEIR FIRST game without Mickey Harte as manager for 19 years, Tyrone went down to Donegal by two points in the Division 1 North this evening. Fergal Logan and Brian Dooher took charge for the 2021 campaign, but they started off on a losing note as man-of-the-match Michael Murphy, Jamie BrennanRead moreRead more

Neville hits key goal as Limerick defeat Munster champions Tipperary in league opener

Limerick 1-13 Tipperary 0-14 John Fallon reports from LIT Gaelic Grounds MUNSTER CHAMPIONS TIPPERARY came a cropper in their opening game in Division Three South of the Allianz League when Limerick took over after half-time. Click Here: Cheap AFL Guernseys And unlike the Munster championship last year when they had Tipperary on the ropes, LimerickRead moreRead more

‘It was a personal suspension and is certainly not something I am going talking about today’

CORK BOSS RONAN McCarthy says he is keen to move on from the 12-week ban he was handed following his side’s training session in January that breached GAA Covid training guidelines. Click Here: Russia soccer tracksuit The 2021 season began for the Rebels today with a league defeat at the hands of Kildare with McCarthyRead moreRead more

Harte’s first Louth game ends in dramatic defeat, returning Quigley leads Fermanagh past Cavan

Updated May 15th 2021, 9:20 PM THE MANAGERIAL SIDESHOW was an intriguing one; Mickey Harte’s first competitive game in charge of Louth ultimately ending in defeat, while Enda McGinley’s reign at the Antrim helm opened in victory. Not only was it the perfect start to McGinley’s Saffron tenure, it was a win over his formerRead moreRead more

Sir Alex Ferguson, a famous cycling family, and the week’s best sportswriting

Timmy Hammersley in action for Tipperary in 2013. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 1. Listening to Timmy Hammersley’s story and message, it echoes the opening page of a new book for young people from his friend Tony Griffin: I HAVE A VOICE GOD DAMMIT! And a bit like John Farnham urged in the same year Hammersley wasRead moreRead more

O’Connor fires winner as Wexford edge out Clare with red cards on both sides in Ennis

Wexford 2-19 Clare 1-21 FOR SO LONG in this game it seemed that Wexford would rue a day when accuracy eluded them from placed balls but ultimately it was Rory O’Connor’s conversion from a free on the left wing deep in injury time that proved the most crucial score of the game. Clare and WexfordRead moreRead more

Kilkenny and Waterford manage to hold off shock wins against Antrim and Westmeath

KILKENNY PREVENTED ANTRIM from pulling off another shock win in Division 1 of the Allianz Hurling League, as they pulled away in the final stages to secure a 1-28 to 3-15 win. Antrim, who stunned Clare last weekend, were level with the Cats in the 43rd minute after two second-half goals from Conal Cunning and CiaranRead moreRead more

Two sin bins, three penalties and 1-13 for Costello as Dublin ease past Roscommon

Dublin 1-22 Roscommon 0-16 A NINE-POINT victory for Dublin in a league game that won’t live long in the memory banks. The six-in-a-row All-Ireland champions got the job done in Roscommon to open up their Division 1 South campaign with two points. In truth, the game took on a challenge match feel at times, particularly inRead moreRead more