Two Clare hurlers ruled out following Wexford’s positive Covid tests

TWO CLARE PLAYERS have been ruled out of this weekend’s National Hurling League action after they were listed as close contacts of Wexford’s Covid-19 cases. Two Wexford players tested positive following last Sunday’s clash between the counties, and two members of the Clare squad were subsequently named as close contacts this week. The players, whoRead moreRead more

Recently-retired Ireland Sevens star starts for Kerry footballers after six-year absence

FORMER IRELAND RUGBY Sevens international Louise Galvin is back in the Kerry ladies football set-up for the 2021 season.  The Finuge / St Senan’s clubwoman is named to start in midfield for the Kingdom in their Division 2A Lidl Ladies National Football League opener against Meath on Sunday. Navan’s Páirc Tailteann hosts the clash, withRead moreRead more

Forde and McGrath goals help Tipp see off 14-man Galway to claim first league win

Tipperary 2-19 Galway 0-20 THE LAST LUNCHTIME hurling offering served up by this pair was a November championship thriller that swung Galway’s way with a defender making a timely goalscoring intervention. This league meeting won’t provide such season-defining conclusions but the hosts Tipperary can derive satisfaction from bagging a pair of Division 1 points andRead moreRead more

‘My heart went out to him’ – Setback for Tipperary as Maher suffers season-ending Achilles injury

Updated May 22nd 2021, 3:59 PM TIPPERARY BOSS LIAM Sheedy has hailed the reaction of Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher to his latest major injury setback after the experienced forward suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury. The Lorrha-Dorrha club man sustained the injury in training on Thursday night and is now set to miss the rest ofRead moreRead more

Late surge helps Mayo see off Westmeath challenge

Westmeath 2-12 Mayo 0-21 Colm Gannon reports from TEG Cusack Park MAYO JUST ABOUT saw off the challenge of a battling Westmeath side in Mullingar. The home outfit had cut the gap back to a single point with full time approaching, but two late Cillian O’Connor points saw Mayo hold on for a three-point win.  WestmeathRead moreRead more

Dublin native Ryan nets as Tipperary finish with 13 men in defeat of Wicklow

Tipperary 2-12 Wicklow 1-12 AN OPENING DAY loss can crank up the pressure, so Tipperary needed to inject their Division 3 league promotion prospects with a shot of hope today. They achieved that by holding off Wicklow, marking a return to home soil with success after their unrewarding trip to Limerick last Saturday. It endedRead moreRead more

Limerick assured of at least a league quarter-final spot as Tipp close in on progression

TIPPERARY BLEW WATERFORD away with a stunning first-half performance in Clonmel to put one foot in the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 quarter-final. Clodagh McIntyre at full stride for Tipperary. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO The Déise girls, who were getting their Group 2 campaign under way, improved in the second half but the damage hadRead moreRead more

Dublin recover from slow start to power past Antrim at Parnell Park

DUBLIN RECOVERED FROM a slow start to record a deserved 1-26 to 1-18 win over Antrim in their NHL Division 1B clash at Parnell Park. Donal Burke led the scoring once again for Dublin with 0-7 as the hosts delivered an early blow with the two sides due to meet in the Leinster SHC quarter-finalsRead moreRead more

Mayo hit 1-4 without reply in final five minutes to edge out derby with Galway

Mayo 2-15 Galway  2-14 Stephen Glennon reports at MacHale Park AN UNANSWERED 1-4 in the closing five minutes saw Mayo claim the bragging rights over neighbours Galway in this pulsating Lidl National League Division 1 derby at MacHale Park. Mayo’s second goal from a Rachel Kearns 55th minute penalty re-ignited her side’s challenge before Kearns and substituteRead moreRead more

"I know he is a Ladies football referee as well and I think he was getting crossed over with rules at times’

Updated May 22nd 2021, 10:31 PM TIPPERARY BOSS DAVID Power questioned whether the referee for their clash with Wicklow today had mixed up the rules of Gaelic football with the ladies’ equivalent, and also expressed his concerns about the new penalty rule. Tipperary won the Division 3 tie by 2-12 to 1-12 but Power wasRead moreRead more