Month: September 2021

IRISH RUGBY’S LOSS to Dublin football’s gain, the last few weeks of Hannah Tyrrell’s life have been like no other. Hannah Tyrrell with the Division 1 league crown. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE In brief, there’s been a Six Nations campaign, an inter-county recall, an international retirement and an unforgettable league run with the all-conquering Dublin footballers.Read moreRead more

1. No Kerry error this time as 2021 season starts  230 days after one campaign began for them in disastrous fashion, Kerry set out to try to make amends. If the 2020 winter championship proved a major letdown for their silverware aspirations, they started their 2021 summer run on a more positive note. Where theRead moreRead more

FOR THE SECOND time in his managerial reign, Mattie Kenny will lead Dublin into championship battle against his native Galway next weekend. His first outing against the Tribesmen, in the 2019 Leinster round robin, saw Dublin seal a famous 3-19 to 0-24 victory at a heaving Parnell Park. The result, allied to the draw betweenRead moreRead more

Offaly 3-19 Louth 0-19 (after extra-time) OFFALY SECURED JUST their third Leinster SFC victory since 2007, requiring extra-time to see off Mickey Harte’s Louth in a high-scoring and pulsating contest.  Louth kicked the last three scores of the 70 minutes, almost won it with Sam Mulroy’s final kick of normal time that drifted narrowly wideRead moreRead more

CIARÁN WHELAN DOES not think Stephen Cluxton will be playing in Dublin’s Leinster SFC opener next weekend and says his return to the panel for the 2021 season is “still of concern.” Dublin star Ciarán Kilkenny said the veteran goalkeeper had returned to training last week and indicated that their All-Ireland-winning captain was on aRead moreRead more

Click: iptv boxes factory THE DISAPPOINTMENT SHONE through after another big-match defeat to Dublin, but the focus moves swiftly on. Cork captain Martina O’Brien was keen to look forward after Saturday night’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 final defeat, which her side lost on a scoreline of 2-15 to 1-13. Though four-in-a-row All-IrelandRead moreRead more

CROKE PARK HAS been confirmed as the venue for the Leinster SHC semi-finals this Saturday, with 8,000 fans permitted to attend the games. Leinster GAA announced the news this evening, the venue switched from Portlaoise, in what will be a significant step forward for the gradual return of fans to live sport. The decision alsoRead moreRead more

JAMES HORAN FACED the unenviable task of replacing the championship’s all-time leading scorer on the eve of Mayo’s Connacht campaign. Mayo’s Cillian O’Connor watches on from the stand. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Click Here: cheap vans era shoes Still only 28, though it feels he’s been round forever, O’Connor’s numbers are remarkable.   He already hasRead moreRead more

EARLY IN THE second half of Saturday’s league final between Dublin and Cork, a familiar face took to the field in Croke Park. Noelle Healy was called upon, but not as an impact substitute. This time, the recently-retired five-time All-Ireland champion was on the pitch as the team doctor. While she made her way outRead moreRead more

IN THE 50th minute of Sunday afternoon’s game, Páidí Fitzpatrick was summoned to the sideline at Semple Stadium. The Clare defender gestured with his fist as he ran off, saluting David McInerney who was coming on as a replacement. The message was clear. He had put in a huge shift to help establish a winningRead moreRead more