Month: September 2021

FORMER TRIBE CAPTAIN David Collins believes retaining the All-Ireland crown would be an even more impressive feat for Galway that last September’s success. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO The Tribesmen ended a 29-year drought without the Liam MacCarthy in 2017 after a five-game run, but they’ve already played eight games this summer. They haven’t been beaten yet andRead moreRead more

THERE WAS A marked contrast in the post-match reactions to All-Ireland semi-final successes. For Dublin it was routine business on Saturday as they progressed to a sixth decider in eight years. For Tyrone there was a wild joy generated by the final whistle yesterday, that 10-year wait for qualification for a September showdown having ended.Read moreRead more

WHEN MALACHY O’ROURKE sits down over the coming days to watch yesterday’s game, I expect he will be sick to his core with the regret of how his team lost it. Bad decision making and poor refereeing both contributed to their demise. On the other side, Mickey Harte has once again brought his side toRead moreRead more

Click:China Tour Packages CORK BOSS JOHN Meyler is not expecting any players to bring their inter-county careers to a close this winter and is confident he will have a full squad at his disposal when he comes to plot their campaign for the 2019 season. The aftermath of the semi-final loss to Limerick has beenRead moreRead more

JACK MCCAFFREY’S TV interview after Dublin’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Galway on Saturday night drew a wisecrack from Sunday Game pundit Colm O’Rourke. Jack McCaffrey at the launch of the 23rd Asian Gaelic Games at sponsored by Irish international fintech company Fexco. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE “It’s fantastic,” McCaffrey told Marty Morrissey before he wasRead moreRead more

THE MEETINGS OF recent title winners are the standout pairings after the draws last night for the knockout stages of this year’s Cork senior club championships. Click Here: UK soccer tracksuit The third round draws were made in both codes with the potential pairings mapped out for the quarter-finals as well. In hurling Glen Rovers,Read moreRead more

STEPHEN ROCHFORD HAS has decided to commit to a fourth season in charge of the Mayo senior football team. Rochford met with Mayo GAA Board chairman, Mike Connelly, to confirm that he will return for the 2019 season and also informed the members of the Mayo squad last week. The Crossmolina native, who was givenRead moreRead more

THE WEXFORD COUNTY Board have confirmed that Davy Fitzgerald is to continue in his role as manager of the county’s senior hurling team. The 47-year-old former Clare goalkeeper will remain at the helm for a third year, having taken over ahead of the 2017 season following the departure of Liam Dunne. The news was confirmedRead moreRead more

YOUNG DUBLIN FOOTBALLER James Madden has been snapped up by AFL club Brisbane Lions on a two-year contract. James Madden in action in last year’s Leinster minor football final. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Madden has been linked with the club for some time and has now signed on officially as a Category B international rookie forRead moreRead more

GALWAY’S MARCH TOWARDS the 2017 All-Ireland crown was notable for the lack of goals they scored en route to the title. They averaged almost 28 points per game in the championship but only hit the net in one game – the Leinster quarter-final against Dublin. Galway raised two green flags against Dublin in Tullamore but failedRead moreRead more