HURLERS FROM EIGHT counties that lit up the championship action in the 1990s will be honoured in Croke Park this Sunday on All-Ireland final day. Traditionally the jubilee team is honoured 25 years on from their triumph, in between the All-Ireland minor and senior deciders. Kilkenny were Liam MacCarthy Cup victors in 1992 and 1993,Read moreRead more
Month: September 2021
8 counties included as GAA to honour hurling stars of the 90s on All-Ireland final day
‘Galway were probably faltering in the last three games. I think Limerick will be very conscious of that’
ALL-STAR HURLER Ollie Moran believes Limerick will be ‘very conscious’ of Galway’s recent habit of stuttering over the line as the sides prepare to meet in the All-Ireland SHC final. Ollie Moran pictured illustrating pride in his county colours at a media day ahead of this weekend’s GAA Hurling All-Ireland Final. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO TheRead moreRead more
All-Ireland winner Finnerty wary of Limerick’s ‘better bench’ as Galway sit on brink of ‘incredible feat’
GALWAY HURLING LEGEND Pete Finnerty fears that Limerick will have a superior bench than the Tribesmen for their All-Ireland final showdown this Sunday [throw-in, 3.30pm]. Shane Dowling scoring a penalty for Limerick in their All-Ireland semi-final. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Limerick’s substitutes made a notable impact in their All-Ireland semi-final victory over Cork, with Shane DowlingRead moreRead more
Quiz: Can you recognise these Galway and Limerick hurlers from All-Ireland final days?
Updated Aug 15th 2018, 9:34 PM Source: INPHO IT’S ALL-IRELAND hurling final week and a novel pairing with Galway and Limerick taking centre stage on Sunday in Croke Park. Galway ended a 29-year wait for the Liam MacCarthy Cup last year, Limerick are aiming to end a 45-year barren spell this year. Both counties haveRead moreRead more
‘I’d be always telling Johnny Coen, ‘If we win midfield we’ve a great chance of winning the game”
WHEN THE BATTLE lines are drawn on Sunday afternoon, one key area of combat will be the middle third. Source: James Crombie/INPHO In the maroon corner are David Burke and Johnny Coen. Micheal Donoghue stumbled across the midfield partnership halfway through his first campaign in charge back in 2016 and they’ve been mainstays ever since.Read moreRead more
‘In a semi-final, you don’t see the Cork from Munster Championship. It seems to be their graveyard round’
CORK LEGEND SEÁN Óg Ó hAilpín is confident his county will revive their challenge for the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 2019, but he feels that the All-Ireland semi-final stage has become a ‘graveyard round’ for the Rebels. Seán Óg Ó hAilpín. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE The Munster champions crashed out at the final-four stage forRead moreRead more
‘He transferred us into coming out of nowhere to win a club All Ireland. He made you believe’
FORMER GALWAY DUAL star Alan Kerins was confident that Micheál Donoghue would be a successful manager with the hurlers after working alongside him at club level in Clarinbridge. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE Donoghue is on the cusp of guiding Galway to a second consecutive Liam MacCarthy Cup this Sunday after helping them to end a 29-yearRead moreRead more
From Christy Ring Cup hurling for Kildare to an All-Ireland final with Limerick
A CONTRAST IN hurling seasons. David Reidy has spent 2017 and 2018 working under two Limerick figures that battled as players in the 90s to end the county’s Liam MacCarthy Cup barren spell. David Reidy is back in the Limerick hurling ranks. Source: James Crombie/INPHO This year it has been with John Kiely in Limerick,Read moreRead more
‘Ireland’s Greatest Sportsperson’ among the sporting highlights of RTÉ’s upcoming schdedule
A SERIES SEEKING to determine Ireland’s greatest sportsperson is among the sporting highlights for the new season on RTÉ. ‘Ireland’s Greatest Sportsperson,’ presented by Des Cahill and Evanne Ní Chuilinn, will aim to identify the country’s top athlete from the 1960s to the 2000s, with a similar format expected to last year’s programme, ‘Ireland’s Greatest SportingRead moreRead more
11 players, a coach and selector – the school linked to Limerick’s All-Ireland hurling bid
THE ROAD TO hurling stardom was mapped out in advance for some. On Sunday they will be at the heart of Limerick’s drive to address that 45-year gap since the county grasped the Liam MacCarthy Cup. But back the years when they first filed through the doors of Ardscoil Rís to commence their second-level educationRead moreRead more