Month: September 2021

Kilkenny 1-10 Galway 1-7 A GOAL IN the 48th minute by Katie Power finally separated Kilkenny from a Galway side that left nothing in the tank but for a third consecutive season, bowed out of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship at the semi-final stage. Kilkenny will be hoping that the trend of the unlucky TribeswomenRead moreRead more

Cork 0-21 Tipperary 0-9 A SECOND-HALF power play by Cork ensured that their place in the All-Ireland senior camogie final was assured with a quarter of an hour remaining. The 12-point margin does scant justice to Tipperary’s efforts however, and it was probably a combination of tiredness creeping in from their work-rate and Cork steppingRead moreRead more

KILMACUD CROKES LIFTED the All-Ireland sevens hurling trophy on home soil after defeating Tipperary’s Portroe in this evening’s senior final in Stillorgan. Managed by Anthony Daly, Crokes powered their way to the title with a 4-17 to 6-08 win in the 2018 decider, after an entertaining day’s action in the tournament traditionally played on theRead moreRead more

IT’S HARD TO believe now, but there was a time in the not too distant past when the Galway hurlers were seen as a soft touch. Mentally weak. David Burke after Galway’s one-point All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Tipperary in 2016 Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO They outplayed Kilkenny in the opening half of the 2015 All-Ireland final, leading byRead moreRead more

Click:double layer blanket 1. “To be a Monaghan person last week was to think a lot about potential, even without realising you were doing it. All our lives, All-Ireland finals have been a thing that happened to other people. Friends, cousins, spouses, people at work – every year around this time, there’d be someone toRead moreRead more

1. It takes practice and precision to make the sweet science feel this good I can't even imagine how high these guys were when they created this masterpiece pic.twitter.com/8M5njSPJMF — Mario (@MMLe0) August 15, 2018 Source: Mario/Twitter 2. Inside the peloton, with David O’Doherty  cycling drugs confessional autobiographies where they try to show how, underRead moreRead more

IN THE 58TH minute of yesterday evening’s All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-final between Cork and Tipperary in Semple Stadium, legendary dual star Briege Corkery made her return to the inter-county scene. Briege Corkery (file pic, 2015). Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO The 17-time All-Ireland winner hadn’t donned a Cork jersey in either code in almost two yearsRead moreRead more

Galway 0-21 Kilkenny 0-14 Declan Rooney reports from Croke Park GALWAY CLAIMED A third All-Ireland minor title in four years as ten points from Donal O’Shea and a strong second half showing from Jeffrey Lynskey’s side saw them overtake Kilkenny for victory. Despite trailing by four points early on Galway recovered well and with DiarmuidRead moreRead more

Cavan 2-14 Tipperary 1-14 CAVAN STAGED A superb second-half comeback to retain their senior status the expense of Tipperary in the TG4 Ladies All-Ireland relegation playoff final at Dolan Park in Virginia. When Tipperary midfielder Aisling McCarthy pointed a free after half time, that gave the visitors a deserved nine point lead and they lookedRead moreRead more

Limerick 3-16 Galway 2-18 Fintan O’Toole reports from Croke Park AT THE END of a pulsating hurling summer, a long wait for success has ended. Limerick have finally got their hands on the Liam MacCarthy Cup, Declan Hannon the first man from the county to raise the silver since 1973. But that 45-year wait nearlyRead moreRead more