Month: September 2021

IRELAND AND MUNSTER wing Keith Earls said he was delighted to see his native Limerick end their All-Ireland famine, but played down the role he had in the success. He said his contribution to going in and having a questions and answers talk with the squad earlier this year as they embarked on their questRead moreRead more

LIAM MACCARTHY CUP holders Limerick will take on Cork, the Munster title winners from the last two years, in their opening tie in the 2019 provincial senior hurling championship. The schedule of round-robin games have been released with John Kiely’s Limerick team absent from the Round 1 action and instead set to face Cork inRead moreRead more

A NEW ERSI study has shed some light on the demands of being an inter-county player, with information on the time commitment involved, compromised sleep and injuries some of its major findings. The research, which was commissioned by the GAA and GPA, used data from a 2016 survey of players to examine the toll playingRead moreRead more

THE DIFFERENCE TWO years makes. On the double: Dublin star Carla Rowe. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE Carla Rowe grabbed the majority of the headlines after Dublin’s immense All-Ireland senior final win on Sunday as they beat the old enemy Cork and made it back-to-back titles for the first time in the county’s history. For all theRead moreRead more

THE MAYO LGFA Board Executive have responded to the claims made by the 14 departed members of the Mayo set-up last night, fully backing manager Peter Leahy. The players who left the Mayo Ladies squad held a press conference last night and released a statement outlining the reasons for their departure. They said they leftRead moreRead more

FORMER MAYO CAPTAIN Sarah Tierney, one of the 12 players who departed the panel earlier this summer, has specified exactly why she, and the group, left Peter Leahy’s set-up. Sarah Tierney in action earlier this year. Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO Last night the departed 14, which includes two members of the management team, held a pressRead moreRead more

CLARE GAA HAVE reappointed Colm Collins for a sixth year in charge of the senior footballers, according to Clare FM. Collins will now become the fourth longest-serving inter-county football manager behind Mickey Harte (17 seasons since 2019), Jim Gavin (7) and Malachy O’Rourke (7). The Clare footballers finished in third place in Division 2 of theRead moreRead more

A REVIEW OF the hurling league structure is being explored in an effort to correct the imbalance between the pressure on teams in Division 1A and the opportunity afforded to leading teams in Division 1B to compete. The battle to avoid relegation has resulted in huge competition in the opening months of the season betweenRead moreRead more

CARNACON HAVE BEEN fined €500 while the eight players who left the Mayo panel this summer have been suspended for four weeks after a meeting of the Connacht LGFA Council tonight, The42 understands. After an appeal by the Mayo county board, the Connacht Council upheld the decision to reinstate the reigning All-Ireland champions into the MayoRead moreRead more

LUCOZADE SALES SPIKED as usual in bars around Ireland when Liverpool took on Spurs in an early kick-off on Saturday. It was the weekend’s standout Premier League fixture, which meant a mandatory pub visit for those who don’t have Sky Sports. But the game’s 12.30pm start time meant alcohol was off the menu. I orderedRead moreRead more