Ballygunner 3-23 Passage 1-4 Tomas McCarthy reports from Walsh Park BALLYGUNNER MOVED A step closer to Waterford senior hurling five-in-a-row with a semi-final obliteration of neighbours Passage at a breezy Walsh Park this afternoon. Pauric Mahony shot 1-11 in an attacking masterclass from the champions while Conor Power and JJ Hutchinson struck second half goals.Read moreRead more
Month: September 2021
1-11 for Mahony as Ballygunner close to Waterford five-in-a-row after 25-point semi-final win
Cuala to face Kilmacud in Dublin semi-final as Offaly, Wexford and Laois champions all progress
THE REIGNING SENIOR hurling champions in Dublin, Offaly, Wexford and Laois are all still on course to retain their titles after the weekend’s action. All-Ireland club kingpins Cuala booked a Dublin semi-final spot this afternoon while St Martin’s reached the last four in Wexford yesterday. In Offaly, Kilcormac-Killoughey sealed a final spot yesterday with CamrossRead moreRead more
It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
1. Danielle Lawless, Kate Sullivan, Sinead Aherne, Nicole Owens, Niamh McEvoy and Ciara Lynch bring the trophy into St Sylvesters’ GAA Pitch during the All-Ireland Senior Football Champions Dublin Homecoming Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO 2. Gary O’Donovan signs autographs for fans from Skibbereen Rowing Club Source: James Crombie/INPHO Click Here: Parramatta Eels Jersey 3. Sam Watson with his son ArchieRead moreRead more
Reigning Munster champs Nemo held to 0-4 as Castlehaven knock them out in Cork quarter-final
Updated Sep 23rd 2018, 8:14 PM CASTLEHAVEN CAUSED A major shock in the Cork senior football championship today as they dumped county and Munster title holders Nemo Rangers out at the quarter-final stage with an emphatic 1-11 to 0-4 success. Nemo Rangers, who contested the All-Ireland final last St Patrick’s Day, were convincingly defeated inRead moreRead more
Ballyhale to take on the reigning champions after Kilkenny senior hurling quarter-final draw is made
HENRY SHEFFLIN WILL take his Ballyhale Shamrocks team into action against the reigning champions Dicksboro in the quarter-finals of this year’s Kilkenny senior hurling championship. Shefflin is in his first season managing Ballyhale Shamrocks and saw them win convincingly in the first round last evening, 3-22 to 1-12 against St Patrick’s Ballyraggett. Their reward isRead moreRead more
All-Ireland finalists through to last four as Limerick senior hurling knockout stages takes shape
ALL-IRELAND CLUB finalists Na Piarsaigh are two games away from retaining their Limerick senior hurling crown after sealing a semi-final spot with victory in their last group game yesterday over 2016 champions Patrickswell. The win sees Na Piarsaigh advance to the last four stage along with Doon, who overtook last year’s finalists Kilmallock yesterday whenRead moreRead more
Hyland named player of the year as champions Kildare lead the way in U20 football awards
KILDARE FORWARD JIMMY Hyland has been crowned the 2018 EirGrid U20 football player of the year following the county’s All-Ireland triumph last month. Jimmy Hyland celebrates after the All-Ireland final win Source: Gary Carr/INPHO The Ballyteague ace hit 10 points for Davy Burke’s side in the decider win over Mayo in Croke Park, bringing his total tallyRead moreRead more
JP McManus donates €100,000 to every county board to be divided among GAA clubs
JP MCMANUS HAS donated €100,000 to every GAA county board in Ireland to distribute among their clubs. JP McManus in the dressing room after Limerick’s All-Ireland hurling success in August. RTÉ is reporting that the horse racing magnate will hand out a total €3.2million between all 32 counties with the instructions the figure is to beRead moreRead more
Clare and Wexford hurling championship semi-final draws made
THE DRAWS FOR the Clare and Wexford senior hurling championship semi-finals were made this evening, with a couple of fascinating ties in store in both counties. Click Here: Borussia Dortmund soccer tracksuit In Clare, seven-time winners O’Callaghan Mills have been paired with 2016 winners Ballyea in the last four, while Kilmaley and Cratloe will goRead moreRead more
He’s back! Sheedy returns to take charge of Tipperary senior hurlers for a second time
LIAM SHEEDY IS back in charge of the Tipperary senior hurlers, eight years after he departed the post as an All-Ireland winning boss. The Tipperary county board confirmed tonight that Sheedy has been appointed as their new manager on a three-year term. He fills the vacancy created by the departure of Michael Ryan, who hadRead moreRead more