THE POST-WEEKEND conversation in Magheracloone on Monday morning was expected to revolve around their contesting of a Monaghan county senior football semi-final. But their three-point defeat in Clones on Sunday afternoon against Scotstown paled in comparison to the setback the club suffered that night when a sinkhole opened up on their GAA grounds causing majorRead moreRead more
Month: September 2021
‘It’s just a miracle it didn’t happen any other evening’ – Monaghan club to fundraise after sinkhole damage
Maurice Fitz in race to become new Kerry senior boss and Buckley could work with him as coach
TWO-TIME ALL-Ireland medal winner Maurice Fitzgerald appears to the preferred choice to succeed Eamonn Fitzmaurice as the manager of the Kerry senior football team, with former Mayo team coach and selector Donie Buckley lined up to be part of the new management team. Kerry football great Maurice Fitzgerald. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO With less than aRead moreRead more
Shopping for an All-Stars tuxedo, ‘down to earth’ JP McManus and Limerick’s huge potential
THE NEWS THAT billionaire JP McManus donated €100,000 to each county board in the country came as a surprise to many, but not to Limerick centre-forward Kyle Hayes. Limerick star Kyle Hayes Source: James Crombie/INPHO McManus made the gesture in honour of Limerick’s All-Ireland hurling final triumph and Hayes, one of the stars of thatRead moreRead more
‘I’m always embarrassed going back to Clontarf about how rarely I’m there’
Source: James Crombie/INPHO AS THE DEMANDS of the inter-county game continues to increase, it’s the clubs who inevitably suffer and see little of their star players during the season. Apart from a round or two of club championship in April and the odd league game during the year, most players are not released to the clubs untilRead moreRead more
Cork All-Ireland winner departs from role as Limerick football coach with manager set to stay on for 2019
THE LIMERICK FOOTBALLERS will have the same manager in charge for the 2019 season but must search for a new coach to lead them. Limerick football manager Billy Lee with his now former coach Paudie Kissane. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Paudie Kissane has confirmed his decision to depart from the position he has held in theRead moreRead more
Clare dual star signs pro deal with AFLW side Adelaide Crows
CLARE DUAL PLAYER Ailish Considine has signed for Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) side Adelaide Crows on a professional rookie contract. Considine flew to Melbourne last week along with 17 other athletes to take part in the CrossCoders International Rookie Camp. The Kilmihil native adjusted to her first taste of professional Aussie Rules seamlessly andRead moreRead more
Irish takeover! Donegal attacking ace Bonner joins Staunton at GWS Giants
DONEGAL STAR FORWARD Yvonne Bonner will join Cora Staunton at Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants for the 2019 AFLW season after she became the second Irish player to sign a pro deal Down Under today. 31-year-old Bonner, like Clare’s Ailish Considine who has linked up with Adelaide, penned a rookie contract off the back ofRead moreRead more
Gillane: ‘If you’re playing within your shell, you’re not going to get the best out of yourself’
2018 WAS THE stuff of dreams for Aaron Gillane. In his debut season for Limerick he scored 6-94 across league and championship, helping them win promotion back to Division 1A and, more importantly, bridge a 45-year gap without the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Yesterday, Gillane was named PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Month Award for AugustRead moreRead more
‘They’re certainly going to be in our thoughts’ – Munster winning duo could return as Cork plan for 2019
THE RETURN OF Munster title winners Stephen McDonnell and Aidan Walsh to the Cork hurling squad is a prospect when their management assemble their squad for the 2019 season. Cork coach Kieran Murphy confirmed today that the duo ‘have put their hands up’ to be available for selection for next season. McDonnell and Walsh bothRead moreRead more
‘There was one or two times last year, when the weather was really bad and I met four crashes on one day there’
THE ARRIVAL OF a group of Wexford players to his home in Clare did surprise Davy Fitzgerald as he was deliberating over his future with the county senior hurling side but he’s ‘delighted’ to be remaining in the post for 2019. Wexford hurling boss Davy Fitzgerald. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO Fitzgerald was mulling over whether toRead moreRead more