IF ST PETER’S Dunboyne win the Meath senior football title on Sunday, it’ll be their first since 2005 and just the third in their history. Dunboyne after their junior victory two weeks ago It’s been a difficult 15 months in the local community and while there are some things in life far more important thanRead moreRead more
Month: September 2021
‘Clearly we all would’ve liked to have Sean Cox there on the day but that wasn’t to be’
The Class of ’92’s ‘next George Best’ who never made it, and the rest of the week’s best sportswriting
Click:高仿包包哪里买 Source: PA Archive/PA Images 1. It was a Sunday get-together that featured Manchester United royalty. Sir Matt Busby was there and so was Nobby Stiles, among others. It was the early 1990s; the venue a wine bar in Sale, and the question was for Stiles, then in charge of the B team at OldRead moreRead more
Injury-time winner sees Doon through to first Limerick SHC final in 18 years
Doon 2-17 Patrickswell 0-22 Páraic McMahon reports from the Gaelic Grounds WING-BACK DENIS Moloney nailed the all-important winning point to send Doon on their way to the county final at the expense of 2016 champions Patrickswell. Despite failing to score in the final 11 minutes of normal time, Doon held off the challenge of aRead moreRead more
Dingle strike six minutes into additional time to force Kerry SFC semi replay
East Kerry 2-10 Dingle 1-13 Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park A 66TH MINUTE point — two minutes after the signaled four minutes of additional time — from Kerry defender Tom O’Sullivan rescued a dramatic draw for Dingle against a fancied East Kerry team in the first of the Kerry SFC semi-finals in TraleeRead moreRead more
1-6 for Harnedy as Imokilly crowned Cork champions again after win over Midleton
Imokilly 4-19 Midleton 1-18 Fintan O’Toole reports from Páirc Uí Chaoimh THE SIMILARITIES WITH the Cork decider last year were striking and the outcome was the same. Imokilly’s penchant for bagging goals proved a crucial ingredient once more in a Cork senior hurling final this afternoon in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, firing four in this victoryRead moreRead more
Dublin set for new football champions after Jude’s knock out Vincent’s
St Vincent’s 0-8St Jude’s 2-11 Stephen O’Meara reports from Parnell Park ST JUDE’S HAVE torn up the script for the second round in a row to topple St Vincent’s in the semi final of the Dublin Senior Football Championship. Having already dumped out Ballymun Kickham’s in the previous round, a fortnight ago, their appetite wouldRead moreRead more
Lowndes the hero as Dunboyne dedicate first Meath title in 13 years to club man Sean Cox
St Peter’s (Dunboyne) 1-11 Summerhill 0-9 Dunboyne captain Cathal Finn reacts at the final whistle Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Paul Keane reports from Pairc Tailteann, Navan HE MADE HIS name initially on the Dublin club scene but Stuart Lowndes is quickly emerging as a key player across the border in Meath. Three years after playing forRead moreRead more
Dr Crokes title defence remains on course as they ease into Kerry final
Dr Crokes 2-19 Kerins O’Rahilly’s 2-10 Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park DR CROKES’ TITLE defence remains on course after they eased into their third Kerry county final in a row on the back of a nine-point win over a Kerins O’Rahillys team that had beat them earlier in the Championship. That surprise resultRead moreRead more
Tipp football champions knocked out as Cratloe’s double dream in Clare ends
THE TWO CLUBS that have shared the last six Tipperary county senior football titles were both knocked out at the semi-final stage today. Reigning champions Clonmel Commercials and Loughmore-Castleiney, most recent winners in 2016, both lost their last four games after dominating the scene with three titles apiece since 2012. Instead there is a chanceRead moreRead more
It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
1. Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt who received his Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Paediatrics for contribution to child health Source: Gary Carr/INPHO 2. Shamrock Rovers’ Gary Shaw tackled by Jamie Lennon of St Patrick’s Athletic Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO 3. Leinster’s Sean O’Brien pictured competing against Wasps Source: Inpho/Billy Stickland 4. Bath’s Freddie Burns fails to groundRead moreRead more