1. Mayo’s Evan Regan slots home the winning penalty past Leitrim goalkeeper Diarmuid McKiernan Source: James Crombie/INPHO 2. Leitrim’s McKiernan and Paddy Maguire battle for a high ball with Regan in the FBD League encounter Source: James Crombie/INPHO 3. Tempers flare during the Munster hurling league clash between Waterford and Clare Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO 4. Declan Read more about 11 of the best pictures from the first GAA Sunday of 2019[…]

Happy New Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates Arsenal’s fourth against Fulham on 1 January. Source: Kirsty Wigglesworth ‘Tis the season… Kjetil Jansrud of Norway during his run on the Super G at the Stelvio in Italy. Source: Imago/PA Images …for January hurling Waterford’s Billy Nolan with Michael O’Halloran of Cork. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO Nerve-jangling title-deciders Poor Read more about It’s Sunday so here are 11 of our favourite pictures from the sporting week[…]

Shane Durkin and Gary Maguire. Source: Inpho BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S manager Joe Fortune has paid tribute to Gary Maguire and Shane Durkin, whose retirement from inter-county hurling was confirmed today. Maguire (35) and Durkin (31) won Division 1 honours and a Leinster SHC crown during lengthy playing careers with Dublin. Fortune managed the pair at Read more about ‘To be associated with guys like that and to see what they add to hurling in Dublin, they’ll be missed’[…]

AFTER 17 YEARS lining out for county teams, 14 seasons as a fixture in a senior setup and a member of two Connacht triumphs, Seán McDermott officially cut the ties that bound him with Roscommon football yesterday afternoon. Seanie McDermott made his championship debut for Roscommon in 2005. Source: James Crombie/INPHO For the 34-year-old, it Read more about ‘It was the right decision for me’ – 14 senior seasons, Connacht glories and the best forwards in Gaelic football[…]

THE RETURN OF the Allianz Football League is just around the corner and with each new year comes fresh talent ready to burst onto the senior scene.  David Clifford and Brian Howard lit up the championship last summer, but what young prospects will we be hearing more about in 2019?  We’ve picked out nine youngsters who are Read more about 9 young Gaelic footballers to watch in 2019[…]

TOMMY BUGGY WATCHED on with interest as the action unfolded on Sunday afternoon at Rodney Parade. Padraig Amond featured for the Carlow minor hurlers in 2006. Source: INPHO/PA In a frantic finale he saw Newport County’s striker keep his cool to slot home the penalty that toppled Leicester City and secured the headline giant-killing act Read more about ‘We played him under the name Brendan Amond one night’ – from Carlow minor hurler to FA Cup hero[…]

AN IN-DEPTH look at the careers of GAA stars like Colm Cooper and Rena Buckley, a focus on Ireland’s leading female jockeys and live action from marquee games in rugby and soccer. Rachael Blackmore, Colm Cooper and Garry Ringrose will all be in the TV spotlight. Source: INPHO Irish stations TG4 and Virgin Media TV Read more about A new Laochra Gael series, Jump Girls racing documentary, live rugby and soccer coverage[…]

Updated Jan 8th 2019, 5:03 PM DUBLIN FORWARD NOELLE Healy was a vocal critic of Leo Varadkar’s comments on hospital workers before Christmas, when he called on doctors and nurses not to take any annual leave over the festive period due to a shortage of staff. Noelle Healy at the launch of Future Proof Media, Read more about ‘I just don’t think it was very fair’ – Dublin star Healy critical of Varadkar’s comments on medics[…]

COROFIN’S GALWAY PLAYERS are serving two masters over the coming weeks, training one night a week with the county side while they prepare for an All-Ireland club semi-final against Gaoith Dobhair on 16 February.  A run in the All-Ireland series traditionally meant players did not join county set-ups until after their interests in the club Read more about Corofin’s county players back training with Galway in busy start to 2019[…]

CORK MANAGER RONAN McCarthy has named his team to face Clare in the final of the McGrath Cup on Saturday afternoon in Miltown-Malbay [throw-in 2pm]. His side defeated Limerick 3-15 to 0-7 in Rathkeale on Sunday, with Brian Hurley, Paul Walsh and Ian Maguire finding the back of the net and Peter Murphy, Aidan Browne, James Fitzpatrick and Eoghan McSweeney Read more about Cork ring the changes for McGrath Cup final after 17-point win against Limerick[…]