IN RETROSPECT, GALWAY’S failure to defend their All-Ireland crown may not have been all that surprising. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO They roared to life in the concluding minutes of the All-Ireland final against Limerick to set-up a tense finish, and had there been more legs in Joe Canning’s last-minute free, we could well be preparing for Read more about Opinion: Lack of player rotation contributed to Galway losing All-Ireland crown[…]

MEATH NATIVE CONOR Nash has signed a new two-year deal with AFL outfit Hawthorn, the club has confirmed. Nash made his debut at the MCG 11 days ago as his Hawks edged out a Geelong side which counted his compatriots Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor among its ranks. The former Royals minor kicked his first Read more about Meath’s Conor Nash rewarded for promising AFL start as he pens new deal with Hawthorn[…]

PETER DUGGAN HAS had some year in the Clare jersey. Peter Duggan. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO Click Here: melbourne storm shirt It ended in a heartbreaking one-point defeat in their All-Ireland semi-final replay meeting with Galway in Thurles and while there is still that sense of disappointment, the Clooney-Quin star is pleased with his contribution and Read more about ‘I was very close to packing it in’ – Confidence the key to Duggan’s big year[…]

OVER A DECADE serving as a player and a couple of seasons into his current role as a selector, provided Brian Geary with a perfect insight into those responsible for helping Limerick reach the hurling summit last Sunday. All the figures in the dressing-room in Croke Park shared in the moment of All-Ireland glory after Read more about ‘He’s a powerful man in everything he does’ – Limerick’s salute to their long-time GAA sponsor[…]

AN OVERWHELMING majority of Mayo clubs voted in favour of throwing reigning All-Ireland ladies senior club champions Carnacon out of the Mayo championship at a county board meeting last night. It relates to Carnacon’s decision to withdraw all eight of their players, including vice-captain Fiona McHale and all-time leading scorer Cora Staunton, from Peter Leahy’s squad 10 days Read more about Mayo clubs voted 26-2 in favour of throwing Carnacon out of county championship[…]

CORK MANAGER PAUDIE Murray has revealed that Briege Corkery was due to return to action with Cork last summer but the comeback was shelved when she became pregnant. Corkery gave birth to her son Tadhg at the end of March and set her sights on making it back this year. The 31-year-old was named on Read more about ‘I don’t think there’s any more surprises. Unless Rena comes back!’ – Cork boss set for All-Ireland final[…]

TYRONE MIDFIELDER COLM Cavanagh has distanced himself from the back-and-forth between his manager Mickey Harte and former players-turned-pundits. Red Hand manager Mickey Harte branded criticism from ex-Tyrone players now working the media as a ‘cheap shot’ at their All-Ireland final press event in Garvaghey GAA centre Monday. Owen Mulligan and Sean Cavanagh — Colm’s brother Read more about Cavanagh: ‘You focus on playing. You let everything else go, what’s being said in the media’[…]

Click:Hinode 1000SPF315S 315A 1000Vac aR Fuses TG4 WILL AIR a documentary on Sunday evening at 8.30pm called ‘Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond’ which looks back at the “untold narrative behind the most successful minor team in the history of the GAA – the Tyrone Class of 1997/1998.” Cormac McAnallen, Kevin Hughes and Brian McGuigan celebrate Read more about TG4 to air documentary on Tyrone minor sides ‘who transformed the game’[…]

IN THE WAKE of the beating they suffered in early July in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Liam Cahill could take solace in the fact there was a safety net for his Tipperary U21 team. Tipperary U21 hurling manager Liam Cahill. Source: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE They were the beneficiaries of the new system ushered in this season that Read more about ‘We’re going in as raging underdogs which is unique in a Tipperary situation in an All-Ireland final’[…]

CARNACON HAVE CONFIRMED they are in the process of preparing an appeal to the Connacht LGFA over their expulsion from the Mayo ladies football club championship. At a county board meeting on Tuesday night, Mayo clubs voted 26-2 in favour of throwing Carnacon out of the senior league and championship for the 2018 season. The decision Read more about ‘Devastated’ Carnacon club preparing appeal to Connacht LGFA over Mayo expulsion[…]