AS WE REFLECT on the 2018 All-Ireland SHC, let’s take a look at 10 youngsters who made their mark on the senior stage this summer. With a number of young stars impressing from the likes of Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny, we’ve decided to go with one player from each county. All players included are 23 Read more about 10 young hurlers who impressed on the senior stage this year[…]
LAST SUNDAY MAY have represented a seismic breakthrough for Limerick hurling after a fruitless 45-year spell, but for one member of the winning setup it was not entirely new territory. An August Sunday with his native county in 2018 was preceded by a September Saturday in 2013 with Clare. For Paul Kinnerk the outcome was Read more about Two All-Ireland hurling wins in six seasons with two counties – ‘They’re both equally special’[…]
MAYO’S PLANS TO build a new training centre in Castlebar have “become a reality” according to county board chairman Mike Connolly. Mayo GAA released a statement this afternoon confirming the purchase of 27 acres of land at Lough Lannagh in collaboration with Mayo County Council which they “intend to develop for the purposes of sport, Read more about Mayo announce plans for new training centre in Castlebar’s Lough Lannagh[…]
MAYO’S CHRIS BARRETT says having ‘continuity’ in the Mayo squad is a positive as the group wait for the management team to be ‘rubber-stamped.’ Chris Barrett. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Manager Stephen Rochford recently committed to a fourth season in charge of the senior team, while long-serving coach/selector Donie Buckley and goalkeeping coach/selector Peter Burke have both Read more about ‘Continuity’ a positive for All-Star Barrett as Mayo wait for management team to be rubber-stamped[…]
PADDY TALLY HAS been ratified as the new Down senior football manager, it was confirmed on Thursday night. The Tyrone native, who was a key part of Kevin Walsh’s Galway backroom team this season, will replace Eamonn Burns ahead of the new campaign. Click Here: Cheap Adidas Stan Smith One of the most respected football Read more about Galway’s defensive mastermind Paddy Tally appointed new Down manager[…]
FORMER DUBLIN FORWARD Ray Cosgrove has lamented the poor attendance levels at the All-Ireland semi-finals this year, saying that it was like attending a ‘league game.’ A crowd of just 54,716 turned out for Dublin’s final-four clash with Galway, while Tyrone and Monaghan’s meeting attracted only 49,496 spectators to Croke Park. These figure are among Read more about ‘I’d love to know where those 30,000 have been. Why weren’t they behind the team in the semi-final?’[…]
THE 2018 TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football championship finalists will be confirmed in Roscommon’s Dr Hyde Park tomorrow, with two mouth-watering clashes down for decision. The four teams involved in the senior grade — Donegal, Cork, Dublin and Galway — have shown their respective hands, with minimal changes made to their quarter-final winning sides. Donegal Read more about Last four! Slight changes across the board as All-Ireland semi-finalists name sides[…]
Meath 3-18 Roscommon 2-5 STACEY GRIMES FIRED 1-7 as Meath worked their way past Roscommon to reach the county’s first TG4 All-Ireland intermediate final, where Tyrone await in the 16 September decider. Meath manager Eamonn Murray and his players celebrate. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO This victory was as comprehensive as the scoreline suggests with captain Niamh Read more about Meath on the march as Royals power through to first All-Ireland intermediate final[…]
TWO MEN WHO know a thing or two about how Mickey Harte approaches All-Ireland finals are Kevin Hughes and Brian McGuigan. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The pair worked under Harte since they were minors and feature heavily in the documentary ‘Tir Eoghain – The Unbreakable Bond’ which airs on TG4 tomorrow night at 8.30pm. Hughes and Read more about ‘Mickey made us aware of the occasion and especially aware of the prize at the other end of it’[…]
Cork 2-11 Donegal 0-11 Emma Duffy reports from Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon CORK’S EYE FOR goal was the difference as they saw off Donegal to keep their quest for a 12th All-Ireland title in 14 years firmly on course. Orla Finn and substitute Saoirse Noonan both raised green flags as Ephie Fitzgerald’s Munster champions booked Read more about Finn and Noonan goals the difference as Cork power back into All-Ireland final[…]