1. Injury-time drama settles final When five minutes were announced by the sideline official as the game passed the hour mark, the prospect of extra-time must have crossed the minds of the attendance of 16,173 at the Gaelic Grounds. Cork had just pegged Tipperary back and the teams were deadlocked on the scoreboard. But the Read more about Injury-time drama, major boost for Tipperary and more Cork underage woes[…]

DIARMUID CONNOLLY PLAYED a pivotal role in helping Donegal Boston to a senior championship title over the weekend, scoring 0-12 in the Boston Senior Championship final on Sunday. Donegal Boston defeated Wolfe Tones 0-17 1-12 in the decider, with the St Vincent’s clubman hitting four points in the semi-final last weekend. Connolly has been absent from Read more about Diarmo’s winning matches! Connolly points Donegal Boston to senior championship title[…]

11-TIME ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Cork are back where they want to be after a year-long hiatus. After a semi-final exit at the hands of Mayo last year, Ephie Fitzgeralds’ charges missed out on the biggest day in the ladies football calendar for the first time in years. But they safely secured their Croke Park date on Read more about ‘Absolutely thrilled’ – 11-time champions Cork back in showpiece after absence[…]

THE U21 SUCCESS was being celebrated but senior matters did not stray far from Tipperary hurling thoughts in the Gaelic Grounds last night. It was an All-Ireland underage triumph for the county to cherish after a major revival since the Munster final but when the man at the helm for Tipperary spoke afterwards, the issue Read more about "My mother used to always say, ‘be fierce careful what you wish for’ " – Cahill on vacant Tipp senior post[…]

THE GAELIC GROUNDS has not been a happy hunting ground for a bunch of Cork underage hurlers. 2015 saw them lose out by three points in a Munster minor semi-final to a Limerick team that they had defeated by 10 points a few months previously. Last summer brought a two-point loss in a Munster U21 Read more about Cork boss – ‘A late goal like that, it is a sucker-punch. It is desperately disappointing.’[…]

LATE HURLING DRAMA is not just currently the preserve of All-Ireland finals, as evidenced by the conclusion of yesterday’s Kerry senior decider in Tralee. Austin Stack Park hosted yesterday’s Kerry senior hurling final.Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO A week after Limerick held off a Galway comeback at senior level and on the same day a Tipperary revival Read more about Penalty saved, full-time whistle sounds and rebound scored in dramatic end to Kerry hurling decider[…]

FORMER TYRONE PLAYER Enda McGinley says the current Dublin team are unlikely to be affected by complacency compared with previous Dublin sides he encountered during his playing days. Jim Gavin’s charges are aiming to win the Sam Maguire for a fourth successive time this weekend against Tyrone, which would leave them one title short of Read more about ‘I remember the team in the noughties used to go down and applaud the Hill’ – Dublin’s changed approach[…]

This year’s victorious Galway, Limerick and Tipperary winning captains. Source: INPHO THE CURTAIN WAS brought down on the 2018 inter-county hurling championship season yesterday at the Gaelic Grounds as Tipperary lifted the Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 crown. It’s been a great few months of hurling action but how much do you remember? Time to Read more about Quiz: How well do you remember the 2018 inter-county hurling summer?[…]

JIM GAVIN ARRIVED at Dublin’s All-Ireland final media night armed with facts and figures that show how Tyrone have evolved into a more attacking outfit.  Source: James Crombie/INPHO Jim McGuinness suggested last week that Tyrone may look to drop 15 bodies behind their own 45 in an attempt to arm wrestle the four-in-a-row chasing side into Read more about Jim Gavin: ‘The perception that Tyrone are just defensive is incorrect’[…]

 MAYO ARE ON the look-out for a new senior football manager after Stephen Rochford confirmed his resignation following three seasons in charge. Rochford looked set to remain at the helm 2019 when Peter Ford and Shane Conway were confirmed as the new members of his backroom team earlier this week. But speculation began to mount Read more about Rochford resigns as Mayo boss over lack of support from board executive[…]