THE RACE FOR Sam is over. The winners have been anointed and the rest of us can just go home and whistle. To be clear, that’s not this year’s All-Ireland final I’m talking about. It’s next year’s. According to the bookies, as well as pretty much all of Monday’s newspapers, Jim Gavin’s Dublin side are Read more about ‘It’s galling to see how blasé the Dubs have become about winning All-Irelands’[…]

THE MAYO LADIES football squad have broken their silence for the first time following the high-profile departures which rocked the panel this summer. The Mayo team before they took on Cavan Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO In a statement issued to The42, the players said “no player welfare issues exist or have ever existed under the current Read more about ‘No player welfare issues exist’: Mayo Ladies issue statement following controversial player departures[…]

FORMER KERRY BOSS Jack O’Connor has distanced himself from the vacant senior manager position in the county, saying that he is content to continue working with the U20s team. Kerry are on the hunt for a new manager after Éamonn Fitzmaurice stepped down from the role following their championship exit at the end of the Read more about ‘I had two goes at it and that might be enough for me:’ O’Connor distances himself from Kerry job[…]

THERE IS NO doubt following this game that this Dublin side is a machine that does not look like it will relent any time soon. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Last Sunday, Jim Gavin’s side joined only three other teams by achieving four All-Irelands in a row and it is hard to see how they will be Read more about Analysis: Cluxton’s best ever final display, Tyrone’s sweeper and can anyone stop the Dubs in 2019?[…]

MAYO CLUBS HAVE voted overwhelmingly in favour of appealing the decision to reinstate Carnacon into the senior league and championship for the 2018 season. The decision was taken at a county board meeting on Tuesday night after the reigning Mayo, Connacht and All-Ireland club champions won their appeal to the Connacht LGFA last week. The42 understands that club Read more about Mayo LGFA confirm they’ll appeal Connacht decision to reinstate Carnacon[…]

THE PROSPECT OF Cian O’Neill staying on in charge of the Kildare footballers in 2019 has strengthened after it was revealed at a county board meeting last night that he and his management team are interested in another term. KFM Radio Sport has reported that county board chairman Ger Donnelly told a meeting last night Read more about Kildare county board meeting hears O’Neill keen to stay on as senior football boss[…]

CHAMPIONS DUBLIN LOOK set to be on the road to face Monaghan in their opening league tie next spring. Dublin and Monaghan players in action in Croke Park in the league this year. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO The reigning league, Leinster and All-Ireland winners are set for an away tie against Monaghan with the list of Read more about Dublin set for away 2019 league opener against Monaghan, Kerry to entertain Tyrone[…]

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Limerick will begin their 2019 league campaign with a trip to Wexford in their Division 1A opener. John Kiely’s side are back in the top flight for the first time in eight years and they’re set to take on Wexford according to the list of provisional hurling league fixtures that have been released today.  Read more about Limerick to begin campaign with trip to Wexford – here’s the provisional 2019 hurling league fixture list[…]

NIAMH MALLON CONSIDERS herself fortunate that her day job has a direct connection with her favourite pastime. The 23-year-old Down star has been a key contributor once more in the return of the red and black to Croke Park for the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland intermediate camogie championship final against Cork on Sunday. Mallon scored nine Read more about Working on an app to reduce injury in female athletes and getting set for an All-Ireland final[…]

TYRONE LEGEND OWEN Mulligan has labelled Jonny Cooper as the “Sergio Ramos of Dublin” in the wake of the county’s latest All-Ireland victory. Cooper has suffered a championship defeat just once in his Dublin career and collected his fifth Celtic Cross on Sunday at the age of 28. The Na Fianna man is one of Read more about ‘I’m a massive fan of Jonny Cooper, the Sergio Ramos of Dublin’ – Mugsy[…]