Updated Tue 8:03 PM JAMES HORAN HAS called the demands on young inter-county players “unsustainable” in the wake of Tommy Conroy’s ACL injury. Conroy had been double jobbing with Mayo in the Allianz Football League on weekends while on Sigerson Cup duty with NUIG in midweek. His season came to a crashing halt when a…
Read moreA first club All-Ireland win, a family affair, and the ever-present club and county legend
THE DUST MAY have settled, but the memories of that special day will last a lifetime. In late January, Kilkerrin-Clonberne of Galway were crowned All-Ireland senior club champions for the very first time, ending Mourneabbey’s bid for three-in-a-row as they lifted the Dolores Tyrrell Memorial Cup. “It was definitely the best win I have ever…
Read moreBans upheld for Tyrone players sent off in clash against Armagh
THE FOUR TYRONE players sent-off in their recent football league game against Armagh, have had their bans upheld. Four Tyrone players were shown a red card against Armagh. Source: Philip Magowan/INPHO The Gaelic Life is this morning reporting that the quartet of Peter Harte, Michael McKernan, Padraig Hampsey and Kieran McGeary had their bans upheld after…
Read more‘Fascinating’ first meeting with Moran, playing without knee cartilage and landing the Holy Grail at 36
CONOR LAVERTY WAS one of the last men to emerge from Kilcoo’s dressing room on Saturday night. Kilcoo’s Conor Laverty celebrates at the end of the game. Source: Ken Sutton/INPHO He walked out with his gearbag in one hand and a glint in his eye. Almost 20 years after he made his senior debut for…
Read more‘You’re in survival mode and shipping big defeats. My heart goes out to the boys’
FOR THE SECOND successive week, Michael Fennelly had to pick his Offaly team up off the floor after they suffered a heavy defeat to All-Ireland contenders. Offaly’s ambitions are a far cry away from challenging for the Liam MacCarthy – they won’t even be competing in the top tier come the championship. The Faithful are…
Read more‘We can’t get any pitch facilities with lights’ – All-Ireland champions set for new season
GALWAY CAMOGIE CAPTAIN Sarah Dervan, and Cork Ladies star Erika O’Shea have expressed their support for a motion going before GAA Congress regarding a merger of the GAA, LGFA and the Camogie Association. The motion has been submitted by the GPA, and requests that the GAA “prioritise integration with the LGFA and Camogie Association in…
Read moreReferee Maggie Farrelly to make history in men’s Allianz League game
MAGGIE FARRELLY WILL become the first female referee to take charge of a men’s national league match this weekend. The Cavan native has been named to officiate in Sunday’s Division 4 football fixture between Leitrim and London at Carrick-on-Shannon, with throw-in scheduled for 12pm. Advertisement It is not the first time that the experienced Farrell…
Read morePadraig Hampsey: ‘It’s one we’re not proud of ourselves as a county, but I don’t think there was much in it’
TYRONE’S PÁDRAIG HAMPSEY says his team are “not proud” of the brawl which unfolded in the closing minutes of their league clash with Armagh, but also believes that the incident was blown out of proportion. Referee David Gough issued five red cards after the sides engaged in a major scuffle, with four Tyrone players being…
Read more6 talking points after Ballygunner and Kilcoo win on a truly great All-Ireland club final day
1. Harry Ruddle and Jerome Johnston the All-Ireland heroes There is only one appropriate place to start when digesting the events at Croke Park on Saturday. Those sensational late goals will be folkloric moments in the history of Ballygunner and Kilcoo, those last-gasp interventions sparking the joy that engulfed both clubs. Harry Ruddle pounced in…
Read moreColm Bonnar: ‘There was such a roar behind me from the crowd and then what a score’
Click:Construction diagnostic tool TIPPERARY BOSS COLM Bonnar resisted the temptation to afford new captain Ronan Maher the chance to start yesterday in their first home game of 2022, but hailed his impact off the bench in their win over Kilkenny. Tipperary opted to start with an unchanged side from the opening round win over Laois…
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