Updated Sun 9:31 PM A GALWAY SCHOOLBOY who suffered a serious head injury in a hurling match on Saturday is on his way to making a full recovery. The teenager from Presentation College, Athenry, was treated on the pitch before being removed by ambulance to hospital and their All-Ireland post-primary schools quarter-final clash against Ardscoil…
Read moreCork get Twomey era off to winning start with eight-point victory over Clare
CORK GOT THE Matthew Twomey era off to a winning start but Clare, who themselves were competing under a new eight-person management team, made sure it wasn’t a comfortable day at the office as the Rebels had to work very hard in a wet, wild and windy Cusack Park before eking out a 2-6 to…
Read moreOulart-The-Ballagh and Sarsfields progress to set up repeat of 2020 All-Ireland decider
THE AIB ALL-Ireland Senior Club Camogie final will be a repeat of the 2020 decider before Christmas, when Oulart-The Ballagh dethroned Sarsfields, after the two teams qualified once more in starkly contrasting fashion. The titleholders cruised to a 3-11 to 0-2 victory over Scariff-Ogonnelloe, while Sarsfields came out on top in the latest episode of…
Read moreSecond-half goals key as Tyrone overcome loss of suspended players to defeat Kildare
Tyrone 2-7 Kildare 0-12 Ger McNally reports from Healy Park SECOND-HALF GOALS by Conn Kilpatrick and Darren McCurry helped Tyrone overcome the loss of their suspended players to land a cruical win over a gallant Kildare side. Playing conditions were deplorable for both teams but they served up a really entertaining game that was hanging…
Read moreAll-Star Duggan fires Meath to second win on the bounce as Donegal get the better of Westmeath
Ladies Football Division 1A Result Donegall 2-11 Westmeath 2-6 Ladies Football Division 1B Result Meath 1-10 Waterford 1-2 Reporting by Tomás McCarthy and Aisling Clery TG4 ALL-STAR Emma Duggan scored 0-6 from play as Meath made it two wins from two with victory over Waterford in Division 1B of the Lidl National Football League at…
Read moreLynch sent off as UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double
Updated Sat 8:01 PM University Of Limerick 1-21 NUIG 2-15 A LATE MIKEY Kiely goal delivered Fitzgibbon Cup glory for UL after an epic late charge against NUIG in an entertaining final. UL were trailing by five points with four minutes of normal time remaining but produced a superb final 1-5 to clinch the win…
Read moreArmagh remain top of Division 1 after rallying to clinch draw against 14-man Monaghan
Armagh 1-7 Monaghan 0-10 Colm Shalvey reports from the Athletic Grounds ARMAGH REMAIN TOP of the Allianz NFL after they came from five points down in a tense draw at home to 14-man neighbours Monaghan on Saturday night. Monaghan were full value for their four-point half-time lead, which should have been more but for ten…
Read moreTyrrell hits 1-9 as holders Dublin score 12-point win over Cork
Dublin 2-15 Cork 2-3 Aisling Clery reports from Croke Park HANNAH TYRRELL SCORED 1-9 as holders Dublin marked their return to Croke Park with a comprehensive victory over Cork in the Lidl National Football League Division 1B. Mick Bohan’s side were in control throughout and second half goals from Libby Coppinger and Áine O’Sullivan were…
Read moreImpressive Tipperary roar on as All-Ireland champions Galway get off to good start
TIPPERARY HAVE ABSOLUTELY flown from the traps at the beginning of the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League and last year’s Division 1 semi-finalists brought their tally to 7-37 from two games with 4-21 to 1-5 defeat of Offaly at the Shamrock GAA grounds in Mucklagh. That means Bill Mullaney’s charges have only conceded 1-8 in the…
Read moreChampions St Rynagh’s seal All-Ireland final return after edging out old rivals
AN UNSTOPPABLE GOAL from a penalty by Róisín Egan, early in the final quarter was the differential as St Rynagh’s confirmed their marginal superiority over Gailltír with a 2-11 to 1-11 victory in the AIB All-Ireland intermediate club camogie semi-final at Éire Óg Nenagh. The sides have enjoyed a wonderful rivalry in recent years, with…
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