Kerry 1-10 Kildare 0-13 ENTHUSIASM FOR JANUARY football was on evidence today in Newbridge with a bumper crowd that sparked a 15-minute delay to the throw-in. Jimmy Hyland scores the free that levels the game for Kildare. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO The home fans were rewarded for their eagerness to witness live action as their Kildare…
Read more‘It looked like a harsh red card from where I was at’ – Kilcoo progress after All-Ireland club battle
KILCOO COACH CONLEITH Gilligan felt Aidan Branagan was harshly sent-off in the dramatic conclusion to normal time in yesterday’s All-Ireland club semi-final. Kilcoo ran out five-point winners over Cork and Munster champions St Finbarr’s, but needed extra-time before they shook off the determined challenge of their opponents in Portlaoise. In normal time Kilcoo had a…
Read moreDerry too strong for Down, while London come from behind to beat Carlow
DERRY CAME OUT on top of a scrappy encounter with Down in Division 2 of the Allianz National Football League, Rory Gallagher’s side beating their Ulster rivals 1-10 to 0-6 in Owenbeg this evening. Niall Loughlin supplied the only goal of the game midway through the first half, with the hosts leading 1-6 to 0-4…
Read moreDias posts 1-1 as Kilmacud Crokes finish strong to book All-Ireland final date with Kilcoo
Kilmacud Crokes 1-11 Pádraig Pearses 0-8 Kevin Egan reports from Kingspan Breffni Park KILMACUD CROKES WILL face Kilcoo in the AIB All-Ireland senior club football final in a fortnight’s time as a strong finish helped them overcome the challenge of first-time semi-finalists Pádraig Pearses at Kingspan Breffni Park this evening. Crokes fired over the final five…
Read moreKilkerrin-Clonberne deny Mourneabbey three-in-a-row to clinch first All-Ireland senior crown
OLIVIA DIVILLY DROVE Kilkerrin-Clonberne to their first ever currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior club title following a stunning four-point win over Mourneabbey in St Brendan’s Park, Birr. The Connacht champions are also the first team from Galway to get their hands on the Dolores Tyrell Cup since Galway Gaels in 1982. Chloe Miskell’s 12th minute wonder goal…
Read more‘The point where she talked about amputation, that was the heart sinking moment’
JUST UNDER 12 months after she got the all-clear, Bríd O’Sullivan captains Mourneabbey against Kilkerrin-Clonberne in the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior club final today. She has already been successful with the captain’s armband twice at this stage of the competition, but this year holds a special significance. “It started off as a bump in my thumb….
Read more‘I said ‘Your father would be so proud of you” – Special family moment after Limerick’s 2018 triumph
LIMERICK’S LEGENDARY GOALKEEPER says he was delighted to see his county finally end their wait for All-Ireland glory in 2018 on his upcoming episode of Laochra Gael. Quaid is the next GAA figure to feature in the series which will be aired on TG4 next Thursday. The episode explores various fascinating aspects of Quaid’s life,…
Read moreDCU to face Ulster University as Sigerson Cup quarter-final draw is made
DCU were crowned champions in 2020. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO THE DRAW FOR the quarter-finals of this year’s Sigerson Cup has been made today. Click Here: Advertisement 2020 champions DCU, who needed a last-minute penalty converted by Sligo’s Red Óg Murphy to overcome St Mary’s College a week ago, will take on Ulster University in Dublin on…
Read more10 points for Galway star Niland to fire NUIG into Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals
NUIG 1-20 Mary Immaculate 2-9 John Fallon reports from Dangan NUIG ADVANCED TO the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup with an accomplished display in dreadful conditions on their college grounds in Galway as Mary I fell to a second defeat in the competition. Incessant rain, a strong breeze and a very wet surface made conditions…
Read moreLoughlin stars as Ulster University too strong for Cork opponents despite Buckley efforts
Sigerson Cup third round results Maynooth University 2-6 St Mary’s 0-10 Ulster University 2-11 MTU Cork 0-8 ******* DERRY’S NIALL LOUGHLIN and Tyrone’s Ryan Jones struck second-half goals in Abbotstown this evening as Ulster University progressed to the Sigerson Cup quarter-finals at the expense of MTU Cork. They had nine points to spare over MTU…
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