TAKING TO THE field in Croke Park last Sunday week was a milestone for Matthew Whelan. He had been a member of a Laois minor football squad that won the Leinster title there in 2005 but had carved a senior sporting identity as a hurler. Trips up to Dublin to GAA headquarters had been missing […]
TYRONE FOOTBALL BOSS Mickey Harte has issued an apology in relation to a video that emerged of some of his players singing a rebel song as a band parade passed their bus after an All-Ireland qualifier last Saturday. Tyrone defeated Cavan in a Round 4 tie and were en route home from that match in […]
THE LADIES ALL-Ireland senior semi-finals will be played in Croke Park for the first time ever this year. The historic news was confirmed at the launch of the 2019 TG4 All-Ireland championships today, with both semi-finals taking place at GAA headquarters as part of a double-header on Sunday 25 August. Holders Dublin are aiming to […]
RISING DUBLIN STAR Niamh Hetherton says missing out on a Leaving Cert holiday in Magaluf to play in her first senior Leinster final was “worth it.” Niamh Hetherton is on the rise with the Dublin Ladies. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE The 18-year-old had planned a trip to the famous Spanish resort with her friends to celebrate […]
THREE IN-A-ROW CHASING Dublin are relieved with the news that All-Ireland winning captain Sinéad Aherne’s injury isn’t as bad as initially feared, but they’ve been dealt another blow after All-Star Sinéad Finnegan’s departure from the panel. In and out: Sinéad Aherne and Sinéad Finnegan. Source: Inpho. “Sinéad is just taking a bit of a sabbatical […]
THE CAPACITY AT Fitzgerald Stadium will be reduced by 6,100 for the opening Super 8s clash between Mayo and Kerry this weekend. Click Here: Spain football tracksuit The decision has been taken due to issues relating to facilitating season ticket holders in the main stand, as well as a need for space where fans can […]
Tipperary 3-23 Waterford 0-10 Shane Brophy reports from Semple Stadium TIPPERARY SET UP a home final against either Cork or Clare with a facile 22 point victory over Waterford in the Munster Under 20 Hurling Championship semi-final at Semple Stadium this evening. The defending All Ireland champions, despite the change in grade from under 21 […]
Dublin 1-17 Wexford 0-6 Brendan Graham reports from Parnell Park DUBLIN EASED TO victory this evening against Wexford with Ciaran Archer scoring 1-8 for the home side at Parnell Park to set up a Leinster U20 final against Laois. It was Dublin who settled into the game quickest on their home turf taking just two […]
IF PROVINCIAL TITLES are perceived to be a devalued currency as the GAA world gazes at the impending All-Ireland series, then it is not a value system the Donegal camp would agree with. Before Jim McGuinness kick-started this decade, the county had only been crowned Ulster champions on five occasions. When they saw off Cavan […]
GAA PRESIDENT JOHN Horan says it’s unavoidable that Cork’s football and hurling teams are playing on separate days in Croke Park this weekend. John Horan speaking at the All-Ireland SHC series national launch at Mungret St Pauls GAA Club in Limerick. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE Click Here: lions rugby online store The Rebels are in All-Ireland […]