LOADS DONE, BUT a lot more to do. And all in good time, hopefully. That’s the general feeling of Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald at the 2019 TG4 All-Ireland championship launch as he once again called on the Ladies Gaelic Football Association [LGFA] to affiliate with the GAA to drive ladies football to the next level. […]
AND THEN THERE were eight. The race for Sam Maguire heats up this weekend as the Super 8s portion of the All-Ireland SFC gets underway. All-Ireland semi-final spots are up for grabs as the two groups of four teams battle it out in the round-robin series. Group 1 consists of Kerry, Donegal, Mayo and Meath […]
FERMOY’S TOMÁS CLANCY returns to the Cork starting XV for Saturday’s Super 8s opener against All-Ireland champions Dublin in Croke Park. Clancy was a second-half sub in the Rebels’ impressive win over Laois last weekend, and takes his place at centre-back with Kevin O’Donovan dropping to the bench. Ronan McCarthy may be forced to make […]
FROM STARRING AS Donegal made it three in-a-row in Ulster to signing a professional deal to play in the AFLW in 2020, what a rollercoaster 10 days it’s been for Katy Herron. Western Bulldogs announced their newest signings this morning, with 28-year-old Herron joining Tipperary star Aisling McCarthy at the 2018 Grand Final champions. Donegal […]
Kilkenny man Maguire. Source: Twitter/pnefc PRESTON NORTH END are enjoying a pre-season camp at Cork’s Fota Island this week. Having played Cork City in a friendly at Turner’s Cross on Monday evening, the squad were back out on the training pitch yesterday. For a bit of fun, manager Alex Neil organised some hurling lessons for […]
SEAMUS HARNEDY IS around long enough to have played alongside Cork’s latest addition to their backroom team, Tom Kenny. Seamus Harnedy in action against Clare in the Munster SHC. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Kenny won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster titles during an illustrious career with the Rebels and manager John Meyler officially brought him […]
The PwC GAA/GPA Players of the Month for June, footballer Jamie Brennan of Donegal, and hurler, Diarmuid O’Keeffe of Wexford. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE WEXFORD’S DIARMUID O’KEEFFE and Donegal forward Jamie Brennan landed PWC GAA/GPA player of the month awards for June earlier today. The pair both caught the eye during a month where their respective counties […]
THE PwC PLAYER of the month award put the bow on a stunning month of June for Wexford midfielder Diarmuid O’Keeffe. Now in his eighth inter-county season, he helped the Model County end a 15-year wait without the Leinster title the weekend before last. “That can go along with my U12 most improved player of […]
DUBLIN BOSS AND back-to-back All-Ireland winning manager Mick Bohan says the provincial championships “just don’t make sense” and they should be scrapped. Dublin manager Mick Bohan. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Both the Leinster and Connacht senior competitions go to straight finals in ladies football, and the Clontarf clubman strongly feels that change is needed. He was […]
THE TITLE HOLDERS Kerry have named their starting fifteen for their opening game of the EirGrid Munster U20 football championship tomorrow night with three players from last year’s provincial winning side included. The Jack O’Connor managed Kerry side take on Limerick in Austin Stack Park with the winners advancing to the final against Cork or […]