Month: September 2021

The Armagh team last April. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO AFTER THEIR ALL-IRELAND quarter-final exit yesterday, Armagh are on the lookout for new management with Fionnuala McAtamney and Lorraine McCaffrey stepping down. It comes as a cruel end to the year, after news of Aimee Mackin’s cruciate injury. “Fionnuala McAtamney and Lorraine McCaffrey step down as Armagh […]

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FOR THE 15th time in history, traditional powerhouses Dublin and Kerry will meet in the All-Ireland football final following this weekend’s semi-finals.  The Kingdom overturned a four-point half-time deficit as Stephen O’Brien’s 56th-minute goal propelled them to a 1-18 to 0-18 victory over Tyrone. He guided the Kerry minors to three All-Ireland titles and now […]

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IT WAS STEPHEN O’Brien who stole the headlines after Kerry’s dramatic All-Ireland semi-final win over Tyrone in Croke Park this afternoon. The Kenmare man hit the all-important goal, tagged on two points and was named man-of-the-match but perhaps, most notably, was shown a black card as the clock ran down in their three-point win in […]

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Cavan 3-12 Westmeath 1-7 By Gerry Buckley CAVAN SECURED THEIR place in the TG4 All-Ireland senior championship again next year with a decisive win against Westmeath in Kinnegad this afternoon, while the Lake county ladies now face a winner-takes-all relegation final with Monaghan next weekend. Cavan, who had the aid of a slight breeze in […]

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1. Kerry’s second-half revival IT WASN’T AS emphatic as Dublin’s turnaround yesterday, but the manner of Kerry’s response after half-time was highly impressive. Trailing Tyrone by four, the Kingdom looked worryingly devoid of energy and ideas up front. Paul Geaney and David Clifford celebrate a late score. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The majority of their attacks […]

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WITHOUT USING IT as an excuse for their championship exit, James Horan bemoaned Mayo’s six-day turnaround between their win over Donegal and semi-final loss to Dublin. Horan’s side enjoyed a thrilling round 3 Super 8s victory over the back-to-back Ulster champions in Castlebar, which arrived on the back of a taxing qualifier run. Then they […]

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LEADING HURLING REFEREE Brian Gavin admits that he is ‘amazed’ at times with the lack of understanding of GAA rules. Brian Gavin during this year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final Source: James Crombie/INPHO Offaly native Gavin, who was in charge for this year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final, is hopeful that the new GAA referee handbook which […]

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