MICHAEL SOLAN’S AN infrequent Twitter user. “Not very active” is how he’d describe his experience of the social medium. At 34 years of age, and manager of an All-Ireland winning team, Solan doesn’t need to log on to a computer or reach for his smartphone to seek approval and affirmation. The sense of satisfaction that […]
SARAH ROWE HAS a pretty tough decision to make over the next few weeks, but at the same time it’s a pretty nice position she finds herself in. Source: Tom Beary/INPHO Splitting her life between gaelic football in Mayo and soccer and college in Dublin, the 21-year-old decided this year that she should make a […]
Eoin Larkin and Paddy Stapleton were amongst those who retired in 2016. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 2016 SAW SOME big names hang up their inter-county hurley for good. Time to pay tribute to the retiring stars from the last 12 months. 1. Brian Carroll (Offaly – Coolderry) After 14 seasons, the Offaly hurling stalwart retired in […]
Tipperary players celebrating their All-Ireland final win. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO IT WAS A brilliant year for Tipperary as they were crowned All-Ireland senior champions. But what else do you remember from the 2016 hurling year? Take our quiz to find out. **************** Who won the Walsh Cup in Croke Park in January? INPHO Wexford Dublin […]
IT WOULDN’T BE the GAA if a season didn’t pass by without controversy. This year saw its fair share, with the black card, verbal jousts and scoring messes adding to the seasonal intrigue. Here, in no particular order, we focus on the 12 big GAA controversies from the 2016 campaign. *** Christy Ring Cup scoring […]
IT WAS A Monday evening, 13 April 2015, when Tom McGrath arrived home from work. Walking through his front door, he was stuck with an immediate sense that something was wrong, very wrong. Worry hung in the air. Tom recalls a feeling that “something had to be told” and after leaving his keys and diary […]
LOOKING BACK ON 2016 makes you realise that it was a sporting year that wasn’t short of incredible teams; both the old reliables that do the business year in year out, but also teams that caused major shocks and upsets. We took a look through some of the teams that really caught our eye this […]
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AFTER 11 ALL-IRELAND senior wins, that Croke Park final whistle still sparks an emotional response. There’s no tedium for the Cork ladies footballers in their relentless stockpiling of national triumphs. For the longer-serving members of the team, their latest success last September held a great significance. “Every year is definitely getting that bit more special,” […]
1. A third All-Ireland senior camogie title in four years for Cork’s Milford in March. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO 2. All eyes on the ball during the National camogie league final between Kilkenny and Galway. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO 3. A celebratory cartwheel by Briege Corkery after Cork pick up another ladies football league crown. Source: Donall […]