Michael Murphy in action for Donegal. Source: Presseye/Donna McBride/INPHO DONEGAL FOOTBALLER MICHAEL Murphy is reported to be one of the Irish participants to feature in the 2017 edition of The Toughest Trade documentary, according to a report. Since its inception, The Toughest Trade has allowed Irish sport stars to sample other sports as part of […]
What county are St Rynagh's from? INPHO Westmeath Roscommon Laois Offaly Any clue where county champions Ahascragh-Fohenagh are from? @AhasFohGAA Galway Mayo Clare Tipperary It was a year of county and provincial hurling glory for Mayfield. But where are they from? @MayfieldGAA Dublin Cork Waterford Kildare Name the county that O'Loughlin Gaels are located in? […]
THE BIG PRIZES have been handed out across the various grades at club and inter-county levels. Hurling’s standard-bearers are Tipperary after a stunning summer campaign while Dublin swept all before them again to successfully retain their All-Ireland senior football championship crown. But for others, the winter months are filled with soul-searching, regrets and thoughts of […]
PLENTY DRAMA, PLENTY success and plenty disappointment. 2016 was packed with standout club hurling moments, here are some of the pictures that capture it. 24 pictures that sum up the drama and colour of the 2016 club hurling year Previous 1 / 24Next All-Ireland senior semi-final Na Piarsaigh’s Cathal King comes to the assistance of […]
DONEGAL MANAGER RORY Gallagher will be without the services of Leo McLoone in 2017 after the forward decided to make himself unavailable for selection. The former All-Ireland winner found himself out of favour last season and didn’t start any of Donegal’s Championship fixtures in 2016. McLoone, a key part of Jim McGuinness’ All-Ireland winning squad […]
1. Finian Hanley with his daughter after the Connacht final The Galway defender gets to savour a first provincial title win in eight years with his five-month-old daughter Freya. Source: James Crombie/INPHO 2. Waterford’s Pauric Mahony is comforted after the defeat to Kilkenny The Deise sharpshooter struck 0-23 over the course of the All-Ireland semi-final […]
EARLIER IN THE month, Google Trends released their most popular searches throughout 2016, both globally and by country. Euro 2016 was the top trending search Ireland. Other popular sports-related searches were Olympics at number six and Ireland vs New Zealand – the 10th most popular Google search in Ireland. Conor McGregor made the list of […]
1. ”11 games, 11 wins, 25 goals scored, 2 goals conceded, from 8th place and 8 points off the pace to 6 points clear at the top of the table. This is, of course, Chelsea’s record since Conte changed to a 3-4-3 formation. These results are impressive regardless, however, they become even more impressive when the quality of […]
Harry Kane stopped blaming the pitch and started looking for a new job If there's any @NFL teams looking for a kicker in the future, have a look at my game tonight! 😉 #SOUTOT Click Here: England National Rugby Team Jersey— Harry Kane (@HKane) December 28, 2016 Source: Harry Kane/Twitter Paul McShane, gamechanger I made […]
THE GREEN AND Red of Mayo was a song that was undoubtedly played numerous times on jukeboxes around Edinburgh recentlty as Dunedin Connollys toasted an All-Ireland JFC quarter-final win over Rosenallis of Laois. They went into the game as big underdogs, partly to do with the fact that they had never beaten an Irish side […]