Mayo’s Fergal Boland and NUIG’s Damien Comer both scored impressively today. NUI Galway 1-21 Mayo 2-16 Colm Gannon reports from Elverys MacHale Park A MAKESHIFT MAYO team with ten debutants in their starting line-up got their 2017 season underway with a two point defeat to NUI Galway in MacHale Park this afternoon. With the majority […]
THE NEW MEATH and Cavan managers began their inter-county reigns on a triumphant note this afternoon but it was a bad start to the season for Tyrone with a potentially serious injury to attacker Connor McAliskey. Andy McEntee saw his Meath charges storm to a comprehensive win over Wicklow in the O’Byrne Cup while Cavan […]
TWO MEMBERS OF Dublin club Cuala’s Leinster club hurling winning squad are set to link up with the Derry senior panel this season. Cuala are currently gearing up for their All-Ireland club semi-final battle with Derry champions Slaughtneil on 25 February at the Athletic Grounds. Cian Waldron helped Cuala win a first Leinster senior club […]
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed celebrates his touchdown catch against the New York Giants Source: Nick Wass Michael van Gerwen lifts the trophy after winning the William Hill World Darts Championship Source: Steven Paston Kerry the dog at Munster rugby squad training Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Domen Prevc of Slovenia soars through the air during […]
Aaron Kernan and Declan Brennan at the launch of the Club Players Association today. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO STAGING THE ALL-Ireland finals on the August Bank Holiday weekend and condensing the provincial championships are some of the proposals that the new GAA Club Players Association feel can help the current problems which are crippling club players […]
Aaron Kernan (Crossmaglen Rangers) and Kevin Nolan (Kilmacud Crokes) are both former All-Ireland club winners BOTH FORMER INTER-county senior footballers, both former All-Ireland senior club winners and both well placed to speak on the club v county fixture conflict in the GAA. Armagh’s Aaron Kernan and Dublin’s Kevin Nolan both tasted St Patrick’s Day glory […]
Home Munster’s Simon Zebo enjoys his training session at UL. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Ulster director of rugby Les Kiss has called on his Ulster players to deliver some big performances over the coming weeks as they look to turn their season around. The GAA Club Players Association was officially launched in Dublin today and they […]
DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL champions Glenswilly will be graced with the presence of rugby legend Shane Williams this week for the third series of AIB’s The Toughest Trade. The 39-year-old, who won 87 caps with Wales and played on three British and Irish Lions tours, will train with Michael Murphy’s club for the duration of his stay […]
DUBLIN CLUB SIDE St Brigid’s are taking plenty of heat on social media after a player-coach contract proposed by the management was leaked on Twitter. The 2003 Leinster club champions haven’t been crowned kingpins of Dublin since 2011, and this year they’ve requested each player sign the contract which outlines 16 key requirements. According to […]
CORK’S DEFENCE OF the McGrath Cup gets underway on Wednesday night, and manager Peadar Healy has opted for an experienced XV to take on Tipperary. The Rebels recall Michael Shields, who was released from the panel after last year’s league, along with goalkeeper Ken O’Halloran. The Cork management insisted at the time that a breach of discipline […]