UCD 2-9 Dublin 1-10 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park DUBLIN STAR JACK McCaffrey put sentiment to one side to play a key role in UCD’s Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup win at Parnell Park, the Sky Blues’ first competitive defeat in almost a year. McCaffrey, the 2015 Footballer of the Year, didn’t play for […]
LIMERICK’S JAMES RYAN has returned to the senior hurling panel for 2017, according to the Limerick Leader. The 2013 Munster winning player was initially omitted from the first panel which was announced in November 2016, to allow him some time to consider his inter-county future. Under new manager John Kiely, Ryan has confirmed his commitment […]
BEFORE EMBARKING ON a career in professional football, Kenny Cunningham played Gaelic football with the Dublin minors alongside Dessie Farrell and current senior boss Jim Gavin. Speaking on Off The Ball last night, the former Irish international told Ger Gilroy and Kevin Kilbane that he had a “fleeting acquaintance” with our indigenous sport but that he […]
Galway 1-20 NUI Galway 0-13 SEAN MCINERNEY SCORED 1-3 on his first start for Galway as they made it back-to-back wins in Group 1 of the Walsh Cup against NUI Galway at Ballinasloe. Micheal Donoghue’s men hammered DIT 1-30 to 0-12 last weekend and although they trailed 0-11 to 0-5 at half-time, a Dan Nevin-inspired […]
JOE SHERIDAN IS set to make his inter-county comeback tomorrow night for Meath but it will be in a new role as goalkeeper. The former forward has been named between the posts by manager Andy McEntee for the O’Byrne Cup tie against Laois in Stradbally. Sheridan last lined out for Meath in their 2013 All-Ireland […]
IT’S A LONG way from the glamour of international rugby. After winning 87 caps and bagging 60 tries for Wales, Shane Williams made his Gaelic football debut last night but had to brave a blizzard in Donegal while doing so. 39-year-old Williams was in action for Glenswilly, the reigning Donegal senior football champions, against nearby […]
GATHERED AT BALLYBODEN St.Enda’s GAA club on Monday to support the launch of the Club Players Association, an impressive cast of former inter-county figures put on an adaptation of Monty Python’s Four Yorkshiremen sketch. “My club had to play three championship matches in a week!” said one. “That’s nothing,” scoffed another, “I know a club […]
Home Ireland’s Jonathan Walters. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Ulster’s Dave Shanahan will make his first start for the province this weekend against Exeter Chiefs in the Champions Cup. Jonathan Walters could be a doubt for Ireland’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Wales, as he is set to undergo surgery. Joe Sheridan is set to make his inter-county comeback this […]
EAMONN FITZMAURICE HAS injected some experience into his side that will face Cork in this weekend’s McGrath Cup meeting on Sunday. [Mallow, Throw-in at 2pm] The team contains 9 players who featured in their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin in 2016, while 5 more, including Under 21 players Jason Foley, Brian Ó Beaglaoich and Tom […]
CORK AND LIMERICK have both named new-look sides for their Munster Senior League fixture this Sunday. [Gaelic Grounds, 2pm] Rebel stalwarts Anthony Nash and Patrick Horgan return to the starting side that will be looking to build on their comprehensive win over Kerry last weekend. Shane Kingston, who hit nine points during that fixture, has […]