THE GAA ARE planning to tackle the imbalance in games development funding between what Dublin receives and the other 31 counties. Dublin players celebrating last year’s final replay win over Mayo. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Dublin last year received €1.46 million – approximately 14% – of the total figure of €10.14 million that the GAA distributed to […]
WEXFORD’S LEE CHIN is set to be the latest hurler to try out another sport as part of AIB’s ‘The Toughest Trade’ documentary series, with the 24-year-old to travel to Canada to play ice hockey with the Vancouver Canucks. Lee Chin and Alex Auld set for a sporting swap. Source: INPHO-AP In return Alex Auld […]
University of Limerick 2-21 NUI Galway 2-12 Eoin Brennan reports from UL UL BECAME THE first college to advance to the Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals after maintaining their perfect start to Group B on home soil this afternoon against NUI Galway. Tipperary and Waterford forwards starred today for UL. Source: INPHO Taking the whip hand for […]
UCC 1-8 UCD 1-5 Jackie Cahill reports from Belfield MARK O’BRIEN’S SECOND-half goal proved pivotal as UCC took control of Group D in the Fitzgibbon Cup, claiming their second successive win in the competition. Mark O’Brien hit the only goal of the game for UCC. Hosts UCD were held scoreless in the second half as […]
Collins Cork IT 1-14 DCU-St Patrick’s 0-6 Ciarán Gallagher reports from Drumcondra CORK IT CLAIMED an 11-point win in testing conditions at DCU-St Patrick’s Drumcondra grounds in Round 2 of the Fitzgibbon Cup this afternoon. The visitors took advantage of a strong breeze in the first half to go into the break with a 10-point […]
The Roscommon team after last week’s FBD League final loss to Galway. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Updated 8.15pm THERE’S TWO LEAGUE debuts handed out in the Roscommon team for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 football league trip to Omagh while opponents Tyrone have made six changes from last weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup final win over Derry.. Goalkeeper […]
WIT’s Austin Gleeson in action against Trinity’s Cian O’Sullivan Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 2016 HURLER OF the Year Austin Gleeson returned from suspension for Waterford IT as they claimed victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup against Trinity College tonight by 4-15 to 1-8 in Santry. Gleeson missed last week’s loss to DCU but was back for a […]
Limerick IT 2-12 DCU 0-15 Ciarán Gallagher reports from DCU Sportsground TWO SECOND-HALF goals from Paul Killeen helped Limerick IT seal a comeback victory over a devastated DCU-Dóchas Éireann at the DCU Sportsgrounds tonight. The hosts led from the 18th minute until a second goal from Galway’s Killeen with five minutes remaining in normal time. And […]
NEW CAVAN MANAGER Mattie McGleenan will hand debuts to three players in Sunday’s Allianz Football League tie against Dublin at Kingspan Breffni Park. Fergal Reilly and Niall Clerkin will make their first starts for the county, while Gerard Smith, who featured off the bench in last summer’s Ulster quarter-final win over Armagh, also makes his […]
THE GAA’S PROPOSED revamp on the All-Ireland senior football championship will come in for a three year phase if passed later this month. The change to the football structure, which was proposed last August, will require a two-thirds majority to be passed. It is being brought forward by the GAA’s Central Council and will come […]