After the movement of teams competing in the Africa Cup of Nations, Ireland are now in what position in the Fifa World Rankings? INPHO 15th 25th 35th 45th The draw for the Mayo Senior Football Championship was made this week. Who won the 2016 edition? INPHO Ballintubber Breaffy Ballinrobe Castlebar Mitchels Who scored 12 points […]
GER CUNNINGHAM HAS named a youthful side to start Dublin’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A opener against All-Ireland champions Tipperary in Croke Park tomorrow night. Young gun Cian O’Sullivan Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Three players from the 2016 Leinster minor hurling champions – Patrick Smyth, Cian O’Sullivan and Donal Burke – have been selected in Cunningham’s starting […]
DONEGAL BOSS RORY Gallagher has recalled Neil McGee to his starting line-up for Sunday’s Allianz League trip to Roscommon. McGee felt unwell on the morning of Donegal’s league opener against Kerry and did not feature, but he has recovered to start at full-back against the Rossies. In the only other change to his team, Gallagher […]
COLM O’NEILL’S FIVE-point haul as a second-half substitute last weekend has propelled him into the starting lineup for Cork’s trip to face Kildare on Sunday in Division 2 of the Allianz Football League. O’Neill arrived off the bench to help Cork salvage a draw against Galway last weekend and he replaces Niall Coakley at corner forward in […]
Ireland fans enjoy the atmosphere in Rome at the Trevi Fountain. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Home Jordan Larmour’s second-half brace handed Ireland U20s a thrilling Six Nations win in Italy. Shane Lowry and Seamus Power are just two shots back at rain-hit Pebble Beach. Ireland have called on James Tracy as cover after captain Rory Best […]
CORK BOSS KIERAN Kingston has kept faith with the players who shone in pre-season as five players will make their first league starts against Clare tomorrow night. Shane Kingston, Mark Coleman David Griffin, Luke Meade and Darragh Fitzgibbon, all of whom are still U21, have impressed for the Rebels in recent weeks. Cork won all five […]
THREE YOUNGSTERS WILL make their first competitive start for Kerry against Mayo tomorrow evening. Eamonn Fitzmaurice has named Austin Stacks defender Ronan Shanahan, Na Gaeil midfielder Jack Barry and Templenoe’s Adrian Spillane in the Kingdom’s starting XV against last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists. Barry, a minor in 2012, arrived off the bench four minutes into Kerry’s […]
IN 1992 COLM Cooper sampled an All-Ireland football final adventure for the first time. He was eight years of age. His formative football days shifted between kicking ball in Ardshanavooly in the heart of Killarney and getting a front-row view of the Dr Crokes senior team training on the Lewis Road. His brothers were involved, […]
IN FIVE WEEKS’ time, Dublin will be six games into their Allianz League campaign. By 19 March, they’ll have clashes against Tyrone, Mayo and Kerry in this year’s competition under the belt – the three teams widely regarded as the biggest pretenders to Dublin’s All-Ireland crown. Dublin forward Paul Mannion Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO If Jim Gavin’s […]
2016 WAS AN incredible year for Slaughtneil, winning Ulster titles in both football and hurling, as well as camogie, making for an historic treble for the Derry club. How and ever, 2017 is shaping up to be even better. The footballers today booked their St Patrick’s Day All-Ireland final date in Croke Park, as they […]