ADRIAN O’SULLIVAN HAS been appointed as the new Dublin senior camogie manager. He replaces outgoing boss John Treacy (Cuala), who was in charge for just one campaign. O’Sullivan led UL to back-to-back Ashbourne Cups in 2018 and 2019, while he worked as coach with Westmeath (2016, 2017) and Kildare (2019) hurlers in recent years. He […]
RTÉ HAVE UNVEILED the list of contenders who have been nominated for the Young Sportsperson of the Year, and Manager of the Year for 2020. Five top athletes have been shortlisted for the Young Sportsperson of the Year category while six names have been put forward for the Manager of the Year gong. Snooker player […]
FOUR-TIME ALL-Star Keith Higgins has become the latest high profile retirement in Mayo, as he departs the squad after 16 seasons of senior inter-county football. The 35-year-old, who has also lined out for the Mayo hurlers in the past, excelled in both attacking and defensive positions. He was selected to mark some of the top […]
1. “I think I have definitely moved on. When I was pressing the ‘f**k it button,’ subconsciously, I was playing out those roles but, for me, it was important not to consider myself a victim or a survivor [of abuse]. They are important words for me to avoid in many respects because I think if you […]
Updated Jan 24th 2021, 12:00 PM Collingwood’s Irish duo Sarah Rowe and Aishling Sheridan. Source: AAP/PA Images THEY’RE LIVING THE Australian dream, but those back on home soil are never too far from their thoughts. “It’s very difficult for people in Ireland at the minute,” Sarah Rowe shakes her head, sitting next to her Collingwood […]
THE LAST ACT for Keith Higgins in a Mayo jersey saw him play a peripheral role. He watched on as All-Ireland dejection visited Mayo once more in a decider, an unused substitute for the eerie December occasion that rounded off the 2020 championship. It would prove his final involvement in the Mayo football ranks. Five […]
FORMER MAYO STAR Fiona McHale says she is open to a potential return to the Green and Red set-up in 2021 under new management. The Carnacon midfielder was one of 12 players to leave the panel in the summer of 2018, originally citing “player welfare issues” as the reason for their departure. She was vice-captain […]
HIS CLUB CAREER would go on for almost another decade, but Shane Curran’s days in the Roscommon jersey ended when John Maughan took charge of the county in 2006. After two and a half seasons under Tommy Carr, Maughan’s appointment saw several senior players removed who were considered difficult to handle at the time. Ex-Roscommon […]
TOP LIMERICK HURLING club Patrickswell have turned to a highly successful Clare club manager to take charge of them for the 2021 season. John O’Meara won three county titles as Sixmilebridge manager. Source: INPHO John O’Meara has been appointed as the new boss of Patrickswell and will be joined by Sean Chaplin as coach of […]
CONNACHT GAA SECRETARY JOHN Prenty says the pandemic forced county boards into cost-saving measures which should be retained to curb the rising costs of preparing inter-county teams. In the provincial council’s annual report, Prenty noted how a “high quality” All-Ireland championship took place in 2020 despite team costs being a fraction of the previous year. Costs […]