EXPERIENCED DEFENDER PAUL Murphy has been confirmed as the new Kerry senior football captain for the 2021 season, taking over a position filled last year by David Clifford. New Kerry football captain Paul Murphy. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO The 29-year-old Rathmore club man was nominated by the East Kerry Board after his role in the divisional […]
PAUDIE MURRAY IS to remain in charge of the Cork senior camogie team for the 2021 season. Murray will now reach a decade in the role after being ratified as manager last night for the 10th year in a row by the camogie board on Leeside. Since taking charge in 2012, he has guided Cork […]
DONEGAL GAA HAS named Karl Lacey as the county’s Head of Academy Development. The appointment comes after Lacey stepped down from his role as a selector for the county’s senior football team, having worked on Declan Bonner’s backroom staff for the past three seasons. One of Donegal’s most decorated footballers, Lacey retired from the inter-county […]
DEREK MCGRATH IS set to be involved with the Laois minor hurlers again in 2021. The ex-Waterford manager was part of Liam Dunne’s backroom team last year, and also had a role with Wexford club Faythe Harriers. Prior to that, he was in charge of the Déise from 2014-18 — winning the league in 2015 […]
THE SIX NOMINEES have been announced for the 2020 RTÉ Sport Team of the Year award. The awards takes place this Thursday night with four Gaelic Games sides in the running along with one rugby team and one soccer outfit. There are two Dublin selections with Dessie Farrell’s Gaelic football team nominated after they won […]
THERE IS STILL plenty uncertainty over when exactly GAA club action will commence around the country for the 2021 season, not least with the amount of competitions still unfinished from last year. But while the pandemic removes clarity on that front, it is apparent that the presence of some big hurling names in different coaching […]
SHANE KEEGAN IS joined by a two-time All-Star on the latest instalment of How To Win At Dominoes. Clíodhna O’Connor, Dublin’s goalkeeper during their 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies’ Football Championship triumph, is the guest for the third episode of the second season of The42‘s coaching podcast. Since hanging up her gloves, O’Connor has honed her […]
CORK’S MARK KEANE is facing time on the sideline after undergoing finger tendon surgery due to an injury suffered in pre-season training with his AFL club Collingwood. Mark Keane celebrating his goal for Cork against Kerry last year. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Keane is expected to be out for up to two months due to the […]
FORMER SENIOR HURLER David Redmond and Dublin senior club winning boss Joe Fortune will both be involved with the Wexford U20 hurling management for the coming season. James Sheil, who guided Wexford to Leinster minor glory in 2019, remains as manager of the team. Redmond brought his Wexford senior playing career to a close after […]
SAOIRSE NOONAN IS weighing up options outside Ireland following her exploits with Cork City during the 2020 season. The 21-year-old played a pivotal role for her hometown club as they reached last month’s FAI Cup final, which ended in defeat to Peamount United at Tallaght Stadium. She was named Women’s National League Player of the […]