LAOCHRA GAEL FANS are in for another treat this week as Offaly’s double All-Ireland-winning hero Johnny Pilkington steps into the spotlight. Now the father of three children, the Birr legend talks about how he has veered into coaching at underage level since retiring from hurling, and how he enjoys helping young camogie and hurling players […]
SÉAMAS ‘CHEDDAR’ PLUNKETT’S return as Laois senior hurling boss for 2021 has been confirmed, along with his management team. It was widely reported before Christmas that Plunkett was set for a second stint in charge, succeeding Eddie Brennan in the role. And Laois GAA confirmed the appointment last night. The Portlaoise native, who has been […]
CORK FOOTBALLER TOMÁS Clancy has called time on his inter-county career. The 30-year-old defender steps away after an injury-ravaged 2020, having made his senior breakthrough in 2013. Fermoy man Clancy missed the 2020 championship — in which Cork recorded a famous win over Kerry before falling short in the Munster final — after damaging his […]
24 YEARS ON and while the latest edition was naturally delayed, the key photographic collection of the latest GAA season has been released. A dejected Noel McGrath after defeat in the Tipperary county senior football final Source: Ray McManus/SPORTSFILE Kathryn Browne working as the HSE used Croke Park as a drive-in venue for Covid-19 testing. […]
CARLOW HAVE CONFIRMED that Tom Mullally’s backroom team will include his brother, former Kilkenny hurler and All-Ireland winner Paddy Mullally. Tom Mullally was recently appointed manager of the Carlow senior hurlers, with his new backroom team confirmed this morning. Paddy Mullally, who started in midfield for Kilkenny’s 2003 All-Ireland final win over Cork, will join […]
ONE OF THE MOST highly-rated coaches on the inter-county circuit joins Shane Keegan on the latest instalment of How To Win At Dominoes. Paul Kinnerk, who helped mastermind Limerick’s 2018 and 2020 All-Ireland victories and was on the sideline for Clare’s Liam MacCarthy triumph in 2013, is the guest for the fourth episode of the second […]
James Woodlock guided Drom-Inch to a Tipperary SHC semi-final in 2020. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO TIPPERARY GAA HAVE this evening announced new managers for two of the Premier County’s underage teams. Former Tipp senior star James Woodlock has been appointed boss of the minor hurlers on a three-year term, with ex-Dublin full-back Paddy Christie taking charge […]
LIKE THE REST of us, inter-county players are creatures of habit. Often times a new member of a squad will arrive into the dressing room for the first time, plonk himself down in a seat and remain in that spot for the remainder of his days on the panel. The same applies on the team […]
LESS THAN A week after its original publication, Shane Carthy’s book ‘Dark Blue’ has already been declared for reprint. Shane Carthy in action for the Dublin U21s in 2015. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Written from the first-person perspective with an engaging writing style, Carthy began this writing project some 18 months ago, reliving the days of […]
Timo Werner of Chelsea is fouled by Tottenham’s Eric Dier. Source: PA Timo Werner made a fine run out to that side, and then simply allowed Eric Dier to thrash around on the grass in front of him. For what felt like an eternity Dier waggled his legs in the air, like an upturned beetle […]