Month: September 2021

DOWN MANAGER PADDY Tally has had his ban reduced from 12 to eight weeks following a meeting of the Central Hearings Committee last night. The suspension relates to a breach of the GAA’s training guidelines with the infraction of ‘misconduct considered to have discredited the association’ seeing Tally initially handed a proposed 12-week suspension. The […]

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FORMER CORK FOOTBALL captain and St Finbarr’s All-Ireland club winner Christy Ryan has passed away with tributes paid to the dual playing star. Christy Ryan (left) in action for Cork in the 1987 All-Ireland semi-final. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO Click Here: longford gaa jerseys Ryan lined out for both Cork senior teams in the ’80s, particularly […]

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THE GAA HAS confirmed that there will be no Gaelic games activity “until Easter at the earliest,” with no inter-county action permitted under Level 5 restrictions. Click Here: brisbane broncos shirt A letter was sent to county boards this evening following a meeting of the GAA’s Covid Advisory Group. The Government has told that GAA […]

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RENOWNED COACHING SPECIALIST Dr Ed Coughlan is the latest expert of the field to sit in the hotseat alongside host Shane Keegan on How To Win At Dominoes. Coughlan, who has previously worked with teams including the Mayo footballers and Dublin hurlers, is a Skills Acquisition Specialist and lectures in the Munster Technological University. He recalls how receiving […]

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IN THE WAKE of the news that there will be no GAA activity until Easter at the earliest, the Association have said it remains their intention to complete the inter-county league and championship in 2021. It was confirmed last night that inter-county competitions are no longer covered under the Level 5 exemptions for elite sport. […]

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THE TOP LADIES football stars from the 2020 TG4 All-Ireland championships will be honoured on a special TV programme on Saturday, 27 February. Sinead Goldrick, Aimee Mackin and Carla Rowe are in the running for the senior Player of the Year award. Source: Inpho. The 2020 junior, intermediate and senior Teams of the Championship will […]

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REIGNING ALL-IRELAND SENIOR camogie champions Kilkenny have announced that three-time All-Star Meighan Farrell will be their captain for 2021. The Thomastown star was central to the Cats’ O’Duffy Cup triumph before Christmas, as Brian Dowling’s side banished the hurt of three consecutive All-Ireland final defeats to reign supreme again. She also steered her club to […]

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Updated Feb 11th 2021, 4:30 PM MINISTER FOR STATE of Sport Jack Chambers has explained how inter-county GAA came to lose its exemption status as an elite sport during Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, with GAA president John Horan later clarifying that the lack of ‘bubbles’ was the predominant reason behind the Association parking its inter-county […]

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