THE GAA HAVE rejected the idea that the decision to postpone the return of inter-county action was financially motivated. Speaking at the launch of the GAA’s annual report, director general Tom Ryan pointed out that the National Leagues are not major financial earners for Croke Park. “The league in itself doesn’t really have a huge […]
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO could become a new home for GAA coverage in the future. The American subscription streaming service was name-checked by the GAA’s commercial director, Peter McKenna, as the Association launched its annual financial report yesterday. McKenna suggested that Amazon could be a possible bidder for some GAA action in the future, with media […]
TIPPERARY FOOTBALL MANAGER David Power is our next coaching expert to feature on How To Win At Dominoes with host Shane Keegan. Power guided the Premier County to Munster glory last November, shocking Cork in the final to secure their first senior provincial football title in 85 years. Their achievement was particularly poignant as it coincided with […]
CPA CHAIRMAN MICHEÁL Briody says the decision to remove inter-county GAA from Level 5 exemption was ‘accepted too easily,’ but adds that the association is in a difficult position in relation to Covid-19 restrictions. The Government informed the GAA of the move last week while it was also announced that there will be no Gaelic […]
LIMERICK GAA HAS paid tribute to one of its long-serving backroom team members, physiotherapist Mark Van Drumpt, who died today after an illness. The Dutch native worked with Limerick inter-county teams for over 15 years and was a key behind-the-scenes figure for both the senior football and hurling sides, helping the latter to All-Ireland glory. […]
CORK FOOTBALL BOSS Ronan McCarthy’s 12-week ban for a training guideline breach has been upheld by the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee [CHC]. A hearing last night found that McCarthy’s charge of discrediting the Association was proven and the proposed suspension — in relation to a team gathering in January that was in contravention of the […]
THE FOUR ALL-Ireland semi-finalists make up the entire All-Star football selection, one that’s predictably dominated by six-in-a-row champions Dublin. Dublin’s Ciaran Kilkenny and Oisín Mullin of Mayo both picked up All-Stars. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Dublin had nine players selected and even then Stephen Cluxton, Robbie McDaid and Sean Bugler made decent cases for inclusion. It’s […]
A general view of Irish rugby players, Ciara Griffin, Lindsay Peat, Cliodhna Moloney, Linda Djougang and Nichola Fryday. THREE DAYS INTO February, the word finally arrived, even though it had been promised much earlier. Full details of the rescheduled 2021 Women’s Six Nations were to be announced “by the end of January”, as per a […]
Click:best place to sell gold Auckland ADRIAN MULLEN HAS been officially nominated as the new Kilkenny senior hurling captain for the 2021 season. His club Ballyhale Shamrocks confirmed the decision this afternoon with Richie Reid their choice to be vice-captain. Kilkenny still operate under the system whereby club champions nominate the captain for the following […]
CHAMPIONS LIMERICK HAVE bagged nine winners in the 2020 PwC GAA-GPA All-Star hurling team. Burke, Barron, Morrissey, Reid and Kelly amongst the winners. John Kiely’s team were crowned league, Munster and All-Ireland winners last year, a level of dominance reflected in this selection that was announced tonight. There is a third award for defender Seán […]