FORMER DUBLIN GOALKEEPER Cliodhna O’Connor has joined Mick Bohan’s backroom team as the county chase a fifth successive All-Ireland Ladies football crown this year. O’Connor has worked with Cuala and Dublin hurlers under Mattie Kenny as athletic performance coach in recent years. She operated in the same capacity with the Ireland women’s hockey U23 and U21 […]
Updated Mar 11th 2021, 3:11 PM DUBLIN CAMOGIE STAR Ali Twomey has spoken about the ongoing challenges she and her team-mates face to play for their county. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Twomey, who is heading into her 11th season with the Dubs, says there are still issues regarding travel expenses and reveals that she spends up […]
PHYSIO AND FORMER Dublin hurler Joey Boland says he noticed an increase in the number of injuries at inter-county level last year, due to the condensed nature of the GAA season. Former Dublin hurler Joey Boland. Source: Harry Murphy/SPORTSFILE The Covid-19 pandemic caused huge disruption to the hurling and football campaigns in 2020, forcing a […]
ON BEHIND THE LINES, we’re lucky enough to chat to some of our favourite sports journalists about their careers and the writing that inspired them. The podcast series, hosted by Gavin Cooney, is heading for 70 episodes and is shaped by our member-only sportswriting WhatsApp group. Involvement is worth it alone for the huge recommended […]
CORA STAUNTON STARRED in today’s AFLW action as she scored three goals to help GWS Giants claim success in their Round 7 clash. Cora Staunton celebrates scoring a goal. Source: AAP/PA Images In torrential rain GWS Giants ran out 45-25 winners over St Kilda for a result that is only their third victory of the […]
TWO-TIME ALL-STAR DEFENDER Sinéad Burke has confirmed that her glittering 14-year inter-county career with Galway has come to an end. End of an era: Sinéad Burke. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Having made her senior debut in 2007, the Oughterard native went on to enjoy a glittering individual career with the Tribe, which ultimately culminated in All-Star […]
CAVAN’S AISLING SHERIDAN scored two goals but it wasn’t enough to prevent Collingwood losing their first AFLW game of the season today. Collingwood’s Aisling Sheridan and Brisbane’s Orla O’Dwyer. Instead the Brisbane Lions and Tipperary’s Orla O’Dwyer were left celebrating after the Round 7 clash as they claimed a 35-32 win at Whitten Oval. The […]
ONE MORE WEEK of level 5 done and dusted and there was even a hint, however brief, of spring in the air. It would do you good. It’s nice to have something to look forward to, and here at The42 we’ve got another great week of membership content lined up to keep you entertained and, […]
HENRY SHEFFLIN HAS long been tipped as a potential successor to Brian Cody once the legendary figure steps aside as Kilkenny boss. After leading Ballyhale Shamrocks to back-to-back All-Ireland club titles, Shefflin has taken charge of Kilkenny intermediate side Thomastown for 2021. It did little to quieten the talk that he’s waiting in the wings […]
VIKKI WALL, FOR one, was certainly taken aback by the positive response. On last month’s ladies football All-Stars programme on TG4, the Meath All-Ireland winner opened up about the regular verbal abuse — related to her weight — she has been subjected to from the sideline and stands while playing inter-county football. The 2020 Intermediate […]