Month: September 2021

Updated Jun 14th 2021, 10:19 PM TITLE HOLDERS BALLYMUN Kickhams and Knockmore discovered their groups as they prepare to defend their titles following tonight’s draw for the Dublin and Mayo senior football championships. Knockmore players celebrating last year’s Mayo senior final win. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Ballymun Kickhams are pitted in Group 3 in Dublin along […]

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WHEN TADHG DE Burca felt a pop in his knee 20 minutes into last December’s All-Ireland hurling final, he instantly knew he’d torn his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again. De Burca was familiar with the popping sensation, having suffered the dreaded injury in the same knee while playing for his club Clashmore-Kinsalebeg in September 2019. […]

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THE GAA HAS announced that 2,400 spectators will be permitted to attend the Allianz Football League Division 3 final between Derry and Offaly at Croke Park on Saturday [throw-in, 5pm]. A statement released by the association this evening confirms that the league decider has been designated an official pilot fixture for the return of spectators.   Click Here: […]

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MORE IRISH PLAYERS have earned new Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] contracts as the focus switches to next season. Mayo and Cavan stars Sarah Rowe and Aishling Sheridan have committed their immediate future to Collingwood, putting pen to paper in recent days. Yesterday, Rowe was one of six players to have a new deal announced, […]

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IN-FORM DUBLIN FORWARD Hannah Tyrrell has scooped The Croke Park/LGFA Player of the Month award for May. Tyrrell has enjoyed a sensational return to inter-county football over the past few weeks, establishing herself as a key figure for the Sky Blues after recently bringing the curtain down on a glittering Irish international rugby career. With […]

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KILKENNY’S MIRIAM WALSH and Galway goalkeeper Sarah Healy say they can understand the logic behind setting their Division 1 camogie final for a 7.30pm throw-in on Sunday at Croke Park. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE Cats manager Brian Dowling told the Irish Examiner that he felt the evening start for the game was a “very strange” decision while […]

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GALWAY DEFENDER SHANE Cooney says high-scoring games in hurling are good for the sport and for the entertainment of the fans. Galway’s Shane Cooney. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE The game has come in for scrutiny in recent weeks. Various aspects of the sport have been criticised, including the high scoring tallies in matches, the weight of […]

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