WHEN MALACHY O’ROURKE sits down over the coming days to watch yesterday’s game, I expect he will be sick to his core with the regret of how his team lost it. Bad decision making and poor refereeing both contributed to their demise. On the other side, Mickey Harte has once again brought his side to […]
CORK BOSS JOHN Meyler is not expecting any players to bring their inter-county careers to a close this winter and is confident he will have a full squad at his disposal when he comes to plot their campaign for the 2019 season. The aftermath of the semi-final loss to Limerick has been ‘extremely difficult’ and […]
JACK MCCAFFREY’S TV interview after Dublin’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Galway on Saturday night drew a wisecrack from Sunday Game pundit Colm O’Rourke. Jack McCaffrey at the launch of the 23rd Asian Gaelic Games at sponsored by Irish international fintech company Fexco. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE “It’s fantastic,” McCaffrey told Marty Morrissey before he was […]
THE MEETINGS OF recent title winners are the standout pairings after the draws last night for the knockout stages of this year’s Cork senior club championships. The third round draws were made in both codes with the potential pairings mapped out for the quarter-finals as well. In hurling Glen Rovers, who were victorious in the […]
STEPHEN ROCHFORD HAS has decided to commit to a fourth season in charge of the Mayo senior football team. Rochford met with Mayo GAA Board chairman, Mike Connelly, to confirm that he will return for the 2019 season and also informed the members of the Mayo squad last week. The Crossmolina native, who was given […]
THE WEXFORD COUNTY Board have confirmed that Davy Fitzgerald is to continue in his role as manager of the county’s senior hurling team. The 47-year-old former Clare goalkeeper will remain at the helm for a third year, having taken over ahead of the 2017 season following the departure of Liam Dunne. The news was confirmed […]
YOUNG DUBLIN FOOTBALLER James Madden has been snapped up by AFL club Brisbane Lions on a two-year contract. James Madden in action in last year’s Leinster minor football final. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Madden has been linked with the club for some time and has now signed on officially as a Category B international rookie for […]
GALWAY’S MARCH TOWARDS the 2017 All-Ireland crown was notable for the lack of goals they scored en route to the title. They averaged almost 28 points per game in the championship but only hit the net in one game – the Leinster quarter-final against Dublin. Galway raised two green flags against Dublin in Tullamore but failed […]
THE LIAM MILLER Tribute Match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a sellout, event organisers have confirmed. All 45,000 tickets for the 25 September charity game between Manchester United legends and an Ireland/Celtic selection have now been purchased. An extra 38,000 tickets went on general sale yesterday following the GAA’s decision at the end of July […]
DAVY FITZGERALD IS the man to take Wexford ‘to the next level’ in the eyes of captain Matthew O’Hanlon, who has thrown his support behind the manager after the county board announced earlier today he will remain in charge for the 2019 season. After Wexford’s quarter-final championship exit to Clare last month, there had been […]