ST VINCENT’S AND BALLYBODEN St Enda’s powered their way into the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals with wins in Parnell Park this evening. St Vincent’s defeated northside rivals Na Fianna in a close-run contest that saw them emerge with a two-point win. Vins held a 0-6 to 0-5 advantage at the break before Colin Curry hit […]
DUBLIN CAMOGIE BOSS David Herity has confirmed on Twitter this evening that he is stepping down from his position. Herity led the team to their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1990 last year, but failed to build on this progress, as they were dumped out of the competition following a comprehensive 0-20 to 0-4 quarter-final loss to […]
A RANDOM MESSAGE out of the blue is often the starting point for new and exciting opportunities in the world we live in today. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Before Aisling McCarthy opened her phone that day, she probably didn’t know what CrossCoders was. She’s well aware now. It’s a global programme that allows top female athletes […]
KIERAN MCGEENEY IS a firm believer in the dark side. The former All-Ireland winning captain often says that all elite sportsmen need to have a darkness inside them to compete at the highest level. Sean Cavanagh can attest to that. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The five-time All-Star found himself edging closer and closer to his dark […]
A BID TO keep part of the famous Big Tree GAA haunt near Croke Park open on match days has been blocked by the local council. Louis Fitzgerald, the former owner of the pub, revealed earlier this year that the north Dublin joint had been sold to the Dublin Loft Company. Since the sale, the new […]
CRATLOE PROVED SUPERIOR to reigning champions Sixmilebridge as they enjoyed 1-19 0-16 win over their neighbours in this afternoon’s quarter-final. Riain Considine, a Dr Harty Cup winner with Ard Scoil Rís, fired home the all-important goal in the 37th minute. His initial shot was saved by Derek Fahy but Considine made no mistake with the […]
Updated at 7.45pm TYRONE GAA HAS this evening said it will be taking no disciplinary action against any Edendork player after Sean Cavanagh sustained horrific injuries during a club match last weekend. The former Tyrone senior football captain suffered a broken nose and concussion after an incident during the championship clash between Edendork and Moy at O’Neill […]
Abbeyside 0-14 De La Salle 0-13 Tomás McCarthy reports from Fraher Field JUBILANT SCENES GREETED Tommy O’Sullivan’s final whistle in Fraher Field this evening as Abbeyside squeezed through to their first Waterford senior hurling final in 10 years. Top scorer Mark Ferncombe hit the winner five minutes from the end for Peter Queally’s charges after […]
Ballintubber 2-17 Moy Davitts 0-11 BALLINTUBBER BOOKED THEIR spot in the final four of the Mayo GAA Senior Football Championship with a comprehensive win over last years intermediate champions Moy Davitts. Cillian O’Connor led the way on the scroeboard with seven points over the hour and the impressive Alan Plunkett keeping up his good form […]
“Let’s face it, it’s a rare sport that hasn’t been through an existential crisis in recent years. From athletics to cycling and tennis to Formula One, we’ve seen almost every major sport display some pretty ugly cracks as the direct and indirect result of the massive financial pressures that now dominate the global games. Corruption, […]