BRIAN CODY HAS been ratified as Kilkenny hurling manager for his 23rd season at a county board meeting tonight.  The longest-serving inter-county boss in the game, he first took charge for the 1999 campaign and has since delivered 11 All-Ireland crowns. Kilkenny’s last Liam MacCarthy Cup arrived back in 2015, which is the longest period … Continue reading "Cody ratified as Kilkenny boss for 23rd season as DJ Carey leaves selector role"

THE MAYO COUNTY board have handed out three-month suspensions to three members of the senior football backroom team who illegally attended the All-Ireland final in December, contravening Covid-19 protocols.  According to reports last week, Croke Park officials queried Mayo GAA about the presence of the unaccredited trio inside the stadium for the final after CCTV … Continue reading "Mayo suspend 3 members of backroom team for 3 months after covert entry into All-Ireland final"

JOE CANNING’S NEPHEW has been drafted into the Galway hurling squad for 2021 with manager Shane O’Neill making seven changes as they get ready for the new season. Click Here: brisbane broncos store Jack Canning scored 2-2 and was man of the match when Galway defeated Cork in the 2017 All-Ireland minor final on a … Continue reading "Joe Canning’s nephew called into Galway hurling squad after rugby stint in Australia"

PETER LEAHY HAS stepped down as manager of the Mayo Ladies after being appointed as part of the new backroom team with the Meath U20 footballers. Leahy steps away after three years in charge, having guided the Connacht outfit to an All-Ireland semi-final in 2019 where they narrowly lost out to Galway. Mayo reached this … Continue reading "Mayo Ladies boss Peter Leahy steps down as new role with Meath U20 footballers begins"

WATERFORD CONFIRMED THE appointment of Shane Ronayne as senior football boss last night, becoming the final football side to name a manager ahead of the 2021 campaign.  But on the hurling front, 2020 Nicky Rackard semi-finalists Tyrone are still without a boss as the new season looms.  Granted, the return of inter-county training has been … Continue reading "‘The fact there’s no manager in place speaks for itself. We just want a small bit of backing’"

Updated Jan 12th 2021, 8:05 PM FORMER DUBLIN HURLER Ryan O’Dwyer opens up about difficult periods in his personal life in this week’s episode of Laochra Gael. Donegal hero Kevin Cassidy featured in last week’s programme on TG4, and O’Dwyer’s story brings another fascinating instalment to the 19th edition of the series.  The Tipperary native … Continue reading "‘I’d be in her face giving out. I didn’t know what I was doing’ – Ex-Dublin star on recovery from brain injury"

TWO-TIME ALL-Ireland winner Anne Dalton has announced her inter-county retirement from Kilkenny camogie. One of the greatest players of her generation, Dalton has called time on an impressive career in which she picked up six All-Stars and two Player of the Year awards in 2009 and 2018. News of her departure from Brian Dowling’s squad … Continue reading "Two-time All-Ireland winner calls time on Kilkenny career"

LIMERICK STAR GEARÓID Hegarty and Dublin’s All-Ireland final goalscorer Con O’Callaghan have been named winners of the PWC GAA/GPA Players of the Month Finals award. Hegarty scored seven points as the Treaty County defeated Waterford and claimed hurling’s biggest prize, the Liam MacCarthy Cup. In Football, Dublin’s Con O’Callaghan earned recognition after he netted his … Continue reading "All-Ireland winners Hegarty and O’Callaghan named GAA players of the month"

CORK GAA HAS confirmed Sports Direct as their new sponsor but has also expressed “regret” that news of the deal was leaked to the public before the official launch. The sportswear company owned by Mike Ashley was reported to be coming on board with the Rebel county earlier this month, and the deal was officially announced … Continue reading "Cork GAA confirm Sports Direct as new sponsor but ‘regret’ deal being leaked to public"

LEITRIM STAR ÁINE TIGHE’S cruel run of injuries and extended period on the sidelines is set to continue, with confirmation from her Aussie Rules club that she is “unlikely” to play in 2021. Fremantle have confirmed that the ruck will be out for an extended period of the 2021 Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] season, … Continue reading "More injury woe as another knee setback rules Leitrim star out in Australia once again"