Glenstal Abbey players celebrate their win over Rockwell College. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Home The GAA have released their accounts for 2016 with annual revenue topping €100 million. In the Leinster Senior Schools Cup, St Mary’s College proved too strong for Newbridge College at Donnybrook. It was a day of drama in the Munster Senior Schools … Continue reading "We’ll Leave It There So: GAA accounts, Schools Rugby upsets and all of today’s sport"

THIS TIME LAST year, 10 counties were preparing for their Allianz League campaigns with new managers.  Ahead of the 2017 season, the number is lower, with just six football counties opting for change at the helm.  Behind the scenes, there has been plenty of movement in various backroom teams as the game’s top bosses aim … Continue reading "Movers and shakers – familiar faces joining county football backroom teams"

THE GAA ARE planning to tackle the imbalance in games development funding between what Dublin receives and the other 31 counties. Dublin players celebrating last year’s final replay win over Mayo. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Dublin last year received €1.46 million  – approximately 14% – of the total figure of €10.14 million that the GAA distributed to … Continue reading "GAA set to tackle issue of Dublin funding and have concerns over ‘vicious circle’ of team expenses"

WEXFORD’S LEE CHIN is set to be the latest hurler to try out another sport as part of AIB’s ‘The Toughest Trade’ documentary series, with the 24-year-old to travel to Canada to play ice hockey with the Vancouver Canucks. Lee Chin and Alex Auld set for a sporting swap. Source: INPHO-AP In return Alex Auld … Continue reading "Wexford’s Lee Chin is going trying out ice hockey with Canadian side in Vancouver"

University of Limerick 2-21 NUI Galway 2-12 Eoin Brennan reports from UL UL BECAME THE first college to advance to the Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals after maintaining their perfect start to Group B on home soil this afternoon against NUI Galway. Tipperary and Waterford forwards starred today for UL. Source: INPHO Taking the whip hand for … Continue reading "Tipp’s McGrath and Waterford’s Bennett both hit 1-5 as UL reach Fitzgibbon Cup last eight"

UCC 1-8 UCD 1-5 Jackie Cahill reports from Belfield MARK O’BRIEN’S SECOND-half goal proved pivotal as UCC took control of Group D in the Fitzgibbon Cup, claiming their second successive win in the competition. Mark O’Brien hit the only goal of the game for UCC. Hosts UCD were held scoreless in the second half as … Continue reading "Waterford forward O’Brien’s goal key as UCC stage comeback to defeat UCD in Fitzgibbon Cup"

Collins Cork IT 1-14 DCU-St Patrick’s 0-6 Ciarán Gallagher reports from Drumcondra CORK IT CLAIMED an 11-point win in testing conditions at DCU-St Patrick’s Drumcondra grounds in Round 2 of the Fitzgibbon Cup this afternoon. The visitors took advantage of a strong breeze in the first half to go into the break with a 10-point … Continue reading "Kearney the scoring hero as Cork IT brave tough conditions to claim Fitzgibbon Cup victory"

The Roscommon team after last week’s FBD League final loss to Galway. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Updated 8.15pm THERE’S TWO LEAGUE debuts handed out in the Roscommon team for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 football league trip to Omagh while opponents Tyrone have made six changes from last weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup final win over Derry.. Goalkeeper … Continue reading "Two league debuts for Roscommon while Tyrone boss Harte makes six changes"

WIT’s Austin Gleeson in action against Trinity’s Cian O’Sullivan Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 2016 HURLER OF the Year Austin Gleeson returned from suspension for Waterford IT as they claimed victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup against Trinity College tonight by 4-15 to 1-8 in Santry. Gleeson missed last week’s loss to DCU but was back for a … Continue reading "Austin Gleeson back from suspension as WIT win while Mary I and IT Carlow draw"

Limerick IT 2-12 DCU 0-15 Ciarán Gallagher reports from DCU Sportsground TWO SECOND-HALF goals from Paul Killeen helped Limerick IT seal a comeback victory over a devastated DCU-Dóchas Éireann at the DCU Sportsgrounds tonight. The hosts led from the 18th minute until a second goal from Galway’s Killeen with five minutes remaining in normal time. And … Continue reading "Galway’s Killeen hits two goals in dramatic win for Davy Fitz’s LIT over DCU"