Marc Ó Sé in action in last year’s Division 1 football league final. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO HE BROUGHT HIS Kerry senior career to a close last October but Marc Ó Sé could be part of another Munster title win tomorrow. The Kerry defensive great is now immersed in coaching and he is manager for the … Continue reading "After Kerry retirement, Marc Ó Sé chases Munster football final glory as a manager"

“I AM THE GAA club player. I am the bottom of the food chain.” “I am the fella who must organise his whole life around the fixtures of an inter-county team I will never play for.” “I am the lifeblood of the Association, so they say.” GAA club players from across the country have produced … Continue reading "‘I am the bottom of the food chain’: GAA club players fight for their rights in new video"

  The SSE Airtricity League kicks off tonight. Which of these teams is not in the Premier Division? INPHO Bray Wanderers Shelbourne Finn Harps Bohemians Who was announced as the new Connacht coach – replacing Pat Lam – this week? INPHO Kieran Keane Chris Boyd Dave Rennie John Kirwan Kilkenny opened their Littlewoods Camogie League … Continue reading "Know Your Sport? Take our weekly quiz"

Mary Immaculate College 0-19 Limerick IT 0-14 Fintan O’Toole reports from Dangan THE CHAMPIONS ARE back in this year’s Fitzgibbon Cup final after another brilliant point-scoring display by Aaron Gillane and the midfield class of Clare’s Colm Galvin, helped ensure Mary Immaculate College triumphed in today’s second semi-final tie. Limerick’s Gillane hit 0-12 – eleven … Continue reading "0-12 for Limerick’s Gillane as champions Mary I return to Fitzgibbon final"

THE SPINE OF his defence is constructed from Kerry and Meath, while he has a combined total of six players from Laois and Carlow. Yet Kilkenny great DJ Carey has taken that bunch to an elite level, mixed them with players from his own county, Tipperary and Waterford, to produce a side that made hurling … Continue reading "DJ Carey makes hurling history with IT Carlow – ‘We’re absolutely thrilled’"

Mary Immaculate manager Jamie Wall with his players after the game. Source: Mike Shaughnessy/INPHO JAMIE WALL’S PRIMARY experience of a final against DJ Carey was back in 2003 when he hoped as a youngster to see the Kilkenny great fall short as captain in the All-Ireland senior hurling final. Tomorrow he’ll be up against him … Continue reading "Jamie Wall – ‘We’ve a wonderful group of players and it’s no less than they deserve’"

Home Source: James Crombie/INPHO Connacht have moved to distance themselves from a potential move for Ian Madigan Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has backed the ‘great orchestrator’ Jonny Sexton to lift Ireland for the France clash IT Carlow are into their first Fitzgibbon Cup final after a dramatic win over UCC Seamus Power is just four off the … Continue reading "We’ll Leave It There So: Ranieri’s emotional farewell, McIlroy ‘intrigued’ by Trump and all today’s sport"

CORK BOSS PEADAR Healy has made a number of changes to the Rebels side who fell to Kildare by six points in their last outing two weeks ago. Cork are winless from their opening two games of the Allianz Footall League Division 2, with a win against Fermanagh absolutely critical if they are to push … Continue reading "Maguire and O’Neill drop to the Rebels bench as Kelleher makes his seasonal debut"

JOHN HORAN IS the GAA president elect after a landslide victory at Congress tonight. He beat off competition from Martin Skelly (Longford), Sean Walsh (Kerry), Frank Burke (Galway) and Robert Frost (Clare) and will succeed Aogán Ó Fearghail in 2018. The 58-year-old is a former Dublin minor selector and manager, Central Council representative and Leinster Council … Continue reading "Dublin native John Horan the new GAA president elect after emphatic victory"

THE KERRY TEAM to take on Monaghan in Sunday’s Allianz Football League clash shows three changes to the side who lost to Mayo in Round 2. Eamonn Fitzmaurice has brought in Brendan Kealy for Brian Kelly between the posts, while Shane Enright returns to corner back after his absence with concussion. Jonathan Lyne reverts to … Continue reading "O’Donoghue returns to the Kerry attack while Maher and Sheehan in squad for first time in 2017"