KILKENNY’S SENIOR HURLERS have been here before. A stuttering League campaign sees them staring at the possibility of another relegation playoff, and the prospect of Division 1B hurling next year. As it was in 2015, when three successive defeats to Dublin, Galway and Tipperary plunged Brian Cody’s men into a shootout with Clare, which they … Continue reading "Conundrum for Cody’s Cats – where do the Kilkenny hurlers go from here?"

Donegal’s Michael Murphy and Neil Gallagher. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO MICHAEL MURPHY HAS seen a bunch of Donegal teammates shuffle off into retirement since last summer bur there’s a sense that the departure of Neil Gallagher last week had a greater impact on the senior captain. Since Donegal’s championship exit against Dublin last August, the retirements … Continue reading "‘He’s my best friend and he’s somebody I’ve always aspired to in Donegal and Glenswilly’"

Longford 2-6 Kildare 0-10 Ger McNally reports from Hawkfield LONGFORD CAUSED SOMETHING of an upset in beating Kildare at the quarter-final stage in the EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship at a windswept Hawkfield tonight. Two Nigel Rabbitte goals in the opening 12 minutes gave the winners the ideal start and they restricted Kildare to a … Continue reading "3 late Longford points help them upset home side Kildare in Leinster U21 quarter-final"

Dublin 2-14 Westmeath 0-6 Paul Keane reports from St Loman’s, Mullingar AARON BYRNE MADE light of the atrocious conditions in Mullingar to reel off 2-3 from play as Dublin began their quest for four EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship titles on the trot with a big win. The Na Fianna attacker set Dessie Farrell’s side … Continue reading "Byrne hits the net twice as Dublin U21s cruise past Westmeath to reach Leinster semi-final"

Louth’s Ryan Burns and Offaly’s Ruairi McNamee (pictured playing for Rhode) both triumphed tonight. Source: INPHO IT WAS A good night for Louth and Offaly football as they both claimed victories in the EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship. After last week’s encounter was postponed due to an unplayable pitch in Baltinglass, the Louth and Wicklow … Continue reading "A good night’s work for the Louth and Offaly U21 footballers in the EirGrid Leinster championship"

DUBLIN’S BID FOR a fourth successive Leinster U21 EirGrid football championship title has received a huge boost as star forward Con O’Callaghan will now be available for their semi-final clash against Longford. O’Callaghan is due to line out for Cuala in the All-Ireland club hurling final against Clare champions Ballyea on St Patrick’s Day, just two … Continue reading "Boost for Dub U21s as rescheduling means O’Callaghan will be available for Leinster semi"

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Source: The42.ie/YouTube Click Here: nrl merchandise “THE ADVERTISING AND razzmatazz seemed to start at that time,” remembers Tony Hanahoe as he looks back on the 1974 All-Ireland football championship. Ten barren seasons had passed since Dublin last managed to keep Sam in the capital, and their star had plummeted. ‘In 1974 you might have got … Continue reading "‘You’d have got 1000/1 on Dublin winning the All-Ireland’: Remembering the man who transformed Dublin GAA"

DAVY FITZGERALD AND Wexford are on the march and while the colourful Slaneyside boss is keen to quell rising expectation levels in the county, it’s not too difficult to understand why long-suffering supporters are getting excited. After two rounds of the Allianz Hurling League, Wexford are sitting pretty at the head of affairs in Division … Continue reading "The Fitzy effect – Davy sprinkling his magic dust on the Wexford hurlers"

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