NEW CAVAN MANAGER Mattie McGleenan will hand debuts to three players in Sunday’s Allianz Football League tie against Dublin at Kingspan Breffni Park. Fergal Reilly and Niall Clerkin will make their first starts for the county, while Gerard Smith, who featured off the bench in last summer’s Ulster quarter-final win over Armagh, also makes his … Continue reading "3 debutants in Cavan team to face the back-to-back All-Ireland champions"

THE GAA’S PROPOSED revamp on the All-Ireland senior football championship will come in for a three year phase if passed later this month. The change to the football structure, which was proposed last August, will require a two-thirds majority to be passed. It is being brought forward by the GAA’s Central Council and will come … Continue reading "3 year plan for football championship changes and extra-time to replace replays"

A FIRST LEAGUE start for 2011 All-Ireland minor football winning captain Liam McGrath and a place for returning full-back Paddy Codd, are notable features in the Tipperary team for their Allianz league opener on Sunday. Liam Kearns side who enjoyed a wonderful 2016 championship campaign will start out the new season with a Division 3 … Continue reading "All-Ireland minor captain and returning full-back named in Tipp side"

It was announced this week that Wexford hurler Lee Chin will travel to which Canadian city to try out ice hockey? INPHO Calgary Montreal Vancouver Toronto How many Australian Open titles does Roger Federer now have after last Sunday's final victory? PA 7 5 4 6 Irish midfielder Jack Byrne joined which Championship club this … Continue reading "Know Your Sport? Take our weekly quiz"

Home Conor Murray and Simon Zebo. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO 22-year-old Gary Ringrose is relishing his Six Nations debut tomorrow. Rory Gallagher will give starting debuts to five young players against Kerry as Donegal open their Allianz Football League campaign on Sunday. Wexford FC have dropped the ‘Youths’ from their title and changed their club crest. Monaghan have named … Continue reading "We’ll Leave It There So: Ireland ready for Scots, GAA team news and all of today’s sport"

CORK FOOTBALL MANAGER Peader Healy has named his side to face Galway in their Allianz National League Division 2 opener. Niall Coakley makes his league debut at corner forward, following a standout performance for the Rebels against Kerry in the McGrath Cup. The St. Judes’ forward scored 1-5 of Cork’s 1-9. Dual player Aidan Walsh starts … Continue reading "Aidan Walsh and promising debutant Coakley start for Cork against Galway"

Updated 21.05 EAMONN FITZMAURICE HAS handed out three league starting debuts ahead of Kerry’s league opener against Donegal on Sunday. Two of those come from successful minor winning teams of recent years. Jason Foley won All-Ireland minor medals in both 2014 and 2015, while Dingle’s Tom O’Sullivan was on the same winning panel in 2014 … Continue reading "Underage Kerry stars make the jump to senior as 4 league starting debuts handed out"

Updated 21.30 STEPHEN ROCHFORD HAS named his side to face Monaghan in their league opener on Saturday, including two league starting debuts. Donie Newcombe and Fergal Boland. Castlebar Mitchels’ Donie Newcombe starts at corner back, while 2016 All-Ireland U21 winner Fergal Boland takes up his position in the half-forward line. The team has seven survivors … Continue reading "Castlebar Mitchels’ defender and 2016 All-Ireland U21 winner among starters for Mayo"

Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO THE CORK FOOTBALLERS bus will be pointed in the direction of Galway today but their captain will be delayed behind them. The senior side dip their toes into 2017 league waters for the first time with a trip to Salthill. But before taking on Galway tomorrow as a forward and the leader … Continue reading "Hectic weekend – Cork captaincy and coaching Munster schools semi-finalists"

We detail the biggest storylines heading into opening weekend of the Allianz football league Division 1 – and what they mean going forward – for every county. *** Dublin Diarmuid Connolly will miss the opening few rounds of the league due to his club commitments with St Vincent’s Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Odds: 5/4 Manager: Jim Gavin … Continue reading "The big story for every Division 1 team as the Allianz football league gets underway"