Waterford hurler Shane Bennett hit a hat-trick today for Limerick IT Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO WATERFORD SENIOR SHANE Bennett was the scoring star with a brilliant haul of 3-7 as Limerick IT cruised past Trinity College in their opening game in the 2017 Fitzgibbon Cup today. The 4-21 to 0-7 victory on home soil ensured LIT … Continue reading "Waterford’s Shane Bennett hit 3-7 as Davy Fitz’s LIT stormed to Fitzgibbon victory today"

Mary Immaculate College 2-31 GMIT 0-16 Darragh Small reports from Limerick CIAN LYNCH SCORED 1-2 as reigning champions Mary Immaculate College began their Fitzgibbon Cup Group A campaign with a comprehensive victory over GMIT at Mary Immaculate College. The hosts claimed last year’s title after a 1-30 to 3-22 victory against University of Limerick in … Continue reading "Limerick and Clare stars to the fore as Fitzgibbon champs Mary I claim 21-point success"

LAST SUNDAY, DUBLIN’S fringe panelists upset Kildare to book their place in the O’Byrne Cup final. Like the rest of the All-Ireland winning squad, Jonny Cooper had no part to play in this year’s pre-season competition. But the All-Star defender remembers his early days in the Dublin set-up, when the O’Byrne Cup took on a … Continue reading "‘I didn’t believe it in my core that I was good enough’"

THERE WERE WINS for DCU, IT Carlow and UCD in the opening round of Fitzgibbon Cup action tonight. Source: INPHO Deise senior Patrick Curran found the net as DCU enjoyed a 1-14 to 0-10 victory over Waterford IT at the DCU Sportsgrounds. The Dublin college boasted plenty of inter-county talent, with Waterford’s Curran and Peter Hogan in the … Continue reading "Patrick Curran leads DCU to victory, while strong UCD side ease past Padraig Walsh’s Maynooth"

IS IT TIME for the GAA to bring in a video referee to help in making calls on penalty incidents and black card offences? GAA Director-General Páraic Duffy is one person who isn’t in favour of the idea, which he explored today in his annual report. The controversial penalty incident involving Aidan O’Shea in last July’s … Continue reading "Don’t expect the GAA to bring in video refs for penalty decisions and black card calls"

AFTER DELIBERATING OVER whether to extend her inter-county football career into a 23rd year, Cora Staunton will relay her decision to Mayo management in a meeting on Thursday evening. The four-time All-Ireland winner has spent the last number of weeks considering her future and will now announce her plans for 2017 ahead of Mayo’s opening league … Continue reading "After 22 years, ladies football star Staunton set to make call on future tomorrow"

Fitzgerald Stadium and Elverys MacHale Park are two of the stadiums shortlisted. Source: INPHO THERE WILL BE a major chance for the GAA to upgrade some of its stadiums if Ireland’s bid to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup bid is successful. It was announced last November that there are 12 venues on the long … Continue reading "Big chance for GAA to upgrade stadia if Ireland’s RWC 2023 bid is successful"

THE GAA HAVE rejected suggestions that the National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown is essentially a centre of excellence for Dublin GAA teams. The centre opened at the National Sports Campus in Dublin last April but Director General Páraic Duffy insists that it is a national facility. Duffy pointed to evidence that it is being … Continue reading "GAA insists National Games Centre at Abbotstown is not just for Dublin teams"

ATTEMPTS WILL BE made to curb the practice of inter-county GAA players being paid to play in the USA during the summer months and stop the exodus of players after their county’s opening provincial games. A motion to next month’s GAA Congress will seek to prevent players travelling Stateside as long as their counties are … Continue reading "‘We need to try to end the practice of money being offered to attract top inter-county players to the USA’"

THREE LIVE GAA games will be broadcast simultaneously on television for the first time this spring as part of eir Sport’s 23-game package in the Allianz football and hurling league games. The broadcaster – which was rebranded from Setanta Sports last summer – announced its 2017 springtime GAA package which features five ‘triple-headers’. The action … Continue reading "3 live GAA games to be broadcast simultaneously for first time this spring"