CLARE EMERGED VICTORIOUS from the Munster MFC first phase after a rousing 15-point final win over Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds. A general view of a gaelic football. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO The Banner county celebrated their second victory over the same opposition in the space of three weeks and did so with considerable ease after amassing … Continue reading "Clare emerge victorious from Munster MFC phase 1 after final win over Tipperary"

TWELVE DAYS LATER, the doctors finally diagnosed ulcerative colitis. Roisin Gleeson had gone from training four nights a week with Fermanagh and St Patrick’s Donagh, to not being able to drive or even lift a pen. But five years on from a worrying health scare, she takes ten tablets every day to keep the symptoms … Continue reading "‘I wasn’t fit to lift a pen… I take four tablets in the morning and six in the evening now’"

TIPPERARY DUAL STAR Orla O’Dwyer is set to try her hand at a new code in the coming months after signing for AFLW side Brisbane Lions. The Premier camogie captain — who won an All-Ireland intermediate title with the footballers in 2017 — has penned a rookie deal ahead of the league’s fourth season, joining … Continue reading "Tipperary dual star signs for Brisbane Lions as Irish invasion of AFLW continues"

TIPPERARY’S COLIN O’RIORDAN kicked his first AFL goal as the Sydney Swans edged Essendon 77-72 at the SCG. A 2011 minor football All-Ireland winner with The Premier, O’Riordan has been in superb form for Sydney’s reserves and was rewarded with what was only his second first-team appearance of the season when team-mate Harry Cunningham was … Continue reading "O’Riordan off the mark in AFL as former Tipp and Tyrone underage stars exchange big goals"

Which of these players didn't score for Ireland at the U17 European Championships? Timi Sobowale Charlie McCann Andrew Omobamidele Matt Everitt Leinster are attempting to win back-to-back Champions Cup trophies against Saracens tomorrow. Who did they beat in last year's final? Toulouse Racing 92 Saracens Clermont Who scored the decisive penalty for Chelsea as they … Continue reading "Know Your Sport? Take our weekly quiz"

46-YEAR-OLD Darren Mulhearne will make his inter-county debut for Waterford tomorrow in the Munster SFC quarter-final against Clare.  Beni Whelan has included Mulhearne between the posts for the clash against the Banner. Mulhearne received his first call-up to the Deise squad as a 17-year-old but didn’t feature and now, 29 years later, will finally make his … Continue reading "46-year-old set for championship debut after being included in Waterford team to face Clare"

CORK AND TIPPERARY have announced their teams for Sunday’s mouth-watering Munster SHC meeting at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. John Meyler has handed a debut to corner-back Niall O’Leary in an otherwise experienced starting XV for the Rebels. Patrick Horgan leads a formidable front six, while Alan Cadogan is not part of the 26-man squad. Brendan Maher … Continue reading "One debutant in the Cork side, while Brendan Maher returns for Tipperary"

SHANE O’DONNELL HAS been included in Clare’s starting line-up for Sunday’s Munster SHC opener against neighbours Waterford in Walsh Park.  O’Donnell, who scored 3-3 in the 2013 All-Ireland hurling final, wasn’t part of the Clare squad for the league due to his studies in Harvard. He’s since returned and will start in the full-forward line … Continue reading "O’Donnell and Conlon part of Clare team to face Waterford"

“IF I WAS being realistic,” says Dessie Hutchinson, “I probably thought my chances of being involved in games like this were gone.” It’s Monday afternoon, the beginning of Hutchinson’s first championship week as a senior inter-county GAA player. When the subject of Waterford’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Clare is broached, he’s unable to suppress his … Continue reading "‘I’m back to doing what I love most’ – Former Brighton midfielder set for Munster Championship debut"

IT WAS A decision she had to think a lot about, but one she couldn’t turn down in the end. Triple threat: Orla O’Dwyer. Source: Inpho/Crosscoders. When a professional contract in the Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] came her way, Tipperary dual star Orla O’Dwyer just couldn’t say no. It was something she never thought … Continue reading "‘For a multi-talented athlete like Orla, I don’t think it’s going to be much of a stretch to pick up a third sport’"