Meath 2-18 Carlow 0-9 Kevin O’Brien reports from O’Moore Park  THIS ONE WAS a good deal more convincing than their first round win over Offaly, as Meath brushed off the Carlow challenge to advance into the last four of Leinster. The Royals play the winners of tomorrow’s Laois-Westmeath encounter in the semi-final, but they’ve got … Continue reading "Meath breeze past 14-man Carlow as Newman’s 1-6 books Leinster semi-final place"

Dublin 5-21 Louth 0-10 Kevin O’Brien reports from O’Moore Park  DUBLIN’S DRIVE FOR Five bid began in convincing fashion in Portlaoise this evening. The four-in-a-row winners put five goals past a hapless Louth side on the way to a 26-point victory to seal a Leinster semi-final place against either Kildare or Longford. This was a … Continue reading "Costello bags 1-12 tally in Dublin’s 26-point victory while O’Carroll makes comeback"

Tyrone 2-23 Antrim 2-9 Declan Bogue reports from the Athletic Grounds A DARK DAY for Antrim football, but nobody would have expected anything else in the lead in to this most facile of games, one that banishes forever the hoary notion that every team is vulnerable in the Ulster Championship. Such was the ease of this … Continue reading "Cathal McShane leads the way as Tyrone book Ulster semi-final spot with 14-point victory"

Tommy Wogan and Andy McEntee shake hands after the game. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Kevin O’Brien reports from O’Moore Park THE MAN PATROLLING the sideline for Carlow last night was Tommy Wogan, with the selector standing into the hot-seat for suspended manager Turlough O’Brien. O’Brien was slapped with a 20-week ban for using “threatening conduct” towards … Continue reading "Poacher: ‘The suspension was ludicrous. We were absolutely destroyed in the media’"

1. The strangest moment of Saturday’s FA Cup final came in the seconds after Manchester City’s sixth goal, when the camera cut from the mob of celebrating City players to Pep Guardiola, who was slumped on the bench with his head in his hands. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on the bench prior to the … Continue reading "Why Jamel Herring keeps fighting, City’s costly turkey shoot, and the week’s best sportswriting"

Kevin O’Brien reports from O’Moore Park JIM GAVIN HAS defended Paul Mannion in the wake of his red card during Dublin’s Leinster SFC quarter-final hammering of Louth in Portlaoise last night.  Dublin rolled in five goals during their convincing 26-point win to get their championship campaign up and running, but Mannion is facing a suspension … Continue reading "‘The Louth player got up afterwards and played on, unlike Paddy Andrews. He didn’t and he broke a jaw’"

1. Dean Rock What a legend this man is!! Puts me in the best form each & every day. A great work mate and an even better singing partner ☺️ https://t.co/36KKEE2osR — Dean Rock (@Deanrock14) May 20, 2019 2. Rod Stewart What a lovely tribute to Liam Miller by @rodstewart #RodStewartCork #Cork pic.twitter.com/hR8wtX3Hq0 — Stephen … Continue reading "Rod Stewart’s brilliant tribute to Liam Miller, Dick Clerkin down in Castlebar and more Tweets of the Week"

Laois 0-12 Westmeath 0-10 Fintan O’Toole reports from Tullamore THE OPPORTUNITY TO make amends was gratefully seized by the Laois footballers today, correcting a pattern of results against Westmeath that had afflicted their team to date in 2019. Evan O’Carroll in action for Westmeath against Laois. Source: James Crombie/INPHO A Division 3 final reversal in … Continue reading "O’Carroll hits 0-8 as Laois see off Westmeath to book Leinster semi-final with Meath"

Fermanagh 0-9 Donegal 0-15 Declan Bogue reports from Brewster Park DONEGAL HAVE TAKEN their first steps towards defending their Ulster final and will make up a mouth-watering semi-final against Tyrone on  8 June in Kingspan Breffni Park after just having too many threats all over the field for a limited Fermanagh side. There are no … Continue reading "McBrearty and Brennan star as Donegal see off stubborn Fermanagh challenge in Enniskillen"

Declan Rooney reports from Pearse Stadium DAVY FITZGERALD WAS sent off in the second-half but his Wexford side staged an impressive comeback to clinch a draw with Galway at Pearse Stadium. Wexford fired seven points in a row to take the lead for the first time in the game with seven minutes remaining, but Jason … Continue reading "Wexford shake off slow start to grind out draw with Galway"