17 TEAMS WILL have a close interest in the opening draw of the 2019 All-Ireland senior football qualifiers which takes place tomorrow morning. Five counties – Westmeath, Louth, Carlow, Antrim and Fermanagh – are all heading to the backdoor stage in the wake of defeats in their provinces this weekend. Both Kildare and Longford will … Continue reading "17 counties will be involved in tomorrow’s All-Ireland football qualifier draw"

Sean O’Brien and Leinster celebrate with the Pro14 trophy at Celtic Park Source: James Crombie/INPHO Ultan Harney celebrates with fans after Roscommon beat Mayo in the Connacht SFC semi-final Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Stephen Cluxton was a man in demand after Dublin’s win over Louth in Portlaoise Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO Still got it! David Beckham after … Continue reading "It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week"

Cork 3-22 Waterford 0-7 By Andrew Horgan CORK SECURED AN impressive win in their opening game of the TG4 Munster SFC as they defeated Waterford 3-22 to 0-7 in their round two clash played at CIT on Sunday evening. A win against Kerry next weekend will ensure the reigning Munster champions will again progress to … Continue reading "Relentless Cork lay down championship marker with 24-point win over Waterford"

AFTER BREAKING BOTH of his legs in a horror injury last summer, Galway star Paul Conroy announced his return to the club scene this weekend in impressive fashion. The St James’ midfielder contributed a handsome 1-5 and played an instrumental role as his side beat Leitir Móir on a scoreline of 3-14 to 0-8 in … Continue reading "Boost for Galway as star midfielder makes impressive club return after horror injury"

TWELVE MONTHS AGO Cian O’Neill stood in O’Connor Park surveying the wreckage of Kildare’s Leinster campaign. He wasn’t trying to process the pain of defeat after the final whistle yesterday in Tullamore, a rip-roaring encounter with Longford culminating in a draw after extra-time. But there was still a sense of regret in the Kildare camp … Continue reading "Cian O’Neill: ‘No one’s more disappointed than us, stick with us’"

THE OPENING DRAW has taken place this morning for the 2019 All-Ireland senior football qualifiers with last year’s All-Ireland semi-finalists Monaghan set to meet Fermanagh the team that knocked them out of the Ulster championship last year. Monaghan lost out to Cavan in their provincial quarter-final tie recently and now face another all-Ulster clash against … Continue reading "Here’s the opening All-Ireland senior football qualifier draw for 2019"

Updated May 27th 2019, 12:15 PM JOE BROLLY HAS described Mayo’s surprise one-point Connacht SFC semi-final defeat to Roscommon as “the disaster of disasters”. Mayo shipped two early goals en route to suffering their first championship defeat to Roscommon in Castlebar since 1986. With James Horan’s unblemished record in Connacht over, his team head to … Continue reading "‘The nation’s favourite tragic comedy unfolding again’ – Brolly on Mayo’s shock loss"

DAVY FITZGERALD HAS slammed the decision to send him from the sideline during Wexford’s clash with Galway, saying that the sideline official “wanted to make a name for himself.” The Wexford boss was dismissed by referee Johnny Murphy following a verbal altercation with sideline official Mick Murtagh in the early stages of the second half. Speaking … Continue reading "‘That official wanted to make a name for himself’ – Fitzgerald furious after being sent off"

ANOTHER WEEKEND OF provincial championship action done and dusted, another few man-of-the-match awards handed out. Jamie Brennan, Conor Cox and Conor Whelan all got the nod. Of the televised encounters, the Roscommon and Donegal footballers and the Galway hurlers had players honoured for their exploits. The Rossies ended a 33-year wait for a championship victory … Continue reading "Do you agree with the man-of-the-match winners from the weekend’s GAA action?"

SUCH WAS THE extent of Dublin’s complete dominance over Louth on Saturday evening, the only real talking points afterwards centred around Paul Mannion’s impending suspension and selection issues for Jim Gavin. Cormac Costello’s 1-12 haul leaves a spot in Dublin’s attack as his to lose. He capitalised on Dean Rock’s absence through injury by converting … Continue reading "Gavin leaves door open but time running out on Connolly return"