1. Kerry’s second-half revival IT WASN’T AS emphatic as Dublin’s turnaround yesterday, but the manner of Kerry’s response after half-time was highly impressive. Trailing Tyrone by four, the Kingdom looked worryingly devoid of energy and ideas up front. Paul Geaney and David Clifford celebrate a late score. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The majority of their attacks … Continue reading "Tommy Walsh’s decisive impact, the Kerry comeback and where did it go wrong for Tyrone?"

WITHOUT USING IT as an excuse for their championship exit, James Horan bemoaned Mayo’s six-day turnaround between their win over Donegal and semi-final loss to Dublin. Horan’s side enjoyed a thrilling round 3 Super 8s victory over the back-to-back Ulster champions in Castlebar, which arrived on the back of a taxing qualifier run. Then they … Continue reading "Horan bemoans Mayo’s ‘crazy’ six-day turnaround before All-Ireland semi-final"

MAYO GAA HAVE revealed that they spent €1.6 million on team administration expenses in 2016, nearly double their figurefrom 2015. The increase of nearly 46% in the cost of running teams is the most eye-catching figure in the Mayo GAA account details which were revealed today but the county board still recorded a surplus at … Continue reading "Mayo GAA team expenses rose to €1.6 million this year but they still had a surplus"

FORMER HURLER OF the year Eoin Larkin has closed the book on a glittering 12-year career with Kilkenny. Larkin picked up his first senior All-Ireland medal in 2006, a year after his debut, and would go on to play a key role in the most dominant hurling team of all-time. The 32-year-old won eight All-Irelands, … Continue reading "Kilkenny’s 8-time All-Ireland winner Eoin Larkin announces his retirement"

LAOIS GAA HAVE unveiled the new jersey that their county teams will wear for the 2017 season. The new Laois GAA jersey The announcement came as the Midlands County confirmed that they have entered into a three-year sponsorship deal with MW Hire that will last until 2019. Laois will have two new senior managers in … Continue reading "Laois GAA unveil new jersey as three-year sponsorship deal is signed"

Home Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Zaur Antia will stay on as Irish boxing coach for the next 5 years Kilkenny’s 8-time All-Ireland winner Eoin Larkin announced his retirement Mayo GAA team expenses rose to €1.6 million this year but they still had a surplus Pat Hickey set to return to Ireland as bond money for passport … Continue reading "We’ll Leave It There So: Larkin bids farwell, Zaur signs new deal and all today’s sport"

FOXROCK-CABINTEELY MAY not be one of the names that immediately jumps to mind when you think of the top level of ladies club football in the country. The past few years has seen the All-Ireland senior series dominated by the same clubs over and over again, and Foxrock-Cabinteely captain Sarah Brophy is first to agree. … Continue reading "From Junior E to All-Ireland senior club finalists: The meteoric rise of Foxrock-Cabinteely"

THERE’S NO OTHER podcast in Ireland that could seamlessly integrate Planet Earth references into a conversation about sport quite like Second Captains. That’s something that presenter Eoin McDevitt has been committing to in recent episodes and the results have been predictably entertaining. Earlier in the year, while the Second Captains were recording episodes from New York, … Continue reading "Planet Earth references and Ken Early’s underwear: Second Captains 750 podcasts on"

AMANDA CASEY IS a name that’s been floating around ladies football circles for quite a while at this stage. The 32-year-old midfielder has been pivotal for both her club and county for the past several years, and 2016 has been no exception as she donned the red of Donaghmoyne for the 18th year. Source: Ryan … Continue reading "‘The more you win, the more you want to win’: Donaghmoyne target their fifth All-Ireland"

IRELAND CAPPED OFF a memorable November Series last weekend with a scalp over Australia to ensure we finish 2016 with a clean sweep of the Southern Hemisphere heavyweights. Later in the week we saw Brian Cody commit to another season in charge of Kilkenny, although some pundits feel this was an unwise move. Controversy surrounding … Continue reading "Cody continues, Ronaldo’s taxes, and colourful acceptance speeches – It’s Comments of the Week"