Click:metal cnc machiningArmagh 2-17 Down 3-13 Declan Bogue reports from Pairc Elser FIVE GOALS IN total, a first Ulster championship win for Kieran McGeeney as Armagh manager, extra-time and a red card controversy. As much as people love dressing up Gaelic football as having enormous issues, days like these show that there is plenty to … Continue reading "Armagh claim first Ulster victory in five years with extra-time win over Down in goal-fest"

LIMERICK MANAGER JOHN Kiely has backed his All-Ireland winning players to revive their Munster campaign after falling to a seven-point loss in their opener this afternoon. On home soil at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick fans saw their 2019 championship season begin on a low note when they faced Cork. The league champions have a fortnight … Continue reading "‘We have to regroup but I know these guys will because they’re full of the right stuff’"

Sean Moran celebrates scoring his goal. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park ONLY FOR SEAN Moran’s injury-time equaliser, Dublin were almost certainly out of the race to finish inside the top three in the Leinster hurling pecking order. After defeat to Kilkenny last weekend, another loss to Wexford yesterday would have significantly … Continue reading "Davy Fitz: ‘We’re definitely right up there with any of the best teams in Leinster’"

WATERFORD BOSS PARAIC Fanning admitted they face a difficult task trying to salvage their season against All-Ireland champions Limerick in two weeks. But he’s confident they will rise to the task after suffering a second loss yesterday when they fell away in the final quarter to lose by double scores, 2-30 to 0-18 to Tipperary … Continue reading "Fanning: ‘We can leave the season peter out or we can fight for our lives’"

DEREK MCGRATH HAS slammed the dismissal of Waterford’s Conor Gleeson in their defeat to Tipperary, saying that he “was very hard done by” in the bookings that led to his sending off. Gleeson was hit with a first yellow card after 27 minutes for an off-the-ball tangle with Tipperary forward Seamus Callanan.  The Fourmilewater man was … Continue reading "‘If that’s a yellow card we might as well give it up’ – Ex-Waterford boss slams Gleeson sending off"

LEE BRENNAN HAS become the latest forward to quit the Tyrone panel, with the talented Trillick player informing Mickey Harte of his decision over the weekend.  The Ulster Herald reports that Brennan decided to step away due to a lack of game-time this season. The 23-year made just one start in the Allianz Football League – … Continue reading "Another talented forward drops out of Tyrone squad"

TIPPERARY AND CORK stars collected the Sunday Game man-of-the-match awards this weekend following another instalment of thrilling Munster SHC action. Eoin Cadogan produced a towering display at full-back for Cork, as he held Limerick star Aaron Gillane to just one point from play in a much-needed victory over the All-Ireland champions. That result sees John … Continue reading "Do you agree with the Sunday Game man-of-the-match winners from this weekend’s action?"

THIS TIME THERE was to be no captivating comeback, no demonstration of Limerick’s powers of hurling recovery. Last June Kyle Hayes launched over the point that ensured they bagged a draw against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Then when the sides crossed paths again last July in Croke Park, Limerick trailed by six points in … Continue reading "9 months on from All-Ireland glory, Limerick hit by scoring slump and second-half setback in 2019 opener"

MATTIE KENNY WAS unequivocal after the game: Dublin will need to beat Carlow and Galway in their final two Leinster SHC ties to seal progression to the All-Ireland series.  Yesterday’s draw with Wexford – where they forfeited a five-point lead on 55 minutes and needed Sean Moran’s 75th minute goal to force a share of … Continue reading "How is the race to advance from Leinster shaping up after yesterday’s late hurling drama?"

THE TAG OF defensive football is one that Ulster football has always found hard to shake. In the absence of competitive football in Leinster and Munster, silverware is still up for grabs in Ulster every year with Donegal, Monaghan and Tyrone sharing supremacy up north over the last decade. And yet, the label of defensive … Continue reading "Reilly stars for Cavan while Down and Armagh bag super goals – Ulster football lighting up championship"