WHEN CORK’S STARTING fifteen was unveiled on Friday night for yesterday’s clash with Limerick, the extent of the surgery performed by John Meyler was revealed. In an attempt to improve on a display that saw them leak 2-28, including a staggering 2-24 from play, against Tipperary, the Cork boss brought in four new faces to … Continue reading "Analysis: After a 21-month absence, how Alan Cadogan shone for Cork on the championship stage"

OFFALY GAA HAVE announced that hurling boss Kevin Martin and his management team have been replaced with immediate effect after back-to-back opening defeats in the Joe McDonagh Cup. After suffering relegation from the Liam MacCarthy Cup last year and from Division 1 in the Allianz League in 2019, the Faithful are in danger of dropping … Continue reading "More woe for Offaly hurling as they replace management in bid to avoid relegation"

ARMAGH STAR FORWARD Jamie Clarke is not playing for Crossmaglen this season, according to club team-mate Aaron Kernan. Clarke returned to the inter-county team earlier this year after spending the majority of 2018 in New York and hit two points from play in his side’s extra-time win over Down at the weekend. Crossmaglen are one of … Continue reading "‘It’s very disappointing’ – Six-time All-Ireland club winners set to be without Armagh star"

AND JUST LIKE that, the number of Irish players confirmed for the 2020 AFLW season is in double figures.  Louth’s Kate Flood (left) and Leitrim’s Áine Tighe (right) with CrossCoders co-founder and Western Bulldogs star Lauren Spark. Source: CrossCoders Instagram. 10 have put pen to paper for the league’s fourth year, with eight of those … Continue reading "The Fremantle-bound Irish duo ready to represent Louth and Leitrim Down Under"

AIDAN WALSH MAY have finished Sunday in the Gaelic Grounds without a score to his name, the only starting Cork forward not to raise a flag. But that statistic did not diminish his contribution to a victory over the All-Ireland champions that revived Cork’s Munster campaign. The 29-year-old departed in the 68th minute after a … Continue reading "‘I know I don’t have the skill of Hoggie or Lehane or Cadogan’ – Walsh happy to fill hard working role in Cork attack"

MICHAEL DUIGNAN HAS questioned the Offaly county board’s decision to remove hurling manager Kevin Martin from his role just two games into the Joe McDonagh Cup campaign.  The Faithful, who dropped out of the Leinster SHC last season, lost to Laois by four points on the opening day and suffered a 14-point defeat to Westmeath … Continue reading "‘I feel very sorry for Kevin Martin…the county board need to take a hard look at themselves’"

ALL BLACKS LEGEND Doug Howlett will remain part of the Cork hurling backroom team for the rest of the championship despite departing his position with Munster Rugby. It was announced yesterday that Howlett was finishing up as the province’s head of commercial and marketing, ending an 11-year association with Munster. He intends on returning to … Continue reading "Meyler confirms Howlett will remain with Cork despite Munster departure and delivers Lehane injury update"

NIALL BURKE HAS praised the Galway management team for how they’ve handled the returns of Johnny Glynn and Joseph Cooney to the squad for the championship.  Glynn is based in New York but has commuted home for the past two summers while Cooney recently returned from a stint in Australia. The pair’s return has been … Continue reading "‘It’s important to support players in other things they want to do outside of hurling’"

Mairéad Seoighe. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO IT HAD BEEN settled already, but it all became real for Galway star Mairead Seoighe last Friday when her move to AFLW side North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos was  announced at the CrossCoders trial camp in Athlone. And even more real when the club officially published the news this morning. Up … Continue reading "‘I never imagined I’d get this opportunity. It’s a pinch myself moment’"

AS OPENING PHASES to a championship season go, the 2019 version has not unfolded in a pleasing manner for anyone invested in Waterford hurling. Edged out by a point last Sunday week against Clare, the homecoming to Walsh Park culminated on a low note with defeat in their first tie in Munster.  Three days ago … Continue reading "Defender suffers broken tibia as Waterford’s list of problems grows before critical Munster ties"