St Peter’s (Dunboyne) 1-11 Summerhill 0-9 Dunboyne captain Cathal Finn reacts at the final whistle Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Paul Keane reports from Pairc Tailteann, Navan HE MADE HIS name initially on the Dublin club scene but Stuart Lowndes is quickly emerging as a key player across the border in Meath. Three years after playing for … Continue reading "Lowndes the hero as Dunboyne dedicate first Meath title in 13 years to club man Sean Cox"

Dr Crokes 2-19 Kerins O’Rahilly’s 2-10 Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park DR CROKES’ TITLE defence remains on course after they eased into their third Kerry county final in a row on the back of a nine-point win over a Kerins O’Rahillys team that had beat them earlier in the Championship. That surprise result … Continue reading "Dr Crokes title defence remains on course as they ease into Kerry final"

THE TWO CLUBS that have shared the last six Tipperary county senior football titles were both knocked out at the semi-final stage today. Reigning champions Clonmel Commercials and Loughmore-Castleiney, most recent winners in 2016, both lost their last four games after dominating the scene with three titles apiece since 2012. Instead there is a chance … Continue reading "Tipp football champions knocked out as Cratloe’s double dream in Clare ends"

1. Ireland Head Coach Joe Schmidt who received his Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Paediatrics for contribution to child health Source: Gary Carr/INPHO 2. Shamrock Rovers’ Gary Shaw tackled by Jamie Lennon of St Patrick’s Athletic Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO 3. Leinster’s Sean O’Brien pictured competing against Wasps Source: Inpho/Billy Stickland 4. Bath’s Freddie Burns fails to ground … Continue reading "It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week"

CLANN NA NGAEL, Aughawillan and Portlaoise were among the teams to triumph on a busy day of GAA action with several county finals taking place. In Leitrim, Aughawillan overcame Mohill 0-14 to 1-9. An early goal from Ronan Gordon helped his side surge into the lead, as they found themselves 1-7 to 0-7 ahead at the break. … Continue reading "Clann na nGael, Aughawillan and Portlaoise among the big winners in today’s GAA county finals"

Castlehaven 1-18 Duhallow 2-15 John O’Shea reports from Páirc Uí Rinn ONE OF THE best Cork SFC championship games to be played in a long time. A game played at full throttle and full of drama from first whistle to last. Castlehaven and Duhallow will have to do battle once more, after this pulsating replay … Continue reading "Cork football semi-final goes to second replay after dramatic finish"

CORK’S MARK KEANE and Derry’s Anton Tohill have become the latest Irish players to make the move to Aussie Rules after Collingwood confirmed they have signed the duo. Derry’s Anton Tohill and Cork’s Mark Keane are heading to Melbourne. Source: INPHO The Melbourne-based club announced the recruit of the duo who had been heavily linked … Continue reading "Cork and Derry youngsters make move to AFL as they are signed by Collingwood"

DUBLIN FOOTBALL STAR Paul Mannion isn’t a fan of the proposed new rule changes for Gaelic football. The GAA’s standing committee on playing rules revealed earlier this month the five rules that they believe should be experimented with in the sport. A restriction in handpasses, a plan to have all sidelines kicked forward, the introduction … Continue reading "‘My initial thoughts were just that they were pretty bad ideas’ – Dublin star on new proposed rule changes"

IT’S COUNTY HURLING final week and enough has occurred since his last appearance with Ballyboden St-Enda’s for Simon Lambert to appreciate this build-up. Ballyboden collected six titles between 2007 and 2013, Lambert a Dublin hurler at the time and a lynchpin in their run of club success. Now it’s almost three years since he was … Continue reading "Life after Dublin – ‘Do I have any regrets? Maybe about what I said? Possibly so.’"

KERRY’S MARK O’CONNOR is set to miss the remainder of his club Dingle’s county senior football championship campaign after his AFL side Geelong stated they cannot permit it as ‘it’s a breach to his contract’. O’Connor returned home after the close of the 2018 AFL season and featured in Dingle’s county quarter-final win over Austin … Continue reading "AFL club state they cannot permit Kerry’s O’Connor to play club GAA games as ‘it’s a breach to his contract’"