IT STARTED OUT against Ballygunner back in 2011 and ultimately it was the same opponents that brought the run to an end seven years later. Na Piarsaigh took their first steps on the Munster senior club hurling circuit in November 2011, winning a semi-final tie by 3-9 to 0-12 against Ballygunner in Walsh Park. That … Continue reading "‘Maybe it was one battle too many’ – after 12 wins and 4 titles, Na Piarsaigh’s Munster run comes to an end"

Stephen O’Keeffe was joint captain for Ballygunner’s victory. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO TALES FROM THURLES on club afternoons for Stephen O’Keeffe. In 2009 he was a teenager between the posts as Ballygunner fell short by a pair of points in a Munster final against Newtownshandrum. Another final in 2015 in Semple Stadium with O’Keeffe in goal … Continue reading "‘I was standing over there bawling my eyes out. Just to actually get here and to get up the steps, it’s indescribable.’"

2018 HAS BEEN an unforgettable year for Rory Beggan. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO The Monaghan netminder picked up his first All-Star earlier this month on the back of his finest campaign in the Farney colours. Beggan was solid between the posts, showed off his arsenal of pin-point kick-outs during the summer, while also posting 0-18 from … Continue reading "Player Watch: Rory Beggan’s impact as a forward in dramatic Ulster semi-final comeback"

AFTER A SPATE of recent retirements, the Kerry football squad is set for further changes with four established players reportedly not in Peter Keane’s plans for next season. Two-time All-Ireland minor winning manager Keane is preparing for his first year in charge of the Kingdom, having replaced Eamonn Fitzmaurice in October.  Click Here: custom-stamp-die-moulding Radio … Continue reading "Changes on the way for Kerry squad as new boss Keane shakes things up ahead of 2019"

AS A YOUNGSTER Philip Mahony remembers the impression left by witnessing Ballygunner reach the Munster hurling summit back in 2001. It was a feat he wished to emulate but didn’t envisage the struggle and disappointment that would ensue in his playing days as the Waterford champions made their foray in the province. At the seventh … Continue reading "Philip Mahony: ‘If we never won Munster, it would have stuck with me until the day I die’"

GAA PRESIDENT JOHN Horan says he sees a future for the Aer Lingus Fenway Hurling Classic as long it pays for itself and doesn’t impact on anything else they are doing. Horan was present at Fenway Park on Sunday when Limerick became the third county to win the Super 11s when they defeated Cork 38-30 … Continue reading "GAA chief on Fenway Classic – ‘It’s important these things wash their face, that they pay for themselves’"

TIPPERARY MANAGER SHANE Ronayne will continue in charge of the county’s ladies footballers for another two years, the county board has confirmed. The 2017 All-Ireland intermediate title-winning boss remains at the helm after an up and down 2018 for Tipperary. His ratification comes as more good news for Ronayne after he steered Mourneabbey to a … Continue reading "Ahead of national club final, 2017 All-Ireland winning boss lands Tipp job again"

Pairc Tailteann in Navan will host a double-header on Sunday. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO THE FOUR ROADS club in Roscommon have criticised the Camogie Association’s “crazy” and “unfair” decision to fix Sunday’s All-Ireland club junior final against Meath’s Kilmessan for Pairc Tailteann in Navan. It will be effectively a home game for reigning All-Ireland junior champions … Continue reading "‘There are two Meath teams playing All-Ireland finals in Meath on Sunday. It’s pretty ridiculous’"

ANTHONY CUNNINGHAM’S ROSCOMMON backroom team has been confirmed with successful local club managers Iain Daly and Mark Dowd both coming on board as selectors. Daly recently stepped down as manager of the Michael Glaveys club having guided them to the 2018 All-Ireland intermediate final where they lost out to a Sean Cavanagh-inspired Moy side in Croke Park. Best of … Continue reading "Anthony Cunningham adds successful club coaches to Roscommon backroom team"

NEW COLLINGWOOD RECRUIT Anton Tohill has pushed back against the idea that GAA clubs should be compensated by AFL sides who poach their young talent. New Collingwood signings Mark Keane, Sarah Rowe and Anton Tohill. Source: Collingwood FC Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé and Hawthorn’s Meathman Conor Nash both suggested in recent weeks that Irish clubs … Continue reading "Collingwood’s new Irish recruit unsure if AFL sides should compensate GAA clubs"