How many senior All-Ireland medals does Rena Buckley have?  Who scored the Bayern Munich goal against Cork City at Musgrave Park?     Why can’t I get any phone signal in here? ON THURSDAY, 29 NOVEMBER we’re holding our second annual Big Annual Sports Table Quiz to celebrate the release of our book Behind The Lines, Volume … Continue reading "The42’s Big Annual Sports Table Quiz is coming to Cork next week"

Source: Instagram – @smiley_014 AMONGST THE ROW of football communities that hug the west coast of Clare, there have been winter days in the sun. Sunday expeditions when an entire parish is emptied in the pursuit of Munster senior football glory. Cooraclare lost the maiden final in 1964 and then a succession of clubs next … Continue reading "‘Being honest in years gone by we were labelled chokers by the Clare public’"

Click:ai续写 THE GAA’S CENTRAL Council met at Croke Park this morning to make decisions on a wide range of issues, as the introduction of a second-tier football championship received ‘broad support’. Five proposed rule changes were debated at an Ard Chomhairle meeting at GAA HQ, and it was agreed to discuss possible formats for a … Continue reading "Introduction of second-tier football championship receives ‘broad support’"

OFFALY AND KILDARE will be represented in the 2018 Leinster intermediate football championship final, when Shamrocks and Two Mile House go head-to-head for the title next month. Click Here: edinburgh rugby jersey So there we have it our @AIB_GAA Leinster Intermediate Finalists are set! It's @shamrocksgaa against @TwoMileHouseGAA on December 8th. Venue details to be … Continue reading "Galway star Burke fires Oranmore-Maree to Connacht hurling title"

IT’S NOT OFTEN you hear about a GAA player being forced to retire due to concussion. What about a GAA player being forced to retire at the tender age of 20 after six concussions? Four of those by 18, and two in the space of just over three months as an up-and-coming, prodigiously talented Roscommon … Continue reading "‘Your health is more important than a game of football at the end of the day’ – forced to retire at 20"

WHILE THE SPOTLIGHT has been on one big management job across the length and breadth of the country this week, it’s been a busy one in terms of another sport too.  The big one is of course Martin O’Neill’s successor as manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team, but there’s also been plenty of … Continue reading "Continuity is key as top two secure services of their exceptional managers once again"

THE OPPORTUNITY TO create history is not something that is often afforded to Longford GAA clubs. The Mullinalaghta players standing for the national anthem ahead of the 2016 Leinster club SFC semi-final. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO And when it comes to the provincial stage of the season, the general expectation is that they can only aim … Continue reading "The half-parish of 400 people looking to make history with Leinster football final spot"

1. “The next thing I remember was hearing someone banging on the door. It was around midnight. When I woke up I was lying on the floor covered in sick, my legs wouldn’t work. I crawled over to the door and opened it. The doctor and the guards were there, they barged into the room. … Continue reading "Irish football’s new lows, remembering Weeshie and the week’s best sportswriting"

KNOWN TO MANY as “the Memory Man”, the late Jimmy Magee was one of the most popular voices in Irish sport since his first job reporting on a hockey match for RTÉ in 1956. Since then, his coverage of many World Cups, Olympic Games and his co-hosting of RTÉ’s sports trivia show ‘Know Your Sport’ … Continue reading "Jimmy Magee’s personal library of almost 1000 books to be auctioned off for charity"

Dr Crokes 1-21 St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay 2-9 Fintan O’Toole reports from Gaelic Grounds Click Here: Alpine Racing Suit A RETURN TO winning ways for Dr Crokes in these end of season Munster final days. Dr Crokes players and supporters toast their latest success. Source: Ken Sutton/INPHO After the disappointment of being despatched by Nemo … Continue reading "Dr Crokes pick up 5th Munster title since 2011 with 9-point win over Miltown Malbay"