Kilcummin (Kerry) 1-11 Fermoy (Cork) 1-3 Denis Hurley reports from Mallow KERRY’S STRONG RECORD in the Munster Club IFC was maintained as Kilcummin finished strongly at Mallow on Sunday afternoon to make it 12 Kingdom victories in the past 13 years. While they had eight points to spare in the end, it wasn’t until Ian … Continue reading "Kilcummin continue Kerry’s strong record in Munster as they’re crowned intermediate champions"

Click:Steel cutting machineKilmacud Crokes 1-17 Portlaoise 3-8 Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park  PORTLAOISE HAD A 61st-minute penalty from Craig Rogers saved as Kilmacud Crokes advanced to their first Leinster SFC club final in eight years. Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO It was more late heartache in this competition for Portlaoise, who saw Paul Cahillane miss a late … Continue reading "Portlaoise have stoppage-time penalty saved as Kilmacud advance to first Leinster final since 2010"

Corofin 2-10 Ballintubber 1-9 Colm Gannon reports from MacHale Park, Castlebar Corofin showed their grit to come out on top. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO THE INTRODUCTION OF Ian Burke from the bench proved to be vital for Corofin as they retained the Connacht senior title by four points against Ballintubber in MacHale Park on Sunday afternoon. … Continue reading "Burke inspires from the bench as All-Ireland champs Corofin seal Connacht three in-a-row"

Mullinalaghta 2-15 Éire Óg 0-3 Conor McKenna reports from Glennon Brothers Pearse Park Click Here: Gws Giants Guernsey MULLINALAGHTA ST COLUMBA’S booked their place in the Leinster senior club football final after a comprehensive 18 point victory over Eire Og, with the Carlow champions finishing the game with 12 players. Mullinalaghta players celebrate their victory. … Continue reading "History makers! The first Longford club to reach a Leinster senior club football final"

1. Crokes control in Munster again IF 2017 CULMINATED on a low note for Dr Crokes when they were toppled by Nemo Rangers, they restored themselves to the status of Munster title holders in style today. They may have shipped a late goal but were full value for their nine-point winning margin in the Gaelic … Continue reading "Mullinalaghta’s historic moment, Crokes run riot again and Burke rounds off year in style"

JUST BEFORE THE final whistle sounded in Semple Stadium last Sunday, Wayne Hutchinson retreated as Na Piarsaigh mounted one last attack. All afternoon he had been immense at the heart of the Ballygunner defence. There was a six-point buffer on the scoreboard to protect. Once more he prepared to defend that central corridor. As the … Continue reading "‘The dream of this day kept me going, just that want and determination to get this’"

Kellie Harrington was crowned Champion of the World on Saturday Source: Mandatory Credit – AIBA The Dubliner received a heroes’ welcome home earlier — and rightly so! Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Click Here: shopskm Teen star Michael Obafemi made his Ireland senior debut on Monday, at the start of a mental week for the national side … Continue reading "It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week"

Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park AFTER YESTERDAY’S SEMI-final win over Portlaoise, the danger for Kilmacud Crokes is complacency setting in ahead of the provincial final against tiny Longford club Mullinalaghta.  The Dublin champions are 1/5 with most bookmakers to defeat Mickey Graham’s Mullinallaghta, who have a club membership of just 155 compared with Kilmacud’s 4,000-odd numbers. … Continue reading "‘We’ll pay them the respect they deserve’ – David vs Goliath in Leinster senior final"

QUALIFYING FOR A first Munster senior final sparked huge excitement in Miltown Malbay but when they got there they discovered the scale of the challenge at that stage of the competition. Landing at the Gaelic Grounds for yesterday’s decider saw the West Clare club collide with the might of Dr Crokes, seven-time winners and nine-time … Continue reading "‘It was an eye opener for us to see how good they were’ – facing up to the kingpins in a first Munster final"

THE CONTRAST WAS stark. When the Munster club football final ended yesterday, the Dr Crokes reaction was noticeably muted. They were provincial champions and glad of their latest success but there was no great outpouring of emotion. It was a marked change from the hurling equivalent the previous Sunday in Munster, a seismic afternoon for … Continue reading "Another Munster title win, a star-studded squad and coping with the lack of action until spring 2019"