SEAMUS HICKEY HAS decided to go out at the top. The 31-year-old announced his retirement from Limerick duty this morning, just months after the county won their first All-Ireland hurling crown since 1973. The Murroe-Boher native made his debut for the Treaty in 2006, won Young Hurler of the Year the following season, the Munster … Continue reading "Limerick hurling stalwart Hickey announces his inter-county retirement"

ANTRIM HAVE CONFIRMED that Anthony Daly will act as an advisor to new senior hurling team manager Neal Peden in the coming season. The former Clare and Dublin manager will take a similar role to the one Liam Sheedy held for the past couple of years. Sheedy was recently appointed to the Tipperary hot-seat and … Continue reading "Clare legend Anthony Daly joins Antrim hurling set-up"

ON ST PATRICK’S DAY 2015, Ballyhale Shamrocks were crowned All-Ireland club champions for a record sixth time in what was Henry Shefflin’s last game at Croke Park. Henry Shefflin during the 2015 All-Ireland club final. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO That afternoon Shefflin lined out on a formidable half-forward line, flanked by TJ Reid and James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick, … Continue reading "‘Tommy Shefflin said it in training on Friday night: ‘You can’t beat breeding”"

FOR MANY CLUBS, it can take a campaign or two before they crack the code and get a run in the province.  On Sunday, Kevin Cassidy recalled how Gweedore ‘drank ourselves silly’ in 2006 and applied those lessons after their county title victory in Donegal this year. The Gaeltacht club upset the odds by lifting … Continue reading "‘The underdog always has a chance’ – Mullinalaghta ready for seismic Kilmacud challenge"

KERRY’S YOUNG ATTACKER star David Clifford is on course to feature for the county in next spring’s Allianz football league as he is not set to undergo a shoulder operation. It had been reported last month that the teenager would have to go under the knife and would be sidelined for the early months of … Continue reading "Avoiding shoulder surgery, dealing with Kerry hype and an Armagh attacking idol"

ROSS MCGOWAN WAS just 16 when Kilmacud Crokes last reigned supreme in Leinster eight years ago. Click Here: ireland rugby shirts Ross McGowan represented Dublin in the O’Byrne Cup in January. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO He recalls following Kilmacud around Leinster as a supporter during their provincial campaigns of ’04, ’04, ’08 and ’10, which fuelled … Continue reading "Kilmacud shrug off ‘David v Goliath’ comparisons as Leinster final looms"

Updated Dec 5th 2018, 5:10 PM MARK STOKES WAS 18 when he was informed that hip surgery was his only option if he wanted to play GAA again.  Former Tipperary minor footballer Mark Stokes. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO A dual underage star for Kilsheelan-Kilcash, Stokes played hurling and football with Tipperary from U14 to U16, and … Continue reading "‘I’d be struggling to get up the stairs and even putting my school pants on in the morning’"

Click:全国楼凤论坛 ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS LIMERICK will host Tipperary in nine days’ time as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League swings back into action. Limerick will travel to Tralee to face Kerry the following Thursday, while Tipp will host The Kingdom in Nenagh on 5 January. In Group 2, Cork and Clare will convene in Cusack … Continue reading "All-Ireland champions to host Tipp in Munster hurling league opener"

MANY OF THE rising stars in GAA discovered what clashes await them in the new year following the draws for the 2019 Electric Ireland Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups which took place on Wednesday. The reigning Sigerson champions UCD will take on Cork IT in their opening tie, while finalists NUI Galway have been paired with St … Continue reading "Here are the draws for the 2019 Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup competitions"

WHEN FOXROCK-CABINTEELY formed as a club in 2005, they didn’t have enough players to field an adult team.  Fox-Cab captain Amy Ring and Mourneabbey’s Eimear Meaney. Source: Sportsfile. Here they are, 13 years later, after climbing all the way up the ranks from Junior E. The four in-a-row Dublin and Leinster champions are preparing for … Continue reading "From a ‘GAA blackspot’ unable to field an adult team to the brink of All-Ireland glory"