IN HIS 2017 autobiography, Jackie Tyrrell pulled no punches when it came to his assessment of Tipperary.  After the Premier ended Kilkenny’s five-in-a-row hopes in 2010, the Cats defeated their rivals in championship during each of the next four seasons. Tyrrell described Tipperary as a “flaky” team and of forward John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer he said: … Continue reading "Jackie Tyrrell: More pressure on ‘ageing’ Tipperary core to deliver All-Ireland"

– Congratulations to Robbie Dunne, our competition winner. Enjoy the game! IT’S ALL-IRELAND HURLING final week — and we want to send you to Croke Park on Sunday. Few would have predicted it at the start of the year but, for the sixth season since 2009, Kilkenny and Tipperary are the last two standing in … Continue reading "Win our great All-Ireland final prize – tickets to Tipp v Kilkenny plus a night in a four-star Dublin hotel"

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER great GAA documentary. We were treated to another fantastic episode of The Game on RTÉ last night, this episode entitled ‘The Big Show’ with excitement well and truly building ahead of Sunday’s 2019 All-Ireland hurling final. With the traditional pairing of Kilkenny and Tipperary set to lock horns at Croke Park this … Continue reading "‘Sheer passion and emotion’ – Last night’s episode of The Game was a big hit"

SINCE PARAIC FANNING announced his decision to step down as Waterford boss, Derek McGrath has been linked with a return to the hot-seat just a year after he vacated the position.  Paraic Fanning spent one year in charge of the Deise. Source: James Crombie/INPHO McGrath, a school teacher in De La Salle College, guided the … Continue reading "McGrath on possible Waterford return, interest in managing another county and Sunday Game ‘regrets’"

THE GAA HAVE confirmed that David Gough will take charge of the the 2019 All-Ireland senior football final.  The meeting of five in-a-row-chasing Dublin and Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday, 1 September, will come as the Meathman’s first senior decider to take charge of, with Conor Lane (Cork, standby referee) and Barry Cassidy (Derry) … Continue reading "David Gough confirmed as referee for Dublin-Kerry All-Ireland football final"

HAVING EXPERIENCED 17 senior All-Ireland finals as a manager, and 24 altogether when you factor in his playing career, Brian Cody knows exactly what to expect on Sunday afternoon. No man has experienced the rarified air of hurling’s showpiece game anywhere near as much as Cody. It’s unlikely anyone will ever come close to his … Continue reading "‘It’s the same kind of feeling you get. You know this is important, this is special and you’re totally focused’"

KERRY ARE HOPING to discover in ‘the next three or four days’ whether Stephen O’Brien is available to play in the All-Ireland final against Dublin. O’Brien was man-of-the-match and scored 1-2 in Kerry’s All-Ireland semi-final win over Tyrone last Sunday. But he received a black card in injury-time after pulling down Tyrone forward Connor McAliskey … Continue reading "Kerry hope O’Brien black card case will be resolved ‘within the next three or four days’"

THIS IS A week eight-time Kilkenny All-Ireland winner Michael Fennelly is no stranger to, but this one is, of course, different to others. The build-up to the biggest day of the hurling calendar. Michael Fennelly at the unveiling of Ballygowan Activ+ as the new Official Fitness Partner of the GAA/GPA today. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE The … Continue reading "‘Surreal’ for Kilkenny to be back in All-Ireland final, says 2009 winning-captain Fennelly"

THE TWO GREAT rival counties of Kilkenny and Tipperary meet twice this weekend. Kilkenny star Edwina Keane. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO With the All-Ireland hurling final in Croke Park on Sunday, all roads lead to Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds on Saturday evening first as the camogie sides face off for a coveted decider berth of their own.  … Continue reading "‘To be out on the farm working with my Dad, it’s a nice thing to be able to do together’"

WALTER WALSH ADMITS that he wondered if he would reach an All-Ireland final with Kilkenny after their last decider in 2016. Click Here: Belgium soccer tracksuit Walsh at the Kilkenny Media Event night. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Three years is far from the end of a famine in the eyes of many, but the Cats have … Continue reading "Questioning if Kilkenny would reach another All-Ireland, injury woes, and being ‘hounded for tickets’"