Stephen Cluxton 8Our Rating The first man in hurling or football to win six All-Irelands as captain, it’s a record that may stand the test of time. He made a huge save on Stephen O’Brien in the second-half and Dublin lost just two of his 25 restarts, which went both long and short. David Byrne … Continue reading "Dublin player ratings: Kilkenny the star man, closely followed by Con and Mannion"

IT ALL COMES down to this. The reigning champions Dublin are seeking a three-in-a-row for the first time in the county’s history. Standing in their way is a Galway side who who are contesting the senior All-Ireland decider for the first time in 15 years. Incidentally, Dublin provided the opposition for the Tribeswomen on that … Continue reading "Poll: Who will win today’s All-Ireland senior football final in Croke Park?"

Shane Ryan 8Our Rating There wasn’t much more he could have done. Made a brilliant double-save on Diarmuid Connolly and Con O’Callaghan late in the game to keep Kerry’s head above water. Got away all 23 of his restarts to a green and gold jersey, a remarkable statistic, even if Dublin were happy not to … Continue reading "Kerry player ratings: Geaney and Clifford lead the line for wasteful Kingdom"

Galway captain Tracey Leonard. Source: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE ‘THE NEARLY TEAM.’  It’s a tag that’s been thrown at Galway time and time again over the past few years. But here they are, in a first All-Ireland final since 2005 [throw-in 4pm, live on TG4]. *** The Tribe have fallen at the final hurdle so often in … Continue reading "‘The nearly team’ so many times, but there’s something different about Galway now"

ENJOYING A REAL breakthrough season in the Dublin set-up this year, Jennifer Dunne is happy to take a short trip down memory lane.  Dublin star Jennifer Dunne. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO 19 now and in her second year on the panel with the three in-a-row hype unavoidable at this stage, the Cuala star is brought back … Continue reading "‘I remember just watching and thinking, ‘That could be me next year if I put my mind to it”"

WHILE HE WAS naturally disappointed to come out on the losing side, Peter Keane heaped praise on his young Kerry players after their six-point loss to Dublin yesterday. It was Keane’s first championship defeat as manager of the Kingdom, while a large number of his team were still in their debut campaign on the senior … Continue reading "Peter Keane ‘terribly, terribly proud’ of his Kerry players in defeat"

Tipperary 2-16 Meath 1-14 AN AISHLING MOLONEY masterclass and goals from her clubmate Aisling McCarthy and Angela McGuigan steered 2017 champions Tipperary to All-Ireland intermediate championship glory once again. Moloney fired 0-8 — 0-7 of that from play — at Croke Park, to lead the Premier county past 2018 finalists Meath, and restored their senior … Continue reading "Moloney masterclass steers Tipperary to All-Ireland crown and back to senior ranks"

1) The right three-in-a-row for Dublin The outpour of emotion and scenes at the final whistle summed it up for this Dublin team. They’ve been through it all. The moment the final whistle sounded. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO The last three Septembers brought jubilant days, master-minded by Mick Bohan, with the icing certainly put on the … Continue reading "The right three-in-a-row for Dublin, experience shines through and a bizarre All-Ireland final"

A WINNING TEAM’S post-match press media briefing is always easier than the losers’. And a wonderful story or two always comes out of it, this one about a special ball carrier who helped Dublin on their journey to lifting the Brendan Martin Cup once again. Mick Bohan talks to his team after the game. Source: … Continue reading "‘You win a medal or a trophy, but there’s so much more to life… her achievement was bigger than ours’"

Updated Sep 16th 2019, 7:15 AM A DISAPPOINTING END to a great 2019 for Galway ladies, but Tim Rabbitt has backed his troops to go again after their All-Ireland final defeat to Dublin. This summer, the Tribe reached a first All-Ireland final since 2005 after falling short at the semi-final stage so many times before … Continue reading "‘We’re on a bit of a journey at the moment and this is only a stopping point on it’"