THE CLUB PLAYERS Association [CPA] has criticised the GAA and their decision to bring forward a vote on the introduction of a new  Tier 2 football championship at next month’s Special Congress in Cork. The GAA confirmed on Monday that Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host the Special Congress vote on 19 October, with the debate on … Continue reading "CPA ‘concerned and disappointed’ at GAA’s Tier 2 football format plans"

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS GALWAY lead the way on the shortlist for the 2019 Camogie All-Star award nominations with 14 players included.  Galway’s Sarah Dervan, Shauna Healy and Niamh Kilkenny all earn nominations. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Goalkeeper Sarah Healy, captain Sarah Dervan and All-Ireland final Player of the Match Niamh Kilkenny all get the nod on the … Continue reading "14 for champions Galway, 13 for Kilkenny – All-Ireland finalists dominate 2019 All-Star nominations"

Jerome Cahill lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Source: James Crombie/INPHO TIPPERARY STAR JEROME Cahill has capped an outstanding individual season with the Bord Gáis Energy U20 Player of the Year award. Cahill scored 1-1 in last month’s All-Ireland U20 final, in which the Premier county saw off Cork to lift the silverware. That win came … Continue reading "Tipp double All-Ireland winner caps huge season with U20 Player of the Year award"

CLUB AND COUNTY All-Ireland-winning manager Shane Ronayne has brushed off talk of the vacant Cork ladies football job but has not ruled himself out of the running.  Ronayne steered Tipperary to All-Ireland intermediate glory yet again at Croke Park on Sunday, adding to the 2017 title he also oversaw as they beat Meath by five … Continue reading "All-Ireland-winning Tipperary and Mourneabbey boss not ruling out vacant Cork job"

Cuala duo Byrne and Dunne and Skerries Harps’ Lyndsey Davey. Source: Inpho. JUST THREE DAYS after climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand, it was back to club duty for three of Dublin’s All-Ireland champions last night.  Player of the Match in Sunday’s decider against Galway, Lyndsey Davey, was flying the flag for Skerries Harps, … Continue reading "Three All-Ireland winners in club action last night just three days after Croke Park glory"

ESSENDON HAVE ANNOUNCED the signing of Ross McQuillan on an international rookie deal, with the Armagh native agreeing on a contract until the end of 2021. The 20-year-old will join Tyrone’s Conor McKenna in the red and black. He’ll relocate to Australia in October before full training starts with the squad on 25 November. An impressive athlete, … Continue reading "AFL side Essendon announce signing of 20-year-old Armagh star"

CONOR HAYES DOESN’T think Davy Fitzgerald is the man to take Galway forward and instead wants the county board to appoint a Tribe native to replace Micheál Donoghue.  Fitzgerald has yet to make a call on his future with Wexford and has been heavily linked to 2017 All-Ireland champions since Donoghue’s surprise departure last month.  … Continue reading "‘There’s talks of Davy Fitz getting it’ – Ex-Tribe captain wants Donoghue successor to come from within"

TERENCE ‘SAMBO’ MCNAUGHTON has hailed the appointment of Darren Gleeson as the new Antrim senior hurling boss. Gleeson only retired from inter-county hurling at the end of 2017 and was involved in the Antrim set-up in the two years since. Liam Sheedy, who was on board in an advisory capacity, introduced Gleeson as coach with … Continue reading "‘He’s a modern, young, forward-thinking coach. I’m looking forward to seeing what he does’"

DUBLIN AND KERRY star forwards Con O’Callaghan and Sean O’Shea have claimed the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month awards for August and September respectively. The individual accolade caps an incredible week for 23-year-old O’Callaghan, who was instrumental through Jim Gavin’s side’s Drive for Five mission, which they completed with a six-point win over the Kingdom … Continue reading "Dublin and Kerry stars’ stellar form recognised with Player of the Month awards"

THERE WAS DISAPPOINTMENT for Irish duo Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor as their AFL side the Geelong Cats missed out on a place in the 2019 Grand Final. Geelong suffered a 19-point defeat to Richmond in the first Preliminary Final today, with the winners rallying back from a 21-point half-time deficit to seal a 12.13 (85) … Continue reading "Disappointment for Tuohy and O’Connor as Geelong miss out on AFL Grand Final spot"