Kelly (centre) celebrating yesterday’s victory. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO BALLYEA WERE CROWNED Clare senior hurling champions yesterday after a superb second-half performance at Cusack Park.  Niall Deasy hit 13 points on the day, while Tony Kelly captained the side to their second county championship in three years.  And Clare star Kelly produced a moment of brilliance on … Continue reading "There was some Tony Kelly magic in Ballyea’s win over Cratloe"

KERRY GAA WILL wait for the referee to submit his report on yesterday’s senior football championship semi-final replay between Dingle and East Kerry before determining the direction of its investigation. Sunday’s last four tie at Austin Stack Park, won by Dingle 4-13 to 0-13, was overshadowed by a mass touchline brawl, in what was the … Continue reading "Kerry GAA wait for referee’s report on mass brawl which marred football semi-final"

ROSCOMMON GAA HAVE stalled on the appointment of a new manager to the senior footballers as the wait to name Kevin McStay’s successor continues. McStay overlooking Dr Hyde Park in 2017. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO “Roscommon GAA had hoped to put the name of the new senior football manager before a county board meeting tonight,” they … Continue reading "Roscommon stall on new manager as wait to name Kevin McStay’s successor goes on"

1. Fourth time lucky for new Cavan champions Click Here: cheap converse shoes AFTER LOSING THE last three finals, not many in Cavan would have begrudged Castlerahan their maiden senior football success yesterday. The Ballyjamesduff outfit lost by a point to Kingscourt Stars in the 2015 decider, by two points after a replay to Ramor United in … Continue reading "New champions emerge, joyous scenes, mass brawl – 5 talking points after Sunday’s club action"

THIS IS BRILLIANT. Source: Beko UK/YouTube Seven-year-old Victor Clarke’s wishes came true this weekend as two clubs came together in the most amazing of ways to raise some much-needed funds. On Saturday, the Ratoath and Magheracloone U7s went head-to-head before the Over 35s took to the field for the second part of the billing at … Continue reading "Heartwarming scenes as heroic U7s face off to raise funds for sinkhole-stricken Magheracloone"

THE IRISH EXODUS to the Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) continues, with Tipperary’s Aisling McCarthy picked up in the 2018 Draft. Tipperary dual star Aisling McCarthy. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO 22-year-old McCarthy, the 2017 Intermediate Player of the Year, has joined the Western Bulldogs, having travelled to Australia in September as part of the Cross Coders … Continue reading "Tipperary star becomes latest Irish player to join AFLW by signing with Western Bulldogs"

HIS NAME WAS floated as a contender for vacant managerial posts in Waterford and Tipperary in recent times but neither was ever a viable option for Brendan Cummins to pursue. Brendan Cummins (centre) was at the launch of the Amanda Stapleton benefit match yesterday. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE He heard he had been nailed down … Continue reading "Being linked with roles in Tipp and Waterford, Sheedy’s second coming and ambitions to become a county boss"

FORMER TIPPERARY ALL-Ireland hurling winner Paddy Stapleton has described as ‘humbling’ the reaction to the fundraising efforts his family have embarked upon in aid of his sister Amanda, who was recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. Former Tipperary hurler Paddy Stapleton in Borris-Ileigh yesterday. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE The response from former Tipperary team-mates … Continue reading "‘There’s only so much sitting around and crying you can do, and then you’ve got to try and get on with life’"

A DINGLE OFFICIAL has been handed a proposed eight-week ban arising out of the brawl that erupted in Sunday’s Kerry county senior football semi-final. Dingle triumphed in the last four tie against East Kerry at Austin Stack Park to set up a county final meeting with Dr Crokes next Sunday afternoon but the game was … Continue reading "Dingle official hit with proposed 8-week ban after mass brawl marred Sunday’s Kerry county semi-final"

AFTER LOSING THE Cork SHC final to Imokilly, the last thing Conor Lehane and his Midleton team-mates wanted to do was return to training the following week.  Midleton and Cork hurler Conor Lehane at the launch of the AIB Camogie and Club Championships. This is AIB’s 28th year sponsoring the AIB GAA Football, Hurling and … Continue reading "‘We’re still representing our club and county so you’re not going to give it a half-assed attempt’"