ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Cork survived an extremely stern examination from Tipperary to get their Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 campaign off to a winning start, 0-10 to 0-7 at The Ragg. Tipp are looking to build on a progressive 2018 under Bill Mullaney, when they reached the last four of the championship. Cork ended their … Continue reading "Defending All-Ireland champions Cork pushed all the way, while Limerick and Waterford also victorious"

1. Galway stand for national anthem Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO 2. Ireland’s Lauren Delany is tackled Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO 3. Ulster’s Rory Best after the game against Leicester Tigers Source: Gary Carr/INPHO 4. Leinster’s Tadhg Furlong with Joe Launchbury and Will Rowlands of Wasps Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO 5. Exeter Chiefs Jonny Hill loses his jersey  Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO 6. DIT’s Brian … Continue reading "It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week"

WESTMEATH BEGIN THEIR Division 3 campaign away to Offaly this weekend and they do so with a strong pre-season campaign behind them. Under new boss Jack Cooney, the Lake County annexed their first O’Byrne Cup title in 31 years and just their fourth overall on Friday night – albeit against Dublin’s third-string outfit.  “It’ll shorten … Continue reading "Westmeath boss Cooney undaunted by rise in expectations ‘as long as we’re making progress’"

MAYO STAR SARAH Rowe well and truly impressed in her first outing with AFLW side Collingwood, scoring two goals while showing that she can transfer her Gaelic football skills to Aussie Rules. Sarah Rowe impressed in her first run-out while Aisling McCarthy was on the opposing team. Source: Collingwood FC/Luke Henry. The Melbourne-based outfit were … Continue reading "‘She’s got plenty of tricks’ – Rowe catches the eye on big weekend for Irish in Oz"

KILDARE MEN’S and ladies football teams, hurlers and camogie sides will all have the same sponsor for the next four years in Brady Family Ham. Brady Family Ham announced the news this morning. Source: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland The company had already backed Kildare GAA — so the men’s footballers and hurlers — but have now … Continue reading "Kildare follow Dublin’s lead and confirm one sponsor across four codes"

THE LADIES GAELIC Football Association (LGFA) have this afternoon confirmed a full list of 13 double-header fixtures for the league campaign. A general view of Croke Park mid-Dublin v Mayo ladies. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Some had been announced over the past few weeks but today, the association released the full details of the 13 Lidl … Continue reading "Full list of 13 double-header fixtures confirmed ahead of 2019 leagues"

TYRONE STAR GEMMA Begley has announced her retirement from inter-county football at the age of 33. Begley signed off with an All-Ireland title and a goal in 2018 as the Red Hand beat Meath in the intermediate final, as well as a nomination for Intermediate Player of the Year. The three-time All-Star, who first joined the … Continue reading "Star Tyrone forward Begley announces inter-county retirement"

FORMER MONAGHAN FOOTBALLER Dick Clerkin has defended the GAA’s decision to hike ticket prices for the 2019 National Leagues. The GAA this week confirmed that tickets bought ‘on the day’ for league games are rising by 33% to €20, while tickets for this year’s All-Ireland hurling and football finals will increase by €10 to €90 … Continue reading "‘Do people want the GAA to give them money at the gate?’ – Clerkin defends GAA’s ticket price hike"

HAVING SAT ALONGSIDE him in the Sky Sports studio for the past couple of seasons, Senan Connell is a good man to assess what James Horan can bring to the table on his second stint in charge of Mayo.  Horan is back in the hot seat of his native county, who he previously managed from … Continue reading "James Horan will have ‘whole armoury’ of tactics and ideas from TV punditry work – Connell"

IT’S BEEN A nice start to 2019 for newly-appointed Cork captain Doireann O’Sullivan. Doireann O’Sullivan. Source: Sportsfile. After All-Ireland final heartbreak with the Rebels in September, the end of 2018 was sweeter than she ever could have imagined as she steered her club Mourneabbey to national glory at the fifth time of asking. The five-in-a-row … Continue reading "‘Massive shoes to fill’ following her sister, a Páirc Uí Chaoimh bow, and that magical club win"