SEVEN COUNTIES ARE represented in the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Star Awards Football Team of the Year for 2018. All-Ireland champions Kerry, who secured their fifth title in succession, at the grade have four players on the team while runners-up Galway have three included. Players from Kildare, Monaghan, Derry, Dublin, Meath and Wicklow also make up the selection. … Continue reading "4 for Kerry, 3 for Galway – Minor Football Team of the Year announced"

Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO WHEN KIERAN DONAGHY waged war on the Mayo full-back line in the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final replay in Limerick, Irish rugby legend Paul O’Connell was in the Gaelic Grounds to watch the chaos unfold.  As it happened, O’Connell found himself sitting alongside Kerry hero Eoin ‘Bomber’ Liston. An iconic full-forward in his own day, … Continue reading "‘Coach told me, ‘You’ll be playing with Kieran Donaghy. He’s the LeBron James of Gaelic football”"

PADRAIC DAVIS HAS been appointed as the new senior manager after he was ratified along with his management team at a special meeting of Coiste Chontae Longfort on Wednesday night. The former Longford forward takes over from Denis Connerton, who stepped down from the position in July after a second stint in charge of the county. … Continue reading "Ratified! Former Longford star forward confirmed as new senior manager"

LIMERICK MANAGER JOHN Ryan is hoping that some of John Kiely’s hurling magic will have rubbed off on his team as they face a first TG4 Ladies All-Ireland junior final since 2010 against Louth this Sunday. Kiely joined a star-studded panel in a 400-seat sold out fundraising breakfast for the Limerick Ladies team on Tuesday … Continue reading "‘John Kiely passed on his best wishes to us’ – Limerick boss Ryan hopes hurling magic rubs off"

IT’S A CLEAN sweep for All-Ireland champions Limerick as their starting fifteen from last month’s final success have all been nominated for the 2018 GAA-GPA PWC All-Star hurling awards. Limerick players celebrate their All-Ireland final victory. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO The 45-player shortlist has been released today for this year’s awards which recognise the star players … Continue reading "15 players from Limerick as 8 counties feature in 2018 All-Star hurling nominations"

GALWAY’S JOE CANNING is in the hunt to retain his Hurler of the Year award after being nominated for the 2018 accolade along with team-mate Padraic Mannion and Limerick’s Cian Lynch. Canning would become the first player to win the honour for two successive years if he is voted the victor. It is his third … Continue reading "Galway pair and Limerick midfielder nominated in battle for 2018 Hurler of the Year"

THE ALL-IRELAND final man-of-the-match winner from Limerick and a pair of rising Cork stars have all been shortlisted for the Young Hurler of the Year accolade as part of the 2018 GAA-GPA PWC All-Star awards. Click Here: Mexico National Team soccer tracksuit Limerick’s Kyle Hayes, Cork’s Mark Coleman and his Rebel team-mate Darragh Fitzgibbon are … Continue reading "Cork duo and Limerick forward to contest Young Hurler of the Year award"

MAYO LADIES FOOTBALL manager Peter Leahy has refuted Cora Staunton’s claims that the Mayo set-up is an unsafe environment to be in, calling her accusations “close to slanderous.” Staunton was one of 12 players to left the Mayo panel earlier this summer. Initially, they cited “player welfare issues” as the reason for their departure. The … Continue reading "Mayo boss Leahy defends his set-up and calls Staunton’s ‘unsafe’ claims ‘close to slanderous’"

CONOR NASH HAS retained his place in the Hawthorn team to face Melbourne in tomorrow’s AFL finals series semi-final. Nash has featured in just four games this campaign, but he’s been an ever-present since making his debut in the regular season against Geelong on 11 August. The Meath native recently penned a new two-year deal with … Continue reading "4 games into his AFL career, Meath’s Nash named to start in do-or-die clash against Melbourne"

BOTH TIPPERARY AND Waterford are likely to have new senior hurling managers in place by early next week as their focus turns to 2019. The Premier and Deise are the only Liam MacCarthy Cup counties with vacant hot-seats but county board meetings next week should confirm their respective appointments.  Click Here: gws giants guernsey 2019 … Continue reading "Tipperary and Waterford set to confirm new hurling bosses next week"