MOTHERHOOD. WORK. COLLEGE. Club. County. In no particular order of significance, but each as important as the next. Dublin’s Amy Connolly isn’t afraid of hard work, nor does her world solely revolve around football anymore. Connolly in action for Dublin. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO The arrival of son Ciabhan four years ago could have marked the … Continue reading "‘I thought football was going to be there forever…then I found out I was pregnant’"

WESTMEATH GAA HAS this evening announced the appointment of Jack Cooney and Joe Quaid as the county’s senior football and hurling managers respectively. Jack Cooney (centre) was previously part of the Donegal coaching staff. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Cooney becomes the first native of the county to take charge since 1992 and having emerged as the … Continue reading "Westmeath announce appointment of new football and hurling managers"

LAST NOVEMBER, LOUTH ladies football manager Mícheál McKeown set a goal for his team: to play in the TG4 All-Ireland junior final in Croke Park. On Sunday, they’ll do just that as they take on Limerick with the West County Hotel Cup and promotion to the intermediate grade on the line.  But the very man … Continue reading "‘Micheál’s wife asked would I continue on his legacy. That’s what I’ve tried to do’"

DUBLIN AND CORK have named unchanged sides for their TG4 All-Ireland final clash this Sunday at Croke Park in what will be a repeat of the 2016 decider [throw-in, 4pm]. Manager Mick Bohan has elected to stick with the same team that started their All-Ireland semi-final victory over Galway last month as reigning champions Dublin … Continue reading "We go again! Dublin and Cork unveil sides for All-Ireland final as 2016 rematch beckons"

“THAT LOSS LAST year probably stood to us this year more than anything,” Cork goalkeeper Martina O’Brien concedes as she reflects on her side’s absence from the 2017 All-Ireland final. Martina O’Brien. Mayo had ended their quest for seven in-a-row, a 12th title in 13 years at the semi-final stage and went on to face … Continue reading "2017 All-Ireland final absence stood to Cork in the long run – number one O’Brien"

1. Rena Buckley Delighted with the reunion with @corkery5, the two of us back together again #18 pic.twitter.com/UF3Vi9GDbE — Rena Buckley (@RenaBucks) September 9, 2018 2. Briege Corkery @RenaBucks … a moment couldn’t go by without you. Just shows the character of you to be waiting for all @CorkCamogie in Quinn’s #GOAT x pic.twitter.com/xr2u0rzsvG — … Continue reading "Buckley and Corkery reunion, ROG’s new hat and more tweets of the week"

Limerick 5-6 Louth 0-8 TWO GOALS EACH from Mairéad Kavanagh and Rebecca Delee secured a second TG4 All-Ireland junior title for Limerick, who can look forward to intermediate football next summer. The Munster women scored three goals in five first-half minutes to pull clear of Louth, and although Kate Flood drove a Louth comeback after … Continue reading "Three goals in five first-half minutes sees Limerick land second All-Ireland junior title"

Updated at 6.45pm THE LINE-UP for the quarter-finals of the Dublin Senior Football Championship has been confirmed, as Kilmacud Crokes and Ballyboden St Enda’s ensured their progression on Friday night. They join St. Jude’s, St. Sylvester’s, defending champions St. Vincent’s, Na Fianna, Castleknock and Ballymun Kickhams in the first knockout round, with the final set … Continue reading "Dublin SFC quarter-final line-up confirmed as Ballyboden and Crokes progress"

Meath 1-14 Tyrone 6-8 Emma Duffy reports from Croke Park  THEY SAY GOALS win games, and Tyrone proved just that as they were crowned 2018 TG4 All-Ireland intermediate champions in Croke Park. The Red Hand were classy and sharp as they went about their business against Meath, making amends for their 2017 decider defeat to … Continue reading "Classy Tyrone fire six goals past Meath to lift All-Ireland intermediate crown"

SEAN CAVANAGH HAS been released from hospital after he suffered a brutal knee to the face during a Tyrone Senior Football Championship meeting between Moy and Edendork, which saw 26 bookings dished out. Six red cards and 20 yellow cards were given out by the referee throughout the affair, with former Tyrone captain Cavanagh taken to … Continue reading "Sean Cavanagh released from hospital after ‘bad concussion, broken nose and extensive facial injuries’"