WHAT A WHIRLWIND few days Donegal star forward Yvonne Bonner has had. Yvonne Bonner. Click Here: Celtic soccer tracksuit Last Thursday the 31-year-old signed a professional deal for Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants, meaning she’ll be a teammate of Cora Staunton’s in the AFLW next year. Bonner had originally travelled to Melbourne with 10 other … Continue reading "From Oz to the hills – Crazy week as Donegal’s new AFLW star returns to inspire club"

PHILLY MCMAHON HAS taken up a new role with Dublin Camogie. The six-time All-Ireland champion comes on board as Head of Performance, with his company BeDo7 forming an exciting partnership with the Dublin camogie set-up. Ballymun defender McMahon will oversee the strength and conditioning of all Dublin squads from U14 to senior, officially starting from … Continue reading "‘A great fit’ – Philly McMahon undertakes new role with Dublin Camogie"

THE THEME OF change continues in Kerry football with Anthony Maher this morning becoming the third All-Ireland winner in the space of a month to retire. Maher won All-Ireland medals with Kerry in 2009 and 2014. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO The experienced midfielder joins Kieran Donaghy and Donnchadh Walsh – who both called it a day … Continue reading "For the third time in the space of a month, a Kerry All-Ireland football winner has retired"

IT’S DOWN TO the last four senior football stage in two of the most prominent county championships in the country and the fixture details were finalised by both counties last night. Quinn, Fitzgerald, Mannion and Moran will all be chasing county glory. Source: INPHO The Dublin and Kerry county boards pencilled their senior semi-final clashes … Continue reading "Fixture details confirmed for this year’s Dublin and Kerry county senior football semi-finals"

CORK AND KILKENNY lead the way in the 2018 camogie All-Star nominees with the beaten finalists having secured more nominations than the champions in the list that is comprised of 45 players. Kilkenny’s Davina Tobin in action against Orla Cotter of Cork during the All-Ireland final. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO The two teams contested the league … Continue reading "14 for Kilkenny and 12 for Cork as All-Ireland finalists lead the way in 2018 All-Star nominations"

WE’RE LESS THAN a year into John Horan’s reign as GAA president, but already significant steps have been taken to improve two key areas of the Association – the fixtures calendar and the spectacle of Gaelic football. Source: Gary Carr/INPHO At the GPA’s 2017 annual report last week, the body’s new chief executive Paul Flynn … Continue reading "Which of the GAA’s radical rule changes would actually improve Gaelic football?"

IT’S OVER A fortnight since his sudden departure as Dublin manager, Pat Gilroy citing work commitments as the reason for his exit. At a time when the demands on GAA players are frequently debated, the commitment required to fill management positions in inter-county setups is also a live issue. After his first season involved in … Continue reading "‘It just goes to show the level that county management is gone to and the mental drain that’s happening’"

DAVY FITZGERALD HAS stepped down as manager of LIT’s Fitzgibbon Cup side after 16 years in charge. Fitzgerald led the Limerick college to Fitzgibbon glory in 2005 and 2007, while a host of talented players came through the college during his tenure.  Instead, the Clare native will move into a new role in LIT. A … Continue reading "Davy Fitzgerald steps down as LIT manager after 16 years"

SLAUGHTNEIL’S REIGN AS Derry and Ulster senior club football champions ground to a halt in dramatic fashion this evening. Chasing a fifth consecutive Derry crown, they suffered a 1-11 to 0-13 defeat to Eoghan Rua in their quarter-final replay in Owenbeg. Eoghan Rua completed a superb comeback to set up a semi-final meeting with Ballinascreen. … Continue reading "Derry five-in-a-row bid ends for Ulster club football champions Slaughtneil"

NEW TIPPERARY HURLING boss Liam Sheedy concedes that the onus is on his side to win back the public after a disappointing 2018. The 2016 All-Ireland champions crashed out of Munster in early June without a win to their credit after defeat to Clare following two draws and a loss to Limerick. That stormy period, … Continue reading "‘What would concern me? We need to win back the public’ – Tipp hurling boss Sheedy"