A PLAYER FROM the East Kerry division is set to captain the Kerry senior side for the opening rounds of the Allianz football league with county champions Dr Crokes set to nominate their choice to lead the Kingdom in 2019 once their All-Ireland club campaign has concluded. Kerry will open their league campaign with a … Continue reading "East Kerry player set to captain Kerry for start of league as Dr Crokes to wait on revealing nominee"

CLARE DEFENDER CIAN Dillon has announced this evening that he is retiring from inter-county hurling. Cian Dillon (left) celebrates with team-mates Conor Ryan and Patrick O’Connor in 2013. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Dillon informed joint managers Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor of his decision to depart in the early stages of the 2019 season and his … Continue reading "Clare’s 2013 All-Ireland winning full-back has retired"

THE LINE-UP for the semi-finals of the Dr McKenna Cup was completed tonight as the pre-season competition in Ulster moved towards the knockout stages. The last series of games in the round-robin tonight saw six fixtures played around the province with Donegal, Armagh, Tyrone and Derry all advancing. In Section A, Donegal ran out 1-20 … Continue reading "Good night’s work for Donegal, Armagh, Tyrone and Derry as they reach Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals"

THE GAA HAS announced a new broadcast deal has been struck with eir sport and RTÉ, which will see the national broadcaster gain a greater share of the GAA calendar for live free-to-air games. RTÉ, whose live GAA coverage traditionally spanned from May to September, will now provide coverage of Allianz League and club championship … Continue reading "RTÉ to air Allianz League and club championship GAA games in 2019"

DAVID CLIFFORD ARRIVED into his debut campaign with Kerry seniors last year with a great degree of hype, which he more than justified by landing All-Star and Young Footballer of the Year honours at the end of the year.  But the excitement surrounding Clifford meant he took the attention firmly off the shoulders of Kerry’s … Continue reading "First-night nerves at Kerry training, owing ‘a lot’ to Fitzmaurice and working under new boss Keane"

THE MONAGHAN SENIOR ladies football team have a new manager. The Monaghan team last April. Source: Eóin Noonan/SPORTSFILE Truagh Gaels clubman Niall Treanor, a former Monaghan hurler, has been confirmed as the Farney’s new man at the helm after he and his management team were ratified at a county board meeting last night. Monaghan Ladies … Continue reading "‘It’s a massive challenge’ – Monaghan ready for big 2019 under new management"

BACK-TO-BACK TG4 ALL-IRELAND champions Dublin will return to Croke Park for two of their league fixtures, with double-headers confirmed this afternoon. Mick Bohan’s Sky Blues will open their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 defence at HQ against Donegal on Saturday, 2 February, before facing Mayo in a repeat of last year’s league decider … Continue reading "Dublin ladies set for two Croke Park league outings as Mayo double-header confirmed"

THE OPENING FIXTURE of Waterford’s Allianz Hurling League campaign will be played at Semple Stadium after the Déise lost home advantage for breaching training regulations.  Waterford breached GAA rule 6.22 during the ‘club only’ month of April for holding a senior panel training camp during that period last year. As a result, Padraic Fanning’s side will … Continue reading "Waterford lose home advantage for league opener after breaching training regulations"

CORK UNVEILED THEIR five-year football plan earlier this week, which contains the lofty ambition of turning the county into regular All-Ireland contenders by 2024. The decline of the Rebel footballers since their Sam Maguire victory of 2010 has been worrying, while they haven’t made it to the All-Ireland quarter-final stage since 2014. If the plan … Continue reading "‘Hurling is the dominant sport’ – Cork footballers hoping to reconnect with public"

MUNSTER GAA AND LGFA have built on the announcement of several league double-headers by confirming two for their respective senior football championships. Round One of the Munster ladies football championship sees 2018 finalists Kerry face Waterford on 11 May and that will be a double-header with the Déise men’s tie against Clare. Waterford and Clare … Continue reading "More good news as Munster championship double-headers announced"