AFTER ANOTHER STELLAR season, Paddy Durcan’s 2020 concluded in less than ideal circumstances. The Mayo wing-back’s All-Ireland final lasted just 35 minutes. When his team-mates jogged out onto the Croke Park turf from the dressing rooms for the start of the second-half, Durcan wasn’t among them. A quad injury sustained in the early stages of … Continue reading "‘I ran straight over to the doctor at the water break and said, ‘I’m in serious bother here”"

DUBLIN’S SINÉAD GOLDRICK, Niamh McEvoy and Lauren Magee are heading for the AFLW finals with Melbourne after they edged a Round 8 thriller against Fremantle on Sunday. Meanwhile, Mayo sisters Niamh and Grace Kelly were both key players for the West Coast Eagles as they lost out to Richmond. Grace chipped in with a goal … Continue reading "Dublin trio heading to AFLW finals with Melbourne as Kelly sisters shine in defeat"

FORMER CLARE HURLER and manager Ger Loughnane is calling for Clare fans to help at a time of crisis. Loughnane is calling on supporters to join Club Clare to financially assist the county’s hurling teams.  “We are in disarray, so much so that the gap between us and our main competitors is widening at a … Continue reading "‘We are in disarray’ – Ger Loughnane calls for Clare fans to help at a time of crisis"

STAR PLAYERS FROM Tipperary, Cork and All-Ireland SHC champions Limerick are among those who have been honoured in the 2020 Munster GAA awards. Limerick’s Cian Lynch caps off an impressive season with John Kiely’s Liam MacCarthy winners by picking up the Senior Hurler of the Year award while Tipperary’s Conor Sweeney accepts the Footballer of … Continue reading "Tipp, Cork and Limerick stars honoured in 2020 Munster Player of The Year awards"

FOUR-TIME ALL-Ireland winner Sean O’Sullivan has been ratified as manager of the South Kerry division for the 2021 Kerry county SFC. The Cromane clubman replaces John Shanahan as manager of a side that reached the final in 2017 and were last crowned winners in 2015. They lost out to St Kieran’s in the 2020 quarter-finals. … Continue reading "All-Ireland winner takes leading managerial job with Kerry division"

ALL-IRELAND HURLING champions Limerick have unveiled their new county jersey ahead of the 2021 season. Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership The O’Neill’s strip, which was launched on Wednesday morning, features the names of 65 Limerick clubs across the front and back.  Adult jerseys start at €70 while the children’s version costs €35. Be part of … Continue reading "All-Ireland champions Limerick unveil new county jersey ahead of 2021 season"

NEIL MCMANUS HAS opened up about how a defibrillator from the Cushendall GAA field helped save his father’s life after he suffered a heart attack in 2015. Neil McManus is an ambassador for the GAA Community Heart Programme. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE Speaking at the launch of the GAA’s Community Heart Programme, an initiative around defibrillator awareness, McManus spoke … Continue reading "‘I just rang an ambulance and said, ‘I think my father is having a heart attack”"

DUBLIN STAR SINÉAD Goldrick has been ruled out of this year’s AFLW Finals after undergoing surgery for a hamstring which she picked up in Melbourne’s victory over Fremantle last weekend. A report on the Melbourne Demons website reads that scans on the injury later confirmed that Goldrick had torn the hamstring tendon. The Dublin defender … Continue reading "Dubs star Goldrick ruled out of AFLW Finals with hamstring injury"

ZACH TUOHY HAS returned from injury for Geelong ahead of their AFL Round 2 clash with Brisbane at home on Friday. The Laois native missed his side’s opening round defeat to Adelaide after previously picking up a back injury in February.  The AFL website writes that Tuohy has been recalled to the starting team for … Continue reading "Tuohy returns from injury for 2020 Grand Finalists Geelong as new season continues"

EXACTLY A YEAR ago this week, Down footballer Clara Fitzpatrick packed up three-and-a-half years of her life in Australia and returned home. And after breaking back into the county set-up straight away, she is aiming to help Down back to the Senior ranks again. Down star Clara Fitzpatrick lined out with St Kilda in the … Continue reading "Club call and family first – Down star eyeing glory after AFLW stint and three-and-a-half years away"