THERE WILL BE plenty Irish interest in this year’s AFLW finals after the fixtures for the opening knockout games were revealed today. The final set of fixtures in the regular series took place this weekend with the completion of the Round 9 fixtures today. The Adelaide Crows and the Brisbane Lions have both booked spots … Continue reading "Cavan, Dublin and Mayo players to feature as 2021 AFLW finals begin next weekend"

Updated Mar 30th 2021, 6:31 PM SENIOR COUNTY GAA teams will be allowed to return to collective training from 19 April, while golf courses and tennis courts will open again a week later on 26 April. That latter date will also be when non-contact underage sport training in outdoor settings can again take place after … Continue reading "GAA county senior teams can train from 19 April, golf courses and tennis courts open from 26 April"

Updated Mar 31st 2021, 12:04 PM THE GAA WILL finalise competition structures and dates for the 2021 inter-county season by the end of next week following yesterday’s government announcement. Collective senior inter-county training is permitted to resume from 19 April and it is expected that a regionalised National League will begin in mid-to-late May. But … Continue reading "GAA to confirm new fixture plan next week, warn against early return to training"

Updated Apr 1st 2021, 11:25 AM THE GAA HAVE confirmed that they will “pursue” allegations of Covid-19 training breaches “at the earliest opportunity,” and will “invoke any necessary disciplinary processes as appropriate”. In a strongly-worded statement, the Association expressed “frustration and extreme disappointment” at recent reports of breaches of GAA and Government guidelines. This morning, the … Continue reading "GAA express ‘frustration and extreme disappointment’ after Dublin training breaches Covid-19 rules"

IT’S BEEN A week of contrasting GAA developments. Tuesday evening brought some welcome news for GAA chiefs that inter-county senior teams had received the green light to resume collective training from 19 April. Seven days after that on 26 April, underage outdoor sessions in small pods of up to 15 can be held again. The … Continue reading "Dublin training session a fresh headache for GAA as they close in on return to play date"

Updated Apr 1st 2021, 5:36 PM DUBLIN GAA HAVE suspended men’s senior football manager Dessie Farrell for 12 weeks after a number of Dublin footballers were photographed attending a training session yesterday morning in breach of Covid-19 guidelines. The Dublin County Board apologised “unreservedly” on behalf of its players and management, describing the training session … Continue reading "Dublin suspend manager Dessie Farrell for 12 weeks following players’ Covid breach"

AT THE END of it all, it seems there isn’t one game that can sum her up. Nine All-Ireland medals and a record 11 All-Stars — in both attacking and defensive positions — goes some way towards illustrating her distinction. But it still only scratches the surface of Gemma O’Connor’s imprint on camogie. Three people … Continue reading "‘One of the all-time greats in Cork’ – saluting the career of a nine-time All-Ireland winner"

AISLING SHERIDAN AND Sarah Rowe both featured as Collingwood booked their place in the AFLW preliminary finals next weekend, while Dublin’s Lauren Magee was in action for Melbourne as they also advanced. Collingwood earned a 7.8 (50) to 7.2 (44) over North Melbourne to send them through having lost out to the same opposition at … Continue reading "Dublin, Mayo and Cavan stars help Collingwood and Melbourne book AFLW preliminary final spots"

THE GAA PRESIDENT believes that Dublin’s training session which breached Covid-19 guidelines will not affect the return to inter-county activity — but another incident may. Speaking on Red FM’s Big Red Bench this evening, Larry McCarthy said the planned return is “in a good place” despite recent reports of breaches of GAA and Government guidelines. … Continue reading "‘In a good place’ – Dublin’s Covid breach won’t impact inter-county return, says GAA President"

1. Like all tight games it was decided in a couple of key moments. The home team dominated the ball without carving out many openings; they created a couple of big chances and missed them. The away team pressed well and scored a belter off a half-chance. It could have gone either way: that’s football. … Continue reading "The current state of Irish football, the late, great David Rocastle, and the week’s best sportswriting"