OFFALY’S COUNTY SIDES enjoyed a productive day in the Allianz Leagues with both football and hurling sides triumphing. John Maughan’s football team won their Division 3 South opener by 1-14 to 1-10 against Wicklow in Aughrim, a victory that sets them up for next Sunday’s clash with Limerick, who defeated Tipperary yesterday. Wicklow play in … Continue reading "Double league win for Offaly as football and hurling sides triumph"

Galway 0-26 Limerick 1-17 LIMERICK SUFFERED THEIR first defeat in almost two years as Galway notched their second win of the Allianz League in a low tempo game at Pearse Stadium. Shane O’Neill’s men never trailed against the All-Ireland champions throughout the afternoon. Galway went in leading by 0-14 to 1-8 at the break having … Continue reading "0-14 for Niland as Galway condemn Limerick to first league defeat in nearly two years"

AS THINGS CONTINUE to slowly open up in Ireland, there’s plenty of reasons to believe that we are building up to an exciting summer of sport. The sight of fans attending the FA Cup final in Wembley on Saturday is something we certainly want to see more of in the coming months.  And as we … Continue reading "Here’s what is coming up for members of The42 this week"

IT LOOKED LIKE a day to lift the pressure and tension that hangs over Clare hurling circles. A winter of sparring over issues off the pitch concerning the health of the game in the county provided the background to the commencement of the 2021 season. As starting points go, last Sunday in Corrigan Park in … Continue reading "‘Last week was terrible…a bit of spirit there today’ – A Clare setback but more promise in defeat"

BOTH MICK GALVIN and Anthony Cunningham voiced their displeasure at the new rule which saw Dublin awarded two penalties during their Allianz Football League round 1 win over Roscommon today.  The Dubs had three spot-kicks in total with the third was awarded for a Niall Daly foot block on Brian Fenton inside the large parallelogram in … Continue reading "‘There could be six, seven penalties next weekend’ – Galvin and Cunningham unhappy with new cynicism rule"

Updated May 17th 2021, 12:02 PM 1. GAA rulebook under the spotlight again THE OPENING WEEKEND of inter-county hurling was dominated by debate over the new advantage rule and the return of football has followed suit. However, the major bone of contention in the big ball code last weekend was over the new penalty rule designed … Continue reading "How Dublin are coping without Dessie Farrell, more rulebook debate and Roscommon positives"

NINE GAMES ARE on the Gaelic Games menu for next weekend’s live TV coverage as the league action continues. It’s a football and hurling weekend while the ladies football leagues also commence for 2021. It’s the latter which begins the weekend’s action with last year’s finalists Cork facing Tipperary on Friday night while Mayo take … Continue reading "Here are the nine GAA games set for live TV coverage next weekend"

IT WAS PUZZLING last season when arguably the best player in the Tyrone club championship didn’t receive a call-up to the county panel under Mickey Harte last October.  Paul Donaghy led Dungannon Thomas Clarkes to Tyrone SFC glory and finished the campaign as the championship’s top-scorer with 31 points in four games.  Harte’s failure to … Continue reading "New era of attack in Tyrone and how the latest gifted forward to emerge scored 0-10 off scraps"

DUBLIN STAR CARLA Rowe needs just one word to sum up her captain Sinéad Aherne: phenomenal. Click Here: International football tracksuit It was confirmed last night that four-in-a-row All-Ireland winning skipper Aherne will lead the Sky Blues once again this season, with defensive ace Niamh Collins named vice-captain. St Sylverster’s stalwart Aherne made her inter-county … Continue reading "‘Phenomenal’ Aherne to captain ‘hunted and chased’ Dublin again in Drive for Five"

THE MANAGER OF the reigning All-Ireland senior camogie club champions is pleading with the Camogie Association to complete the 2020 championship series, and insists that the problem is “very easy to resolve.” Michael ‘Hopper’ McGrath [file photo]. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Michael ‘Hopper’ McGrath, who guided Sarsfields of Galway to All-Ireland glory last season, says that the … Continue reading "‘Put themselves in the shoes of the girls, the torture they’re going through is unbelievable’"