“UNTIL THIS KERRY team beats Dublin or wins an All-Ireland, then there will be question marks” — the opinion of former Kingdom manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice. Former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice pictured as EirGrid announced a five-year partnership extension for the GAA Official Timing Sponsorship. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE Peter Keane’s side impressed through their Division 1 … Continue reading "‘Until this Kerry team beats Dublin or wins an All-Ireland, there will be question marks’"

CHANGES ARE AT a minimum for tomorrow’s Lidl National League Division 1 final between arch-rivals Dublin and Cork at Croke Park [throw-in 7.30pm, live on TG4]. Dublin boss Mick Bohan has made just one change for the top-flight showdown – a repeat of December’s All-Ireland final – with title holders from 2019, Cork, showing an … Continue reading "One switch for Dublin and Cork unchanged for league final showdown in Croke Park"

THE TIPPERARY LADIES have suffered a huge blow ahead of the championship following the news that star player Aishling Moloney has suffered a cruciate injury. Moloney, who was named the 2019 LGFA Intermediate Player of the Year, confirmed the news of the dreaded knee injury on her Instagram account today. “Joining the ACL club for a … Continue reading "Huge blow for Tipperary as two-time All-Ireland winner suffers cruciate injury"

DAVID MORAN HAS returned to the Kerry starting side for tomorrow’s Munster quarter-final against Clare. Kerry’s David Moran. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Moran is selected at midfield, where he will partner Diarmuid O’Connor, in the only change from the recent league semi-final victory over Tyrone. There are three players handed their first championship start in goalkeeper … Continue reading "Moran in at midfield and Kerry hand out championship starts to three newcomers"

WATERFORD HAVE NAMED eight of last year’s All-Ireland final side for Sunday’s Munster opener against Clare. Brian Lohan and Liam Cahill after last year’s Clare-Waterford game. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Billy Nolan is now in goal while Shane Fives and Iarlaith Daly are the additions in defence, it will be Daly’s first senior championship start. Darragh … Continue reading "Eight of All-Ireland final side named to start for Waterford against Clare"

ONE OF THE greatest rivalries in Irish sport is renewed this evening. The greatest in ladies football, without a shadow of a doubt, anyway, as arch-rivals Cork and Dublin enter familiar territory; battling it out for silverware on the biggest stage. Cork captain Martina O’Brien and Dublin’s history-making skipper Sinéad Aherne. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE Croke … Continue reading "League specialists v championship conquerors – greatest rivalry renewed on the biggest stage"

Offaly 1-14 Fermanagh 0-12 OFFALY SEALED A return to Division 2 of the Allianz Football League after a five-point win over Fermanagh in the semi-final. Offaly’s victory means the Division 3 final won’t be played as they’re in Leinster action against Louth in two weeks. They’ll share the title with Derry, who defeated Limerick by … Continue reading "Offaly footballers seal promotion to Division 2 with hard-fought defeat of 14-man Fermanagh"

Updated Jun 12th 2021, 8:33 PM TWO CORK GOALS in the opening 10 minutes of the second half proved crucial as Ronan McCarthy’s side saw off Westmeath and avoided relegation to Division 3 of the Allianz National Football League, winning 3-22 to 0-25. The first three-pointer was registered by Mark Collins, edging the home team … Continue reading "Second-half goals help Cork beat Westmeath, Laois come up short against Down in Division 2 relegation play-offs"

DUBLIN 1-18 DONEGAL 1-14 Alan Foley reports from Breffni Park PADDY SMALL STRUCK 1-3 as Dublin eased past Donegal in their Breffni Park semi-final, meaning the record books will show an asterix stating its shared Allianz League Division 1 title for 2021 with Kerry. With Kerry having hammered Tyrone earlier in the day, it meant … Continue reading "Dublin and Kerry will share this year’s league title after Dessie Farrell’s team beat Donegal"

IT’S 22 MONTHS since Kerry mounted the second-half fightback that took down Tyrone by three points in an All-Ireland semi-final in Croke Park. Source: James Crombie/INPHO It’s 16 months since Tyrone held off Kerry by a point to win a league encounter in Edendork. A pair of tight contests. A success for each side. The … Continue reading "Kerry cut Tyrone apart as league concludes, but will it have any impact on summer tests?"