OFFALY AND DERRY will share the Division 3 title after winning their respective semi-finals yesterday. The GAA were reluctant to have divisional finals involving any of the 14 teams who are out in championship a week later. The Faithful begin their Leinster SFC campaign against Louth on 27 June, ruling out a showdown in Croke Park … Continue reading "Maughan: Offaly would have gladly played Division 3 final next week"

Galway 3-25 Cork 2-23 IT MAY NOT have looked likely at the midway mark but by the end of their trip to Leeside, Galway’s hurlers could reflect on a highly satisfactory afternoon. Patrick Horgan in action for Cork against the Galway defence. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO They produced a power-packed second-half display, fuelled by the three … Continue reading "Galway crowned Division 1A league winners after second-half revival defeats Cork"

OVER SIX MONTHS after one of their greatest days when they achieved Munster final glory, the Tipperary footballers suffered a major setback today with relegation to Division 4 of the football league for 2022. Tipperary lost out in their Division 3 relegation play-off away to Longford this afternoon by 1-13 to 0-9, the home side claiming a … Continue reading "Huge setback for Munster champs Tipperary with relegation to Division 4 after loss to Longford"

MONAGHAN AND ARMAGH both retained their Division 1 football league status today as they condemned Connacht sides Galway and Roscommon to a campaign in the second tier in 2022. The Ulster teams enjoyed contrasting victories, Monaghan needing extra-time in Clones before defeating Galway by 1-21 to 2-17 after a wonderful late point by Jack McCarron clinched victory. … Continue reading "McCarron hits brilliant winner as Monaghan relegate Galway and Armagh retain Divsion 1 status"

PROMOTION CELEBRATIONS AND relegation disappointment. The main action in the 2021 GAA football league due to a close this weekend with a series of promotion and relegation play-offs as counties had plenty to fight for before heading into championship. There is set to be only one league final next weekend with Derry taking on Offaly … Continue reading "Here are the winners and losers from the 2021 GAA football league play-offs"

MEATH BOSS ANDY McEntee says full-back Conor McGill was spat on by a Kildare player in the incident that sparked a full-scale brawl at the end of their Division 2 semi-final defeat. The Royals were left counting the cost of defeat after an ankle injury to Brian Menton and shoulder problem for Donal Keogan forced … Continue reading "Andy McEntee claims Meath player was ‘spat on in the face’ during defeat to Kildare"

1. Kildare redemption for Leinster semi-final collapse WHEN KILDARE TOOK a six-point lead into half-time of this Division 2 semi-final against Meath, they didn’t need reminding that they watched a similar margin crumble into a nine-point loss in last November’s Leinster semi-final.  On that occasion, Meath’s hard running game saw them net five goals in … Continue reading "Injury and suspension concerns, spitting allegation and looking ahead to Leinster"

THE GAA HAVE confirmed that Derry and Offaly will contest the Allianz National Football League Division 3 final this weekend, with the two sides set to meet in Croke Park on Saturday. Both counties won their respective semi-finals over the weekend, Offaly beating 14-man Fermanagh while Derry got the better of Limerick. It had been expected … Continue reading "Derry and Offaly to contest Division 3 final in Croke Park"

LIMERICK’S LEAGUE CAMPAIGN was a mixed bag, with two wins, two defeats and a draw arriving from their five games. It was always going to be difficult to top the 2020 season when they went unbeaten across pre-season, league and championship. After failing to win any of their opening three games, they’ve started to motor … Continue reading "‘Realistically the majority of them were frees’ – Hegarty admits Limerick tweaked approach to tackling"

JOE CANNING WILL be fit for Galway’s Leinster SHC semi-final against Dublin or Antrim after a thumb injury forced him to sit out the final league game against Cork.  The Portumna veteran was a spectator in Pairc Ui Chaoimh as Galway picked up their fourth league victory of the campaign after a 3-25 to 2-23 … Continue reading "‘Why look for the negative always?’ – Joe Canning on criticism of high-scoring hurling"