IT IS 29 weeks since the two sides produced storylines that caught the national sporting imagination and lit up the football championship. The rise of Tipperary and Cavan occured on the same remarkable Sunday afternoon last November. Tipperary enjoyed a breakthrough after 85 years in Munster, Cavan ending a 23-year wait to reign in Ulster … Continue reading "After their magic moments in 2020, Cavan and Tipperary suffer big early season setbacks"

Updated Jun 14th 2021, 10:19 PM TITLE HOLDERS BALLYMUN Kickhams and Knockmore discovered their groups as they prepare to defend their titles following tonight’s draw for the Dublin and Mayo senior football championships. Knockmore players celebrating last year’s Mayo senior final win. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Ballymun Kickhams are pitted in Group 3 in Dublin along … Continue reading "Here are the draws for this year’s Dublin and Mayo senior football championships"

WHEN TADHG DE Burca felt a pop in his knee 20 minutes into last December’s All-Ireland hurling final, he instantly knew he’d torn his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again. De Burca was familiar with the popping sensation, having suffered the dreaded injury in the same knee while playing for his club Clashmore-Kinsalebeg in September 2019. … Continue reading "‘I knew straight away it was the cruciate again’ – Deise star on his second serious knee injury in 15 months"

PAUL MANNION HAS opened up about his decision to step away from the Dublin panel, while not ruling out a return at some stage down the line. The Kilmacud Crokes forward departed Dessie Farrell’s squad ahead of the 2021 season, informing the manager of his plans shortly before the new campaign. The six-time All-Ireland winner, … Continue reading "Commitment levels behind Mannion’s decision to step away from Dublin panel"

THE GAA HAS announced that 2,400 spectators will be permitted to attend the Allianz Football League Division 3 final between Derry and Offaly at Croke Park on Saturday [throw-in, 5pm]. A statement released by the association this evening confirms that the league decider has been designated an official pilot fixture for the return of spectators.   The GAA … Continue reading "2,400 fans to be permitted into Croke Park for Division 3 football final"

MORE IRISH PLAYERS have earned new Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] contracts as the focus switches to next season. Mayo and Cavan stars Sarah Rowe and Aishling Sheridan have committed their immediate future to Collingwood, putting pen to paper in recent days. Yesterday, Rowe was one of six players to have a new deal announced, … Continue reading "Mayo duo and Cavan star the latest of Irish contingent to have new AFLW deals confirmed"

IN-FORM DUBLIN FORWARD Hannah Tyrrell has scooped The Croke Park/LGFA Player of the Month award for May. Click Here: Italy football tracksuit Tyrrell has enjoyed a sensational return to inter-county football over the past few weeks, establishing herself as a key figure for the Sky Blues after recently bringing the curtain down on a glittering … Continue reading "Hannah Tyrrell named Player of the Month after sensational return to inter-county football"

KILKENNY’S MIRIAM WALSH and Galway goalkeeper Sarah Healy say they can understand the logic behind setting their Division 1 camogie final for a 7.30pm throw-in on Sunday at Croke Park. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE Cats manager Brian Dowling told the Irish Examiner that he felt the evening start for the game was a “very strange” decision while … Continue reading "‘We’d have more tuning in’ – Players happy despite Sunday evening throw-in for league final"

Updated Jun 16th 2021, 5:03 PM MAYO’S PREPARATION FOR the 2021 championship have been dealt a major blow with the news that star forward Cillian O’Connor is to undergo a procedure this week on an Achilles tendon injury. O’Connor suffered the injury in last Sunday’s Division 2 promotion play-off against Clare in Ennis. The length … Continue reading "Big setback for Mayo as O’Connor to undergo procedure on Achilles injury"

GALWAY DEFENDER SHANE Cooney says high-scoring games in hurling are good for the sport and for the entertainment of the fans. Galway’s Shane Cooney. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE The game has come in for scrutiny in recent weeks. Various aspects of the sport have been criticised, including the high scoring tallies in matches, the weight of … Continue reading "‘It’s great to see higher scoring games from an entertainment perspective’"