DUBLIN’S HURLERS ENDED 2018 on a high with a 0-27 to 0-18 win over Offaly at Parnell Park in Round 2 of the Walsh Cup today. After a relatively evenly fought opening few minutes in which both sides scored four points each, Dublin started to establish a substantial lead that they rarely looked like surrendering. … Continue reading "Dublin hurlers end the year on a high with victory over Offaly in Walsh Cup"

NEW LAOIS BOSS Eddie Brennan is frustrated at not having a full complement of players available to him for the coming season and cannot understand the reluctance of some hurlers in the county to join their squad. It was revealed last week that this year’s captain Ross King had opted to step away from the … Continue reading "Eddie Brennan: ‘I just can’t understand why lads would not want to hurl for their county’"

IT MIGHT BE only days away from Christmas, but Thursday night will feature four senior inter-county games as the 2019 pre-season competitions continue in earnest.  Leinster GAA have confirmed that the O’Byrne Cup meeting between Wexford and Laois, which fell victim to the weather over the weekend, has been refixed for Thursday, 20 December in … Continue reading "4 senior inter-county GAA games on the Thursday night before Christmas"

THE ALL-IRELAND football and hurling club championships are heating up as the fixture details for the semi-final ties are now finalised.  Reigning All-Ireland SFC club champions Corofin will face Donegal and Ulster winners Gaoth Dobhair in their final-four fixture on Saturday 16 February in Carrick-on-Shannon. Longford’s Mullinalaghta will be looking to extend their fairytale season when … Continue reading "Dates, times and venues confirmed for the 2019 All-Ireland club championship ties"

GALWAY GAA TREASURER Michael Burke hit out at people ‘within Galway GAA’ who ‘put every barrier and obstacle’ in his way of getting to the truth of their financial problems. Speaking at last night’s Galway GAA Convention, Mr Burke said ‘the game is up’ for those who have ‘done a disservice to Galway GAA and … Continue reading "‘Rotten to the core’ – Galway GAA under fire as damning financial mismanagement outlined"

LIMERICK HAVE CONFIRMED that Clare native Aonghus O’Brien has joined the coaching setup of the reigning All-Ireland champions for next season. The addition of O’Brien comes after the announcement on Saturday that selector Jimmy Quilty has departed John Kiely’s setup for the 2019 campaign. O’Brien, who hails from Broadford in Clare, will be no stranger … Continue reading "Clare native joins Limerick coaching setup for All-Ireland hurling defence in 2019 season"

THE GAA HAVE announced that two Pairc Ui Chaoimh board directors will examine figures and clarify the cost relating to the stadium redevelopment. A joint statement released by GAA president John Horan and Cork chairperson Tracey Kennedy this evening states that Michael O’Flynn and Tom Gray have been asked by the board to take the actions. It … Continue reading "Pairc Ui Chaoimh directors to clarify cost of redevelopment, while work will take place on pitch"

WHAT WAS YOUR most memorable Irish sporting moment from the past year? In one annual survey, Johnny Sexton’s winning drop goal in the Six Nations clash against France in February has come out on top. Johnny Sexton kicks the winning drop goal in Paris. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The score received 31% of the vote in … Continue reading "Sexton’s last-gasp drop goal against France voted most memorable Irish sporting moment of 2018"

DUBLIN’S ATTEMPT TO complete the five-in-a-row will be one of the dominant themes of the 2019 Irish sporting year and a new documentary this Christmas will look back at the famous final when Kerry chased that accolade against Offaly in 1982. Players Of The Faithful will air on RTÉ One on Friday 28 December at … Continue reading "New documentary to look back at Offaly’s famous All-Ireland win that ended Kerry’s five-in-a-row dream"

DUBLIN’S ALL-IRELAND winning boss Jim Gavin is to stay at the helm of the county’s senior football side until the close of the 2021 championship season. The Dublin county board have announced today that Gavin has agreed to stay on for another three years. In May 2017 it had been announced that Gavin had committed … Continue reading "Staying On! Gavin to remain in charge of Dublin until end of 2021 championship"