MARK KEANE FELT the timing was right to pursue a hurling career with Cork after his decision last month to bring his time in the AFL to a close. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE The 21-year-old departed his Aussie Rules club Collingwood after being based with the Melbourne side since 2018. His sporting focus has returned to … Continue reading "‘I just feel like it’s the right time’ – Choosing Cork hurling over football after AFL career ends"

DAITHÍ BURKE HAS been appointed as the Galway senior hurling captain for 2022. The five-time All-Star and 2017 All-Ireland champion succeeds Padraic Mannion in the role, with Joseph Cooney named vice-captain.  The news was announced in a Galway GAA statement, which reads: “We are delighted to announce that Daithí Burke, Turloughmore GAA, will captain the … Continue reading "Five-time All-Star Burke to captain Shefflin’s Galway hurlers"

THE MULLINAHONE LADIES team is uniquely composed of players from two different counties. Mullinahone’s Molly Walsh [right] ahead of the All-Ireland final against St Jude’s. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Situated about halfway between Clonmel and Kilkenny city, the village sits right alongside the border between the two counties. Its official address is in the Premier region. … Continue reading "Four-time Kilkenny All-Star playing key role in Tipp club vying for All-Ireland football glory"

University of Limerick 2-12 Queens University Belfast 0-13 UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK’S hopes for a first-ever Sigerson Cup title continue after goals in either half from Kerry sharpshooter David Clifford helped them to a 2-12 to 0-13 quarter-final victory over a spirited Queens Belfast side in Abbotstown. Clifford finished as top scorer with 2-4 (2-3 from … Continue reading "2-4 for David Clifford as University of Limerick keep Sigerson Cup hopes alive"

MAYO GAA HAVE confirmed that star forward Tommy Conroy suffered a cruciate ligament injury, while in action in the Sigerson Cup last night. A statement released this evening has outlined the injury suffered by The Neale forward, who went off injured while playing for NUI Galway in last night’s quarter-final tie against Letterkenny IT. The … Continue reading "Mayo confirm star forward Conroy suffers cruciate ligament injury"

NUI Galway 0-23 UCC 0-14 John Fallon reports from Dangan NUI GALWAY SECURED home advantage for the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup after an impressive victory over UCC at Dangan in Galway. Both sides had already qualified for the knockout stages so home advantage was the prize on offer on a wet afternoon in Galway … Continue reading "Lynch and Niland impress as NUI Galway claim victory over UCC"

DCU 2-12 Ulster University 2-11 DCU SURVIVED IN an exciting finale after a late Darragh Canavan goal to clinch a one-point success over Ulster University in their Sigerson Cup quarter-final tie this evening. DCU’s Liam Coleman tackles Ulster University’s Darragh Canavan. Source: Tom Maher/INPHO DCU, the reigning champions after their success in 2020, prevailed after … Continue reading "DCU hold on after late Darragh Canavan goal to win in exciting Sigerson Cup finish"