SARSFIELDS PLAYER LAURA Ward believes the integration of the Camogie Association with the GAA would be a major benefit in securing appropriate pitches for championship games. Click Here: Sarsfields player Laura Ward. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE Ward will line out for the Galway club in next Sunday’s AIB All-Ireland senior final against Oulart-the-Ballagh of Wexford in … Continue reading "‘At least if we have full power to get into pitches, you can’t be kicked out at the last minute’"

JAMES O’CONNOR HAS joined the Midleton set-up as coach for the 2022 season.  The Waterford native brought Ballyhale Shamrocks to the All-Ireland club decider where they lost in heartbreaking fashion to Ballygunner in Croke Park. He led them to two Kilkenny titles and a Leinster crown during his two-year spell with the Kilkenny kingpins.  Advertisement … Continue reading "Recently departed Ballyhale boss joins Cork champions as coach"

Ardscoil Rís, Limerick 1-18 Presentation College, Athenry 1-12 John Fallon reports from Dangan ARDSCOIL RÍS FROM Limerick finished strongly to book an All-Ireland post-primary schools senior hurling semi-final date with Good Counsel of New Ross next weekend after this hard-fought win at Dangan in Galway. The sides were level four times in the second-half but … Continue reading "Limerick’s Ardscoil Rís set-up All-Ireland semi-final place against Wexford side"

THE GAA HAVE confirmed the fixture details for five football league games that were postponed last weekend due to the stormy weather conditions. The fixtures have been pencilled in for next weekend 5-6 March, where there was a gap in the football league calendar, but means a hectic month of action is on the cards … Continue reading "GAA announce football league refixtures after storm postponed games last weekend"

DESSIE FARRELL REMAINS fully confident in Dublin’s ability to arrest their slide and turn the season around following their fourth defeat on the bounce. The All-Ireland winning player and manager is enduring the most difficult period of his reign since replacing Jim Gavin at the end of 2019. Their winless start to the league arrives … Continue reading "Dessie Farrell: ‘This is a great test of character for us all’"

Allianz Football League results Division 3 Longford 1-10 Fermanagh 3-11 Louth 1-15 Westmeath 1-13 Division 4 London 1-6 Wexford 0-11 Cavan 0-19 Carlow 1-12 Waterford 1-13 Leitrim 2-17 ***** LOUTH GAVE THEIR promotion hopes a boost after a hard-fought win against neighbours Westmeath.  Advertisement The Lake County’s first defeat of the Division 3 campaign arrived … Continue reading "London’s winning run comes to an end, Louth and Fermanagh claims wins"

Waterford and Antrim players in action. Source: Declan Roughan/INPHO Hurling League Results Division 1 Group B Waterford 3-21 Antrim 2-22 Kilkenny 2-28 Laois 0-17 ***** WATERFORD AND KILKENNY both claimed their second league wins in Division 1 Group B this afternoon, but it was in contrasting fashions. Waterford had to survive a huge test from … Continue reading "Waterford survive huge test against Antrim, Phelan nets twice in Kilkenny win over Laois"

Cork 2-19 Limerick 1-13 John Keogh reports from TUS Gaelic Grounds CORK CONTINUED THEIR unbeaten start in the Allianz Hurling League with a comprehensive win away to Limerick this afternoon. Two first-half goals from Shane Kingston set the Rebels on their way but the Douglas man was later red carded. Limerick’s Seamus Flanagan also got … Continue reading "Cork claim nine-point win over Limerick as two red cards shown in Gaelic Grounds clash"

Clare 4-20 Offaly 0-16 Eoin Brennan reports from Tullamore NORMAL SERVICE WAS resumed this afternoon when Tony Kelly returned to fire 2-12 and guide Clare to their first Allianz League League victory of the new campaign in Bord na Mona O’Connor Park in Tullamore. Having recovered from surgery on a persistent ankle injury, the current … Continue reading "Tony Kelly scores 2-12 as Clare storm past Offaly for first league win"

Mayo 6-6 Galway 2-8 Click Here: Gerard Mulreaney reports at Tuam Stadium SINÉAD WALSH AND Lisa Cafferky both scored two goals as Mayo earned their place in the semi-finals of the Lidl NFL after victory over rivals Galway at Tuam Stadium. The hosts were looking to bounce back from their opening round defeat in Donegal … Continue reading "Three goals in five second-half minutes as Mayo edge Galway to book league semi-final spot"