1. Mourneabbey’s long wait for All-Ireland glory finally ended FINALLY. AT LAST. 2018 champions: Mourneabbey. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Those were the words thrown around over and over as the final whistle sounded in Parnell Park and Mourneabbey were crowned All-Ireland champions after four years of hurt and heartbreak. Cork and Munster champions the last five […]
“UNBELIEVABLE,” AN ELATED Doireann O’Sullivan grinned when asked how much it meant to her, and that feeling as the final whistle sounded. Bríd O’Sullivan with the cup. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO “I don’t think you can put it into words. First feeling definitely was relief. Five years at it now, we finally got over the line […]
File photo of Laois defender Stephen Attride. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Kevin O’Brien reports from O’Moore Park THERE WAS A slight sense of anti-climax in Portlaoise last night as one of the most dramatic rule-change packages in the history of Gaelic football had a low-key start in the opening round O’Byrne Cup clash between Laois and […]
THE FINAL FOUR. We’re down to back-to-back champions Dublin, 11-time winners Cork and Connacht rivals Galway and Mayo in the TG4 All-Ireland senior championship, with Croke Park hosting the semi-finals on Sunday, 25 August. The last four meeting of arch-rivals Dublin and Cork was confirmed last weekend, and now we know who’s joining them in […]
All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Daly and his Clare team-mates of the 1990s feature prominently in this week’s episode. EPISODE THREE OF Behind the Lines, our sportswriting podcast available exclusively to The42 Members, is available now. In case you’re unaware of the thrust of the show – each episode features a long interview with one of the […]
Click:electrical insulating coating IN HIS 2017 autobiography, Jackie Tyrrell pulled no punches when it came to his assessment of Tipperary. After the Premier ended Kilkenny’s five-in-a-row hopes in 2010, the Cats defeated their rivals in championship during each of the next four seasons. Tyrrell described Tipperary as a “flaky” team and of forward John ‘Bubbles’ […]
– Congratulations to Robbie Dunne, our competition winner. Enjoy the game! IT’S ALL-IRELAND HURLING final week — and we want to send you to Croke Park on Sunday. Click Here: japan rugby shirts Few would have predicted it at the start of the year but, for the sixth season since 2009, Kilkenny and Tipperary are […]
ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER great GAA documentary. We were treated to another fantastic episode of The Game on RTÉ last night, this episode entitled ‘The Big Show’ with excitement well and truly building ahead of Sunday’s 2019 All-Ireland hurling final. With the traditional pairing of Kilkenny and Tipperary set to lock horns at Croke Park this […]
SINCE PARAIC FANNING announced his decision to step down as Waterford boss, Derek McGrath has been linked with a return to the hot-seat just a year after he vacated the position. Paraic Fanning spent one year in charge of the Deise. Source: James Crombie/INPHO McGrath, a school teacher in De La Salle College, guided the […]
Click:electronic products manufacturer THE GAA HAVE confirmed that David Gough will take charge of the the 2019 All-Ireland senior football final. The meeting of five in-a-row-chasing Dublin and Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday, 1 September, will come as the Meathman’s first senior decider to take charge of, with Conor Lane (Cork, standby referee) and […]