LIMERICK BOSS BILLY Lee has named his starting team to face Cork in Sunday’s McGrath Cup semi-final. It’s the first game of the season for both sides, with Waterford and Clare facing off in the other last four clash. The Treaty manager starts with one debutant – full-forward Adam Kearns – for the 2pm meeting […]
ARMAGH ASSISTANT MANAGER Jim McCorry has questioned whether university football teams should continue to participate in the Dr McKenna Cup, arguing that they are struggling to compete against county teams. Jim McCorry standing alongside Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Ulster University Jordanstown [UUJ], St Mary’s University and Queen’s University Belfast are the three […]
ARMAGH ASSISTANT MANAGER Jim McCorry added his name yesterday to the growing list of voices who’ve questioned the value of retaining university sides in the Dr McKenna Cup. Queen’s University, Ulster University and St Mary’s College have competed in the Ulster pre-season since the early 2000s, but they may not be doing so for much longer. […]
DARRAGH CANAVAN AND Matthew Murnaghan will make their first senior starts for Tyrone in Sunday’s Dr McKenna Cup clash with Ulster University at Healy Park. Cavanan, the son of Red Hand legend Peter, is regarded by many as one of the finest attacking talents to emerge from the county in recent years. The 18-year-old scored a […]
OFFALY BOSS JOHN Maughan has bolstered his squad for the 2019 campaign with the addition of Kilmacud Crokes forward Shane Horan. Kilmacud Crokes forward Shane Horan. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO The Irish Daily Mirror reports that Horan, whose parents hail from the Faithful County, completed an inter-county transfer to Offaly earlier this month through the parentage […]
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JAMES HORAN HAS shuffled his pack ahead of his first game back as Mayo manager, including several new faces to face Leitrim in their FBD League opener on Sunday afternoon [Throw-In 1.30pm]. James McCormack, Fionn McDonagh, Colm Moran and Brian Reape all start for Mayo, attempting to re-energize a side that made it to just […]
TOMORROW IS THE second coming, ten days shy of the eighth anniversary of the first coming. James Horan handled the Mayo managerial reins for the first time in a competitive environment on 15 January 2011. He began on home soil under the Castlebar floodlights, fashioning a 2-8 to 1-5 victory as third-level outfit GMIT provided […]
CIARAN O’SULLIVAN WILL not be part of Ronan McCarthy’s management ticket in 2019 after announcing his decision to step down from his role as selector. O’Sullivan enjoyed a lengthy playing career with the Rebels and played in the 1993 and 1999 All-Ireland senior finals, while he also served as selector under Brian Cuthbert in 2014 […]
2016 HURLER OF the Year Austin Gleeson will make his first start of the campaign for Waterford tomorrow afternoon in the Munster hurling league meeting with Clare. It’s Paraic Fanning’s second game in charge of the Deise, following their six-point win over Cork on Wednesday night. Gleeson has been selected at centre-back, which is widely […]