WHILE THE WEEKEND’S GAA coverage was dominated by stories of Mayo’s shock exit from the Connacht SFC and the the rather unexciting — for the most part — Leinster SHC draw between Galway and Wexford, there were flashes of brilliance elsewhere. Step away from the top tier and you’ll find that Kerry stormed to a […]
AS WE HEAD for the third phase of the Leinster SHC, star forward Joe Canning will be on week 10 of his recovery. His impending absence was signposted well in advance of the championship as he required surgery for the serious groin injury he picked up in Galway’s Division 1 semi-final against Waterford. Given his […]
DIARMUID RYAN DIDN’T have to look far for a sporting role model in Clare when he was growing up. He watched his brother Conor burst onto the scene with a Clare U21 side that swept all before them in 2012. That All-Ireland success was followed up by the ultimate honour twelve months later, a thrilling […]
GALWAY WILL HEAD into the Connacht SFC final without the services of captain Damien Comer who is still recovering from a fractured bone in his foot. Comer, who hasn’t featured for Galway yet in 2019, has been laid up since he suffered the injury while playing a charity soccer game on St Stephen’s Day. The […]
ON THE LAST Saturday night of March, after Geelong had thoroughly dismantled Melbourne to make a strong early statement in the 2019 AFL season, Mark O’Connor was drawn to home. The 22-year-old had lined out for the second week running, part of a side that had followed up an opening victory over Collingwood by routing […]
PETER KEANE WELCOMES back forwards Paul Geaney and James O’Donoghue to his starting line-up as Kerry take on Clare in this Saturday’s Munster SFC semi-final [throw-in 7pm]. The Kingdom look to put the disappointment of March’s league final defeat to Mayo behind them and have shuffled their pack ahead of this weekend’s game, handing out two […]
WHEN BERNARD BROGAN felt his cruciate pop during a shoot-around at Dublin training in February 2018, he’d have been forgiven for writing off the remainder of the season. Click Here: maori all blacks shop The veteran forward had featured prominently for Dublin in the opening rounds of last year’s league campaign. A couple of weeks […]
A FEATURE OF Clare’s opening round Munster SHC victory over Waterford two weeks ago was Shane O’Donnell’s strong performance, despite his absence during the league. O’Donnell returned from his eight-month stint in Harvard as part of his PhD studies prior to the championship and showed no signs of rust in the 1-20 to 0-22 victory […]
WHEN THE KERRY team to face Clare was announced last night, the full-forward line had a formidable look to it. Peter Keane named potent scorers David Clifford, Paul Geaney and James O’Donoghue as his three inside attackers for tomorrow’s Munster semi-final. O’Donoghue has struggled with injuries since his outstanding Footballer of the Year campaign of […]
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