Dublin 3-19 Galway 0-24 Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park THE LEINSTER HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP threw up the first major upset of the summer as Galway’s season was prematurely ended by a heroic Dublin performance. Chris Crummy celebrates after the game. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO The Tribesmen were shell-shocked at the final whistle when news filtered through […]
Wexford 0-21 Kilkenny 1-18 Ronan Fagan reports from Innovative Park AN INJURY-TIME Lee Chin free salvaged a priceless draw for Wexford against Kilkenny in a result which ensures a first Leinster SHC final between the arch rivals since 2008 following a riveting closing-round provincial round-robin duel at Innovate Wexford Park on Saturday. Qualification possibilities fluctuated […]
Mattie Kenny celebrates after beating his native county. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park OF ALL THE permutations heading into yesterday’s final day in Leinster, Galway being dumped out in the middle of June was well down the list of expected outcomes. They were level after 67 minutes in Parnell Park and […]
THERE’S QUESTIONS ABOUT football and hurling, championship structures and Galway in both codes, but the most interesting answers come when sport isn’t the topic of conversation. Former Galway dual star and humanitarian Alan Kerins. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Former Tribe dual star Alan Kerins is up for interview at the launch of the 2019 Electric Ireland GAA […]
Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park BOTH COUNTIES WHO contested the 2017 All-Ireland final – Waterford and Galway – have watched their seasons go up in flames in the 2019 provincial championships. There’ll be a good deal of soul searching done over the coming months in Galway. A mid-June ending to the campaign means it’ll […]
Clare 0-18 Cork 2-11 Tipperary 1-15 Limerick 3-24 CLARE AND LIMERICK will contest the 2019 Munster MHC final on 30 June after picking up victories in Round 5 of the competition on Sunday. Limerick cruised to a 15-point victory over Tipperary to book their place in the decider while Clare progressed after holding off a […]
Clare 2-23 Cork 2-18 Fintan O’Toole reports from Cusack Park, Ennis CLARE ENDED THEIR championship losing streak at the hands of Cork and atoned in some shape for recent insipid displays in Munster but still saw their 2019 season grind to a halt. Cork’s Patrick Horgan and Seadna Morey of Clare. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO On […]
Tipperary 1-22 Limerick 0-21 Shane Brophy reports from Semple Stadium TIPPERARY AND LIMERICK will do it all over again in two weeks’ time in the Munster final despite the Premier county’s victory in today’s final round-robin encounter in Thurles. Seamus Callanan’s 38th minute goal proved to the difference in this hard-fought encounter in front of […]
Roscommon 1-13 Galway 0-12 Kevin O’Brien reports from Pearse Stadium SUCH WAS THE eagerness of Roscommon supporters to celebrate their 23rd Connacht title, they enveloped the field before the final whistle had sounded in Salthill. Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO The stadium announcer called for the fans to leave the playing area, which they eventually did, and […]
THERE WERE INCREDIBLE scenes in Pearse Stadium as Roscommon produced a superb second-half display to become Connacht champions. Click Here: Australia Rugby Shop They outscored the holders Galway by 1-8 to 0-2 after the restart, with Rossie fans pouring onto the pitch before the full-time whistle. Kerry-born forward Conor Cox was instrumental to their success, […]