Mayo 1-16 Down 1-11 Declan Bogue reports from Páirc Esler Newry MAYO GOT THEIR hunt for a Super 8s place back on track after that messy Roscommon defeat in Connacht with a typically nerve-shredding win over Down on Saturday night. While they did open up a seven-point gap early in the second half, their sense of […]
AN EMERGING TEENAGE footballer was looking on at the 1995 Ulster SFC final between Cavan and Tyrone when he heard something that made him laugh. Jason Reilly would prove to be the hero for Cavan in the 1997 Ulster final. Source: © Billy Stickland/INPHO “You should be out there,” was the statement someone posed to […]
JIM GAVIN HAS shown his hand for this afternoon’s Leinster senior football championship final against Meath at Croke Park, as Dublin bid to win their ninth successive provincial crown. The Dublin manager has named an unchanged team from the 15-point defeat of Kildare in the semi-finals. David Byrne, Michael Fitzsimons and Jack McCaffrey start in […]
1. Kerry’s clinical attacking helps them survive Kerry stitched another Munster title on to their record, the seventh on the bounce, but this belonged in the close shave rather than cakewalk category. Since this modern supremacy began six years ago, the 2013 decider and 2015 draw had been their most severe tests yet last night […]
THE OUTCOME WAS the same for the third successive season at the Munster final stage for Cork yet the display produced made for a different post-mortem in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night. A season after shipping a 17-point beating to Kerry at this juncture, Cork cut the gap to three points. That illustrated the strides […]
Donegal 1-24 Cavan 2-16 Declan Bogue reports from St Tiernach’s Park, Clones DONEGAL HAVE RETAINED their Ulster senior football championship title after denying Cavan on their return to the provincial decider with a clinical display in Clones. Declan Bonner’s side moved seamlessly through the gears to record a comfortable victory in front of 29,000, and […]
Offaly 3-17 Sligo 0-15 Kevin Egan reports from O’Connor Park NOT TO BE outdone by their Midland rivals Laois and Westmeath, Offaly added their names to Monday morning’s third round qualifier draw thanks to a comprehensive home win over Sligo in Tullamore. It means that Sligo’s dismal 17-month run without a competitive win will continue […]
Dublin 1-17 Meath 0-4 DUBLIN BECAME THE first inter-county side to complete a provincial nine-in-a-row, collecting the 58th Leinster title in their history after a 16-point defeat of Meath. They had just five points on the board following a lacklustre opening half but outscored Meath by 1-12 to 0-3 after the break to take the […]
WITH THE PROVINCIAL football championship action having concluded today, the focus is starting to switch to All-Ireland series with the Super 8s set to begin in three weeks’ time. The four title winners have been confirmed after today’s ties with Roscommon claiming Connacht glory last Sunday, Kerry lifting the Munster crown last night, Donegal reigning […]
MAYO 3-6 GALWAY 1-12 Michael Gallagher reports from Castlebar A RIP-ROARING TG4 Connacht SFC Final gave the Castlebar crowd everything they craved and more when a ferocious Mayo team put Galway to the pin of their collar on Sunday afternoon. Sizzling scores, yellow cards, a red card, a penalty save, exhilarating excitement and two teams […]