THE PROSPECT OF a ban on backpasses to goalkeepers in Gaelic football has been hinted at by GAA President John Horan. Five experimental rules were approved last November to be trialled in the 2019 pre-season provincial competitions and the Allianz football league. The handpass rule, which ruled out more than three passes in a row […]
LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS could be scheduled for St Patrick’s Day next year as the GAA seeks to fill the date with fixtures after moving the All-Ireland club finals to January. It was confirmed last Saturday that instead of the traditional 17 March slot, the senior deciders will be held on Sunday 19 January in 2020. The […]
KILKENNY HAVE NAMED an unchanged side for tomorrow’s Leinster U20 hurling semi-final against a Galway team that will be making their championship bow for the season. Adrian Mullen, who hit 0-3 in Sunday’s Leinster senior final, has been named at full-forward for Kilkenny with Ballyhale All-Ireland club winning team-mates Dean Mason, Evan Shefflin and Eoin […]
GAA PRESIDENT JOHN Horan believes there is greater analysis needed of the level of funding given to Dublin. The issue continues to spark debate as Dublin’s dominance continues unabated with another Leinster title picked up in effortless fashion recently and they head into the All-Ireland series bidding for a fifth title on the spin. The […]
LONDON GAA ARE looking for a new football manager after deciding not to retain the services of Ciarán Deely, who has been in charge for the last four years. The former Wexford captain said he was “disappointed” to hear about the news yesterday. London GAA have today confirmed that the decision to part ways with […]
WATERFORD ARE HOPEFUL they may get a fixture change to help their dual underage players who are facing a hectic schedule next week. Waterford are set to face Tipperary in a Munster U20 hurling semi-final next Tuesday 9 July at 7.30pm in Semple Stadium, their opening game at that level this season. Last night the […]
Mayo 1-25 Sligo 1-6 Colm Gannon reports from MacHale Park MAYO EASED THEIR way into the Connacht U20 football championship final with a big 19-point win over Sligo in Castlebar on Wednesday evening. Mike Solan’s side had the heavy lifting done by the half-time whistle, going into the break leading by 0-12 to 0-2. Evan […]
Galway 0-17 Roscommon 1-7 John Fallon reports from Kiltoom GALWAY ADVANCED THROUGH to a Connacht U20 football championship showdown against Mayo in Tuam next Wednesday after seeing off the challenge of Shane Curran’s Roscommon in a game played in perfect conditions in Kiltoom. Galway were on top throughout but still had to dig deep to […]
Wexford 2-20 Offaly 1-18 Kevin Egan reports from Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park Click Here: Sweden soccer tracksuit WEXFORD’S BID TO win all three Leinster hurling titles in the one year for the first time since 1970 is still very much alive after they came through a stiff test in Tullamore tonight, with Diarmuid Doyle’s […]
BRIAN TURNBULL SENT over one of the scores of the game during Cork’s Munster U20 hurling quarter-final win over Limerick last night. The corner-forward hit four points in Páirc Uí Rinn with the pick of those arriving in the 22nd minute. Chasing the ball near the sideline, Turnbull prevented it from going out of play with […]