FERMOY’S TOMÁS CLANCY returns to the Cork starting XV for Saturday’s Super 8s opener against All-Ireland champions Dublin in Croke Park. Clancy was a second-half sub in the Rebels’ impressive win over Laois last weekend, and takes his place at centre-back with Kevin O’Donovan dropping to the bench. Ronan McCarthy may be forced to make […]
FROM STARRING AS Donegal made it three in-a-row in Ulster to signing a professional deal to play in the AFLW in 2020, what a rollercoaster 10 days it’s been for Katy Herron. Western Bulldogs announced their newest signings this morning, with 28-year-old Herron joining Tipperary star Aisling McCarthy at the 2018 Grand Final champions. Donegal […]
Kilkenny man Maguire. Source: Twitter/pnefc PRESTON NORTH END are enjoying a pre-season camp at Cork’s Fota Island this week. Having played Cork City in a friendly at Turner’s Cross on Monday evening, the squad were back out on the training pitch yesterday. For a bit of fun, manager Alex Neil organised some hurling lessons for […]
SEAMUS HARNEDY IS around long enough to have played alongside Cork’s latest addition to their backroom team, Tom Kenny. Seamus Harnedy in action against Clare in the Munster SHC. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Kenny won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster titles during an illustrious career with the Rebels and manager John Meyler officially brought him […]
The PwC GAA/GPA Players of the Month for June, footballer Jamie Brennan of Donegal, and hurler, Diarmuid O’Keeffe of Wexford. Source: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE Click Here: Cheap Converse Chuck 70 Shoes WEXFORD’S DIARMUID O’KEEFFE and Donegal forward Jamie Brennan landed PWC GAA/GPA player of the month awards for June earlier today. The pair both caught the eye […]
THE PwC PLAYER of the month award put the bow on a stunning month of June for Wexford midfielder Diarmuid O’Keeffe. Now in his eighth inter-county season, he helped the Model County end a 15-year wait without the Leinster title the weekend before last. “That can go along with my U12 most improved player of […]
DUBLIN BOSS AND back-to-back All-Ireland winning manager Mick Bohan says the provincial championships “just don’t make sense” and they should be scrapped. Dublin manager Mick Bohan. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Both the Leinster and Connacht senior competitions go to straight finals in ladies football, and the Clontarf clubman strongly feels that change is needed. He was […]
THE TITLE HOLDERS Kerry have named their starting fifteen for their opening game of the EirGrid Munster U20 football championship tomorrow night with three players from last year’s provincial winning side included. The Jack O’Connor managed Kerry side take on Limerick in Austin Stack Park with the winners advancing to the final against Cork or […]
Galway 0-16 Mayo 0-10 John Fallon reports from Tuam Stadium GALWAY FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS were given a badly needed boost when Padraig Joyce’s side captured the EirGrid Connacht U20 football title with an emphatic victory at Tuam Stadium this evneing. Galway, having lost the minor final to Mayo on Friday night and bowed out of the […]
Cork 0-24 Clare 0-15 Ger McCarthy reports from Páirc Uí Rinn CORK EASED INTO the Bord Gáis Energy Munster U20HC final following a convincing victory over Clare at Páirc Uí Rinn this evening. Shane O’Regan and Brian Turnbull were in terrific form for the winners, contributing nine points of their team’s winning total. Craig Hanifin […]