AS THE CURTAIN was pulled down on another Cork hurling season, the focus moved onto John Meyler’s future in the hot-seat. His initial two-year term as manager has been completed after their mid-July exit from the championship and he stated after the game that he would take time out to consider his future as boss. […]
THIS WEEKEND SAW the business end of the 2019 All-Ireland football and hurling championships arrive with a bang. There were opening Super 8s football clash wins for Kerry, Dublin, Donegal and Tyrone with Kilkenny and Tipperary both progressing to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals. David Clifford, Patrick Horgan and Jack McCaffrey were three of six to […]
KERRY WERE UNDOUBTEDLY the biggest winners from the opening weekend of the Super 8s. Source: Inpho The Kingdom impressively tore Mayo apart in Killarney, enjoying a 10-point victory that catapulted them up the list of challengers to Dublin’s crown. It was a game that highlighted just how costly Mayo’s Connacht semi-final exit to Roscommon was. […]
LAOIS MANAGER EDDIE Brennan is somewhat torn about how to reflect on the 2019 season. Progressing to an All-Ireland quarter-final from humble Joe McDonagh Cup beginnings is certainly progress for the county. The pivotal victory over Dublin which sent them through to the last six of the All-Ireland SHC is arguably the county’s greatest achievement […]
FIVE COUNTIES ARE now searching for new football managers, with Cian O’Neill and Damian McErlain the latest to step down from their positions. Cian O’Neill looks on during Kildare’s Leinster semi-final exit to Dublin earlier this year. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO They follow Paul McLoughlin (Wexford), Liam Kearns (Tipperary) and Malachy O’Rourke (Monaghan), who all resigned following […]
Kilkenny 1-17 Wexford 0-18 Ronan Fagan reports from Innovate Wexford Park A FIRST-HALF Evan Shefflin goal proved priceless as DJ Carey’s Kilkenny hurlers held out for a first provincial title since 2017 against hard-trying Wexford at Wexford Park this evening in their Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U20 championship decider. Wexford tried spiritedly to salvage a […]
Updated at 22.22 REIGNING CHAMPIONS KERRY have named their side to face Cork in their Munster U20 football final at Páirc Uí Rinn tomorrow night [throw-in 7.30pm]. The Kingdom have made just one change to the side that defeated Limerick last week on a scoreline of 0-18 to 1-3 at Austin Stack Park. Scartaglin forward […]
DUBLIN AND LAOIS have named their teams for tomorrow’s Leinster U20 football decider in Tullamore. The O’Moore County, managed by Billy O’Loughlin, dumped out reigning All-Ireland champions Kildare earlier in the competition with a 0-17 to 1-11 victory. They saw off Westmeath and Meath to reach their first final at the grade in a decade. […]
Tyrone boss Mickey Harte. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO DESPITE SHARING 52 senior provincial titles between them, Cork and Tyrone have met infrequently in championship football over the years. This weekend’s encounter will be just their fourth clash in the All-Ireland SFC, following previous meetings in 2018, 2009 and 1973. The counties have also faced-off in two […]
IT’S BEEN FAR from the easiest of years for Monaghan ladies. After 27 years in the top flight, the Farney were relegated to Division 2 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League in March. Then, a rare 14-point Ulster semi-final defeat to Armagh ensued, meaning they missed out on reaching an 18th provincial final this […]