IT’S SAFE TO say that anyone who saw it last night fell in love after watching the heart-warming ‘When Michael Met Davy’ documentary. The RTÉ programme brilliantly followed the story of Late Late Toy Show star Michael O’Brien, who rose to Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald’s challenge of motivating his side before their National League […]
THE TIPPERARY LADIES Gaelic Football Association have called for “improved communications” between the Ladies Gaelic Football Association [LGFA] and the Camogie Association with another fixture clash on the horizon. The Tipperary footballers and camogie team are both in action on Saturday 17 August, with Premier dual star Orla O’Dwyer forced to choose one or the […]
WE’RE REALLY HITTING the business end now. Ladies football heavyweights Dublin and Cork are set for a mouth-watering All-Ireland semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday, 25 August. Mick Bohan’s All-Ireland champions are seeking three in-a-row this year, and sealed their place in the last four with a 5-15 to 2-9 win over Kerry yesterday. On […]
Updated Aug 6th 2019, 9:35 PM TYRONE MANAGER MICKEY has hardened his stance on RTÉ’s coverage of Gaelic Games, dismissing the common refrain that games such as Mayo’s win over Donegal on Saturday should be free-to-air. Asked about the issue, Harte responded, “Look, the GAA deal with who they want to deal with in terms […]
Congratulations to Pat Lardner who has won the tickets for Saturday’s match. Enjoy the game! THEY’VE QUICKLY BECOME the hottest ticket of the summer so far — and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away for Saturday’s All-Ireland football semi-final between Dublin and Mayo. Croke Park is set for its first full house […]
The PwC GAA/GPA Players of the Month for July, footballer Michael Murphy of Donegal, and hurler, Patrick Horgan of Cork. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE DONEGAL CAPTAIN MICHAEL Murphy and Cork star forward Patrick Horgan landed the PWC GAA/GPA player of the month awards for July earlier today. Although both sides are now out of their respective […]
THE GLISTENING TROPHY in Michael Murphy’s hand is little consolation for the Donegal captain after his side’s All-Ireland SFC exit at the weekend. Donegal captain Michael Murphy. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Four days after their season came crashing down in Castlebar, the Glenswilly man is in Dublin to collect a player of the month award for […]
DONEGAL STAR MICHAEL Murphy is hopeful for continuity in the set-up after the curtain came down on their season last weekend. Their 2019 All-Ireland SFC exit came after a four-point defeat to Mayo in Castlebar on Saturday evening. A massive talking point in the lead-up to that crunch Super 8s showdown was Stephen Rochford’s involvement […]
THE LAST TWO years have been a rollercoaster ride for the Mayo ladies. Mayo have been on a whirlwind journey. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO From an All-Ireland senior final appearance in September 2017 to a mass player walkout and a row rumbling on last summer, the Green and Red have experienced the highest of highs and […]
BILL SHEEHAN IS facing a race against time to be fit for the All-Ireland SHC final against Tipperary on Sunday week. The Dicksboro forward, who made his debut in 2018, suffered a “tweak” in his hamstring at training last week according to manager Brian Cody. “Bill did tweak his hamstring the other night so we’ll […]