WHEN WESTMEATH JOGGED back towards their Croke Park dressing-room just one point in arrears, they knew they were getting under the skin of the Dubs. The Leinster champions, and talisman Diarmuid Connolly, were clearly frustrated by the Lake County side, just as they had been in the opening half of the 2015 final. But in […]
TWO CLUB TEAMS in Galway made bets on key GAA games they were playing in during the year, it has been revealed by the outgoing county chairman Noel Treacy. Treacy, a former Fianna Fáil government minister, said that gambling in the GAA continues to grow and is now a major problem for the organisation. He […]
GALWAY WILL CONTINUE the fight for all their hurling teams to play in a single provincial structure, and will consider a move to the Munster championship if Leinster don’t play ball. A motion was passed at the Galway county convention last night, which called for Galway’s minor and U21 teams to join the senior teams […]
Click:ntn bearings distributor THERE ARE OVER six thousand people homeless in Ireland this Christmas, but the Westmeath hurlers did their part to help last night. The U21 and senior teams decided that they could go without a post-match meal next month, and decided to deliver them to homeless people instead. U21 hurling manager Adrian Moran […]
A FORMER KILKENNY minor hurler and Gaelic football colleges star was in the spotlight at Old Trafford last night when he hit the net as Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Youth Cup. 17 year-old Thomas O’Connor was in action for Southampton and helped his side claim a 2-1 victory in the third […]
2014 MUNSTER SENIOR club football champions Austin Stacks have turned to a hugely experienced inter-county figure to be the new manager of their senior football team. Click Here: leitrim gaa jerseys Pat Flanagan has a wealth of inter-county experience from training the Kerry and Cork senior footballers, along with having a role with the Waterford […]
Anthony ‘Pretty Boy’ Taylor pictured at the Bellator 169 Open Workouts in the Straight Blast Gym earlier. Source: Gary Carr/INPHO Home The Galway hurlers’ fight against the Leinster structure will go before GAA Congress. Ireland international Robbie Brady is being linked with a €12 million January move away from Norwich to Aston Villa. An ex-Kilkenny minor hurler, […]
GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR the Gaelic Players Association is set to be significantly restored over the next three years following the announcement of a €6.9 million package. The GPA will receive €1.6 million from Sport Ireland in 2017 with that number increasing to €2.3 million in 2018 and €3 million in 2019. As part of the […]
Not the one we wanted this season at all, but great to give this man the send off he deserves! @Bodengaa #AFL1 pic.twitter.com/OqZPxPnBvr — Darren O'Reilly (@dazza_13) December 13, 2016 Source: Darren O’Reilly/Twitter NEW MEATH SENIOR football manager Andy McEntee is already looking ahead to the 2017 season with the Royals. But last night he […]
THE SHORTLIST FOR RTÉ Sports Person of the Year is packed with worthy contenders. Today, Kevin O’Brien argues in favour of All-Ireland hurling winner, Seamus Callanan… Source: James Crombie/INPHO 2016 was undoubtedly a great sporting year for Ireland, as we enjoyed success in soccer, rugby, MMA, rowing and sailing on the international stage. When we look inward to […]