Month: September 2021

Tipperary All-Ireland minor winner Killian O’Dwyer is part of the Thurles CBS side. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO 2015 CHAMPIONS THURLES CBS have completed the line-up for this season’s Dr Harty Cup quarter-finals after their second round victory this afternoon in Dundrum over Abbey CBS. The all-Tipperary clash saw Thurles CBS run out five-point victors by 0-14 […]

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Home Source: Presseye/Brian Little/INPHO Neil Seery’s UFC final fight before retirement is set to take place early next year. Pat Hickey’s passport has reportedly been returned to him and he could be on his way back to Ireland. Government funding for the GPA will continue over the next three years with mental health programmes currently in the pipeline.  […]

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IF GAA CHIEFS were looking for evidence that the interprovincial competitions have a viable and long-term future, attendances at last weekend’s semi-finals in both codes will have left them disappointed. It’s estimated that 75 people were present in Nenagh for the Connacht-Leinster hurling semi-final, with the figure at Semple Stadium for the Munster-Ulster clash on […]

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DERRY CHAMPIONS SLAUGHTNEIL will be bidding for a remarkable All-Ireland senior club double in 2017. And they are hoping for a little help from the GAA fixture-makers to give them a chance to prepare properly for that. As it stands Slaughtneil face Dublin’s Cuala in an All-Ireland hurling semi-final on Saturday 4 February before they […]

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THE SHORTLIST FOR RTÉ Sports Person of the Year is packed with worthy contenders. Emma Duffy endorses the claims of 11-time All-Ireland champion and TG4/LGFA senior Player of the Year Bríd Stack. Bríd Stack celebrates Cork’s All-Ireland win at the final whistle. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO CORK HAVE BEEN unstoppable when it comes to Ladies football […]

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Dublin and Mayo players before the drawn All-Ireland final. GAA INTER-COUNTY players got a major boost yesterday with the announcement that the funding they receive from the Government is set for a major increase. A new €6.9 million package over the next three years was agreed with the Gaelic Players Association, who will then distribute […]

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Brian McGuigan and Mickey Harte after the 2008 All-Ireland football final. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO HE WON THREE All-Ireland senior medals during his inter-county days before retiring in 2011 and now Brian McGuigan has called time on his club career as well. A star in the Tyrone attack during their All-Ireland victories, McGuigan revealed today in […]

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Home Pat Hickey is on his way home to Ireland. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Former Tyrone footballer Brian McGuigan has called time on his club career with a view to pursuing management.  Former OCI President Pat Hickey is now on his way home to Ireland from Brazil. Ulster football and hurling champions Slaughtneil, are appealing to the […]

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