Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed celebrates his touchdown catch against the New York Giants Source: Nick Wass Michael van Gerwen lifts the trophy after winning the William Hill World Darts Championship Source: Steven Paston Kerry the dog at Munster rugby squad training Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Domen Prevc of Slovenia soars through the air during […]
Aaron Kernan and Declan Brennan at the launch of the Club Players Association today. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO STAGING THE ALL-Ireland finals on the August Bank Holiday weekend and condensing the provincial championships are some of the proposals that the new GAA Club Players Association feel can help the current problems which are crippling club players […]
Aaron Kernan (Crossmaglen Rangers) and Kevin Nolan (Kilmacud Crokes) are both former All-Ireland club winners Click Here: usa rugby jersey BOTH FORMER INTER-county senior footballers, both former All-Ireland senior club winners and both well placed to speak on the club v county fixture conflict in the GAA. Armagh’s Aaron Kernan and Dublin’s Kevin Nolan both […]
Home Munster’s Simon Zebo enjoys his training session at UL. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Ulster director of rugby Les Kiss has called on his Ulster players to deliver some big performances over the coming weeks as they look to turn their season around. The GAA Club Players Association was officially launched in Dublin today and they […]
DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL champions Glenswilly will be graced with the presence of rugby legend Shane Williams this week for the third series of AIB’s The Toughest Trade. The 39-year-old, who won 87 caps with Wales and played on three British and Irish Lions tours, will train with Michael Murphy’s club for the duration of his stay […]
DUBLIN CLUB SIDE St Brigid’s are taking plenty of heat on social media after a player-coach contract proposed by the management was leaked on Twitter. The 2003 Leinster club champions haven’t been crowned kingpins of Dublin since 2011, and this year they’ve requested each player sign the contract which outlines 16 key requirements. According to […]
CORK’S DEFENCE OF the McGrath Cup gets underway on Wednesday night, and manager Peadar Healy has opted for an experienced XV to take on Tipperary. The Rebels recall Michael Shields, who was released from the panel after last year’s league, along with goalkeeper Ken O’Halloran. The Cork management insisted at the time that a breach of discipline […]
ONE OF THE smallest GAA communities in the country has double reason for celebration after two of their players made their senior inter-county debut on Sunday. Goalkeeper Ruairi Lavelle and midfielder Michael Day made their senior bows with Galway, completing a journey which began on the small island of Inishbofin which doesn’t even have enough […]
TYRONE HAVE BEEN handed a blow with the news that Connor McAliskey is set to miss the entirety of the 2017 season. BBC Northern Ireland reports that McAliskey received the news after undergoing scans at the Ulster Clinic in Belfast yesterday The 26-year-old attacker ruptured a cruciate ligament during last weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup loss to Cavan. It’s […]
Wexford’s 1996 All-Ireland winning manager Liam Griffin IT’S JUST OVER 20 years since he steered Wexford to their last golden September day in Croke Park. Now Liam Griffin wants to help solve a problem that has been afflicting the GAA since his youth – the scheduling of club fixtures in a frequent and efficient fashion. […]