PEADAR HEALY WILL stick with the 15 who claimed Cork’s first league win of 2017 last weekend. Healy has named an unchanged team to play Clare in Division 2 of the Allianz Football League on Sunday as the Rebels look to get their promotion bid back on track. Niall Coakley, who plays his club football with […]
THE KILKENNY TEAM to face Cork in the third round of the Division 1 Allianz Hurling League shows four changes from their defeat to Clare. Bennettsbridge centre-back Jason Cleere will make his senior bow for the Cats, while Paddy Deegan comes in to partner Cillian Buckley at centre-field. Conor Fogarty reverts to the half-back line […]
MAYO MANAGER STEPHEN Rochford has named the team he hopes will end Dublin’s 32-game unbeaten run tomorrow night in Croke Park. Two straight wins have left Mayo in second place and Rochford makes just one change from their win over Roscommon in Castlebar. David Drake comes in at wing-back to replace Conor O’Shea, as Donal […]
DEREK MCGRATH HAS shuffled his deck, making five changes to the Waterford team that lost to All-Ireland champions Tipperary two weeks ago. Stephen Daniels replaces Shane McNulty on the half-back line, while Hurler of the Year Austin Gleeson moves back from the forward line to slot in at 6. Jamie Barron comes back in to partner Conor […]
THE REIGNING ALL-Ireland champions continue to rotate their panel as the Allianz Hurling League passes its halfway point. Tipp boss Michael Ryan brings in Ronan Maher for his brother Padraic on the half-back line, while Barry Heffernan comes in for his first start of the campaign in place of Kieran Bergin at midfield. In attack, […]
MICHAEL DONOGHUE HAS taken an axe to the Galway team who surrendered a big lead against Wexford two weeks ago. Mannion brothers Padraic and Cathal return to the starting 15 after their recent club commitments, while James Skehill replaces Colm Callanan between the posts. Gearoid McInerney, Adrian Tuohy, Matt Donoghue, Conor Whelan, Davy Glennon and Brian […]
IT’S NEVER UNUSUAL for siblings to line out side by side on the biggest stage in gaelic games, Croke Park. Orlaith McGrath. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO The club scene brings family links to the fore, with siblings playing alongside each other week in, week out. But this Sunday brings a rather special family affair. “Four of […]
Source: James Crombie/INPHO LAST YEAR’S ALL-Ireland finalists meet tonight for the first time since Dublin’s 1-15 to 1-14 replay win in October, which condemned Mayo to another winter of ifs, buts and maybes. No county has come closer to ending Dublin’s stranglehold on Sam Maguire, but on paper it’s been a one-sided rivalry following Jim […]
TRANSITION, WHAT TRANSITION? Source: Inpho Kerry were cruising to a blowout victory in the league opener when Donegal posted the last six points of the game in a spirited response to lose by a more respectable margin. Since then, they achieved a brave late win over the Rossies, and managed a draw against the back-to-back […]
Which Liverpool player's shot memorably bobbled over Blackburn goalkeeper Tim Flowers' head while on its way into the net during the 1995-96 season? Steve McManaman Robbie Fowler Stan Collymore Jamie Redknapp Which Dublin ladies player had a point mistakenly ruled wide during last year's All-Ireland final defeat to Cork? Sinéad Aherne Carla Rowe Lyndsey Davey […]