Antrim 0-22 Kerry 1-17 ANTRIM’S SUPREMACY OVER Kerry continued on their most important day of 2020 as they prevailed in the Joe McDonagh Cup final that started off the day’s hurling action in Croke Park. Antrim’s Niall McKenna with Eric Leen of Kerry. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Tipperary’s Darren Gleeson enjoyed a triumphant day on the […]
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Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19 LIMERICK’S PERFECT HURLING season concluded in December delight as the All-Ireland crown was safely added to their 2020 collection. Waterford’s Stephen Bennett has a shot stopped by Limerick’s Diarmaid Byrnes. Source: James Crombie/INPHO With league and Munster trophies already secured, they completed their hurling treble in style with a dominant showing […]
THE PERFECT END to the perfect season, in an imperfect year. Limerick were crowned All-Ireland hurling champions at Croke Park this afternoon after a simply scintillating performance against Waterford. The difference was 11 points in the end, with the Treaty posting 24 of theirs from play as they added the Liam McCarthy Cup to their […]
WATERFORD BOSS LIAM Cahill admitted that his initial reaction is ‘not good’ regarding the extent of the injury suffered by star defender Tadhg De Búrca in today’s All-Ireland final. De Búrca fell to the ground in some discomfort before being forced off in the 21st minute of the clash against Limerick. He was a huge […]
Updated Dec 13th 2020, 7:25 PM LIMERICK STAR GEARÓID Hegarty has spoken about the significance of winning the 2020 All-Ireland senior hurling title after being named man-of-the-match in this afternoon’s showpiece. John Kiely’s Treaty were 11-point winners over Waterford at Croke Park, completing their hurling treble in style and adding to their league and Munster […]
CAPTAIN DECLAN HANNON paid tribute to three Limerick supporters who passed recently after he had helped his team claim All-Ireland glory today. The mother of team performance psychologist Caroline Currid was one of those along with two other Limerick natives. Hannon singled them out when speaking after the game and also expressed his rope that […]
YESTERDAY’S ULSTER SENIOR ladies football final was a low-key one, but it ended in Armagh lifting the silver for the first time since 2014 after a two-point win over Monaghan. The Orchard county just edged the Clones decider, running out 0-17 to 0-15 winners though pushed each and every step of the way. Captain fantastic […]
Updated Dec 13th 2020, 9:48 PM 1. Limerick confirm their greatness IT’S BEEN SOME three-year run for Limerick. They’ve amassed two National League, Munster and All-Ireland titles during that spell. Today’s 11-point win over Waterford confirmed what we long suspected: Limerick are finest hurling side in the land. Limerick’s Aaron Gillane and Diarmaid Byrnes celebrate […]
Updated Dec 14th 2020, 3:00 PM LIMERICK HAVE CONFIRMED their status as one of the great hurling teams after picking up their second All-Ireland title in three years on Sunday. They simply outgunned Waterford in the final to complete a clean sweep of trophies for 2020, adding to their league and Munster triumphs in recent […]