Month: September 2021

Source: Dublin GAA/YouTube 15 ALL-IRELAND FINALS. Cork 11, Dublin 4. From 2005 to 2016, the Rebels ruled the roost but Dublin broke the chain in 2010. And after turning three consecutive decider defeats into three successes, the four-in-a-row is now on for Mick Bohan’s side. Their rivalry has been well documented through the years, as […]

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Tipperary 5-18 Waterford 3-16 (After extra-time) Tomas McCarthy reports from the Fraher Field ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Tipperary fought back from five points down to emerge from an extra time epic with Waterford in Dungarvan and set up a Bord Gáis Energy Munster U20 hurling final with Cork on 23 December. Devon Ryan delivered 2-10 for the […]

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DUBLIN CAPTAIN SINÉAD Aherne insists that the leadership role is a collective effort in their side, but it is the St Sylvesters’ star who is on the cusp of earning a prestigious individual accolade on Sunday. Dublin captain Sinéad Aherne. Mick Bohan’s side are chasing their first-ever four-in-a-row when they take on old rivals Cork […]

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SINCE 2005, IT’S all been red and blue. Either Cork or Dublin have climbed the steps of the Hogan Stand after each of the last 15 All-Ireland senior ladies football finals. Cork ladies football captain Doireann O’Sullivan. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE The Rebels won 11 of 12 finals from ’05 to 2016, with Dublin breaking the […]

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Updated Dec 16th 2020, 5:12 PM CIAN O’SULLIVAN HAS faced an almost annual battle to prove his fitness around All-Ireland final time and this year is no different.  Hamstring twinges have struck the 32-year-old defender at the business end of recent seasons, though he still remains one of a handful of Dublin players who’ve featured […]

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ALL-IRELAND FINALS being played the weekend before Christmas sums up this crazy year. It’s something different, to say the least. And the Meath ladies footballers will hope that a very different occasion leads to a different result. Meath captain Máire O’Shaughnessy. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Sunday’s intermediate decider against Westmeath will be their third in-a-row, and […]

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LIBBY COPPINGER WOULD rather do her talking on the pitch. Cork dual star Libby Coppinger. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Her love for both Gaelic football and camogie shines through with every word she utters, as does her gratitude for how much playing both has given her as she maps her rise. One way she gives back […]

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