17 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS of highs and lows, ups and downs, good days and bad ones — but Westmeath captain Fiona Claffey is still on the road. On Sunday, she’ll lead her side out to the hallowed turf of Croke Park for the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate final, nine years on from tasting success in the same […]
Updated Dec 17th 2020, 9:53 PM KILKENNY SENIOR EOIN Cody is one of three Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland club winners in the county’s U20 side that will take on Galway tomorrow night. Eoin Cody in action for the Kilkenny senior side against Dublin. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO The sides meet in the Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U20 […]
WHEN DAMIEN EGAN reflects on that spring of 2017 as they brought All-Ireland glory back to their pocket of south Mayo, it is the route to success rather than solely the culmination he thinks about. The freezing February night at the home of Connacht GAA when they took the provincial title. The semi-final in March […]
WHILE DISAPPOINTED NOT to be there herself, Donegal star Katy Herron will be keeping a close eye on Croke Park this Sunday. Katy Herron facing Dublin’s Jennifer Dunne in last year’s keague. Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO Once again, on the biggest day of the ladies football calendar year, Dublin and Cork will do battle for the […]
Action from the Christy Ring documentary. Source: Christy Ring: Man And Ball Twitter page TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid to the brilliant Christy Ring documentary that was aired on RTÉ last night. Click Here: newcastle knights team jersey Produced by Colm O’Callaghan and award-winning director Gerry Nelson, ‘Christy Ring: Man And Ball’ explores the life and sporting […]
GAA PRESIDENT John Horan says the Association did all they could to facilitate the LGFA in the controversy over the All-Ireland ladies football semi-final. The game between Cork and Galway was moved to Croke Park on the morning of the game earlier this month, after the Parnell Park pitch was deemed unplayable. It was the […]
IF IT WASN’T going to be Michael Jordan or Carole Baskin, then Paul Mescal is the right choice to narrate this year’s All-Ireland football final promo. Sky Sports have drafted in the breakout star of the pandemic, Normal People’s Paul Mescal for their excellent teaser for the championship showpiece tomorrow: 🗣️"𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 […]
BACK IN FEBRUARY, James Horan and Ciaran McDonald approached Aidan O’Shea at training with a plan to play him at full-forward. Mayo coach Ciaran McDonald chats with Aidan O’Shea. Source: James Crombie/INPHO O’Shea has frequently occupied the position before over the years, famous scoring 3-4 in the 2015 Connacht final against Sligo and grabbing a […]
THE YEAR HE turned 30 hasn’t worked out so badly for Dean Rock. A free run with Ballymun Kickhams during the summer led to Brendan Hackett’s side reigning supreme in Dublin for the first time since 2012. Shortly after that he sealed his place as the county’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing legendary figure Jimmy Keaveney […]
Can you name Limerick's top scorer from play in their All-Ireland senior hurling final defeat of Waterford? INPHO Aaron Gillane Tom Morrissey Gearoid Hegarty Seamus Flanagan Who captained Peamount United to their resounding FAI Cup final victory against Cork City? INPHO Stephanie Roche Karen Duggan Eleanor Ryan Doyle Áine O’Gorman In what round did Anthony […]