JANUARY LOCKDOWN CONTINUES but at least there’s some sport on TV to keep us entertained. There’s a Munster-Leinster battle on Saturday in the Pro14 and another Manchester United-Liverpool clash, this time in the FA Cup, on Sunday. Throw in the golf from Abu Dhabi where Rory McIlroy has started well, Conor McGregor in UFC 257 […]
TG4 HAS ANNOUNCED that it will provide weekly matches and highlights of the 2021 Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) season. This will be the first time that extensive coverage of the sport will be provided on Irish television, with 14 Irish players signed up with clubs for the new season. Several LGFA stars are on the […]
DUBLIN WILL HAVE to plan without Paul Mannion when they bid to win a seventh consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2021. In a brief statement this afternoon, Dublin GAA confirmed that the 27-year-old has opted out of the panel “for now”. Mannion has been one of the Dubs’ star forwards in recent years, as […]
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THE GAA HAVE this afternoon moved to clarify that they have no plan to refurbish Croke Park’s Cusack Stand. The Dublin venue reportedly had approval for a €36 million loan, but the governing body this evening stated they ‘have no plans to proceed with the refurbishment or expansion of the Cusack Stand.’ “In 2019 the […]
ALL-IRELAND SENIOR winner Seadna Morey has opted out of the Clare hurling panel for the coming season. The pacey defender’s departure was confirmed through a statement by his club Sixmilebridge last night. Morey, who also won a National League crown and three All-Ireland U21 titles with the Banner, made his debut in 2012 and won […]
ADRIAN O’SULLIVAN HAS been appointed as the new Dublin senior camogie manager. He replaces outgoing boss John Treacy (Cuala), who was in charge for just one campaign. O’Sullivan led UL to back-to-back Ashbourne Cups in 2018 and 2019, while he worked as coach with Westmeath (2016, 2017) and Kildare (2019) hurlers in recent years. He […]
RTÉ HAVE UNVEILED the list of contenders who have been nominated for the Young Sportsperson of the Year, and Manager of the Year for 2020. Five top athletes have been shortlisted for the Young Sportsperson of the Year category while six names have been put forward for the Manager of the Year gong. Snooker player […]
FOUR-TIME ALL-Star Keith Higgins has become the latest high profile retirement in Mayo, as he departs the squad after 16 seasons of senior inter-county football. The 35-year-old, who has also lined out for the Mayo hurlers in the past, excelled in both attacking and defensive positions. He was selected to mark some of the top […]
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