A Knockaderry presentation to Tom Condon following his catch in the 2018 All-Ireland final. ON THE SUNDAY after Limerick’s 2018 All-Ireland triumph, John Kiely’s squad were gathered in JP McManus’s €200 million Martinstown mansion for a celebratory dinner. But two important members of the party were missing: Tom Condon and the Liam MacCarthy Cup. 40km west […]
FORMER MAYO PLAYER Michael Moyles has been appointed as the county’s new ladies football senior manager. Moyles, who won an All-Ireland senior club title with his native Crossmolina Deel Rangers in 2001, was ratified at last night’s county board meeting and succeeds Peter Leahy in the role. Leahy stepped down three weeks ago after being […]
THERE ARE TWO things that make the month of February great. One is that it’s no longer January, and the other is that it heralds the beginning of the Six Nations. Membership of The42 will deliver for you again over the coming week, particularly if you’re eagerly awaiting the first round of fixtures in the […]
TIPPERARY SENIOR FOOTBALLER Emmet Moloney has applied for a transfer to county club champions Clonmel Commercials. Moloney is seeking to make the move from his home club Drom & Inch with the request having been received by the Tipperary county board. Click Here: sharks rugby jersey The 23-year-old featured in all of Tipperary’s senior championship […]
THE GAA CHAMPIONSHIP draws — which were due to take place next week — have been postponed. The42 understands that the draws for the six GAA senior provincial championship draws — four football, two hurling — have been postponed, and will not take place until after the return to collective inter-county team training. The GAA do […]
NEW MAYO LADIES football manager Michael Moyles has opened the door to the departed group of players who left the panel in 2018, saying that his tenure brings a “clean slate”. Former Green and Red player and club All-Ireland winner Moyles was appointed to the post over the weekend, succeeding Peter Leahy in the role. […]
LAOCHRA GAEL FANS are in for another treat this week as Offaly’s double All-Ireland-winning hero Johnny Pilkington steps into the spotlight. Now the father of three children, the Birr legend talks about how he has veered into coaching at underage level since retiring from hurling, and how he enjoys helping young camogie and hurling players […]
SÉAMAS ‘CHEDDAR’ PLUNKETT’S return as Laois senior hurling boss for 2021 has been confirmed, along with his management team. It was widely reported before Christmas that Plunkett was set for a second stint in charge, succeeding Eddie Brennan in the role. And Laois GAA confirmed the appointment last night. The Portlaoise native, who has been […]
CORK FOOTBALLER TOMÁS Clancy has called time on his inter-county career. The 30-year-old defender steps away after an injury-ravaged 2020, having made his senior breakthrough in 2013. Fermoy man Clancy missed the 2020 championship — in which Cork recorded a famous win over Kerry before falling short in the Munster final — after damaging his […]
24 YEARS ON and while the latest edition was naturally delayed, the key photographic collection of the latest GAA season has been released. A dejected Noel McGrath after defeat in the Tipperary county senior football final Source: Ray McManus/SPORTSFILE Kathryn Browne working as the HSE used Croke Park as a drive-in venue for Covid-19 testing. […]