CORK MINOR LADIES football boss Joe Carroll believes that scrapping the All-Ireland series at underage level for 2021 is ‘terribly disappointing’ and has called on the Ladies Gaelic Football Association [LGFA] to consider a U-turn. LGFA top brass cancelled national underage inter-county competitions for 2021 last Friday, while the GAA pushes on with its equivalent. […]
THE MUNSTER COUNCIL have tonight confirmed the fixture details for their 2021 senior championships. The action will begin in the province on Saturday 26 June with two football quarter-finals in Limerick and Killarney while the hurling will begin the following day in Thurles on Sunday 27 June. Reigning hurling champions Limerick will meet Cork in […]
Kerry’s Paul Geaney, David Moran and Paul Murphy. THE KERRY WINTER departures began on New Years Day. Jonathan Lyne was the first in 2021 to call time on his county career and his Killarney Legion club-mate Brian Kelly followed him in arriving at that decision on 4 January. Two days later Shane Enright joined the […]
DUBLIN CAMOGIE PLAYER Leah Butler has backed the Camogie Association’s decision to opt for a split season after their initial schedule drew strong criticism. The threat of strike action prompted the organisation into a rethink and following a nationwide poll of clubs, a small majority backed a demarcation between the club and county seasons. 53% […]
FORMER TIPPERARY DEFENDER James Barry has opened up about the recent surgery he underwent for testicular cancer. The two-time All-Ireland winner first discovered a lump six weeks ago and after a visit to his GP confirmed his fears, he had an operation on 11 April at University Hospital Limerick. “With these types of cancers, the […]
THE MAYO LADIES footballers will be without Aussie Rules star and 2017 All-Star midfielder Aileen Gilroy for the 2021 season. New manager Michael Moyles confirmed that the North Melbourne ace had opted out of the squad while on a call with the media this evening. 28-year-old Gilroy has excelled in the Australian Football League Women’s […]
THERE’S PLENTY OF sporting action taking place this weekend to keep fans couch-bound from Friday through Sunday. It will see the return of inter-county football action, in addition to the second round of the hurling leagues. It’s FA Cup final weekend in England, while the Women’s Champions League final also takes place. The Premier League […]
GARRYMORE’S ENDA HESSION will make his Mayo senior debut in tomorrow’s National Football League Division 2 North opener against Down (2pm). James Horan had tipped the former county minor captain to make the step up to senior this season, and Hession starts at right corner-back in MacHale Park tomorrow. Rory Brickenden, who featured in last […]
PAUDIE CLIFFORD IS in line to make his first start for Kerry in tomorrow’s Allianz Football League Division 1 South meeting against Galway. Clifford made an appearances off the bench against Monaghan in the league last winter while he was a second-half substitute in the Munster semi-final defeat to Cork. Peter Keane starts 10 of […]
2019 ALL-IRELAND SENIOR club camogie champions Sarsfields of Galway are leading calls for the completion of the outstanding 2020 action — the provincial and national championship series. Earlier this week, the Camogie Association overturned its controversial fixture plan as 53% of clubs voted in favour of a split-season format for 2021. After an ugly back-and-forth […]