CONOR McMANUS AND PETER Duggan have been announced as the July winners of the PWC GAA/GPA Player of the Month awards. McManus saw off competition from Galway’s Ian Burke and David Clifford of Kerry to win the football award, while Duggan took the hurling prize at the expense of Cathal Mannion of Galway and Limerick’s […]
ÉAMONN FITZMAURICE HAS revealed that a player in the Kerry senior football panel received a letter telling them to “jump off a cliff”. The Finuge clubman stepped down as Kerry manager at the weekend following his side’s exit from the All-Ireland SFC, and alluded to an air of “negativity that was coming at the team” […]
OVER 40% of Irish TV viewers tuned in to watch Ireland win an historic silver medal at the 2018 Hockey World Cup. Figures released from RTÉ show that World Cup final between Ireland and the Netherlands on Sunday drew an average audience of 381,500 with a one minute peak audience of 439,100. This accounts for a 41% share of […]
HURLING REFEREE JAMES McGrath has announced his resignation after missing out on officiating in this year’s All-Ireland senior final. Wexford’s James Owens will take charge on Sunday, 19 August as Limerick face Galway at Croke Park, with Tipperary’s Fergal Horgan on standby referee duty and Kilkenny’s Sean Cleere the linesman, while Carlow’s Patrick Murphy has been named […]
JOHN KIELY HAS expressed his gratitude to Ireland and Munster star Keith Earls for coming in to have an ‘informal chat’ with the Limerick hurlers during their All-Ireland SHC championship campaign. Kiely’s charges booked their place in a first All-Ireland senior final since 2007 following an incredible extra-time victory over provincial rivals Cork last month, and […]
Tipperary 3-17 Galway 1-17 By Daragh Small TIPPERARY HAVE DASHED Galway’s treble dreams after Ger Browne’s late goal secured an All-Ireland U-21 semi-final victory at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Liam Cahill’s side were hammered 2-23 to 1-13 in the Munster final by Cork last time out but in a feisty encounter where three players […]
EIGHT-TIME ALL-IRELAND WINNER Eddie Brennan is in line to become the new Laois senior hurling manager after being proposed by the selection committee. “Senior Hurling Selection committee has proposed Eddie Brennan as the new Laois Senior Hurling Manager,” Laois GAA confirmed this evening. “The Laois GAA Executive committee will now be putting his name forward […]
SPORT HAS ALWAYS been a huge part of my life. My whole family have always been into it, it’s just been drilled into us from a young age. It was basically a case of once we could walk, there was a ball at our feet. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Of course, that’s not always the case. […]
LIMERICK’S GAELIC GROUNDS will show the county’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship final against holders Galway on a giant screen. A general view of the Gaelic Grounds. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Limerick City and County Council and Limerick GAA announced the news this morning following lengthy talks on the homecoming and screening. Gates will open for the […]
SHORTLY AFTER MICHEÁL Donoghue finished his duties at Galway’s All-Ireland hurling final media day, minor boss Jeffrey Lynskey took his place in front of the firing squad. Lynskey is preparing for his third All-Ireland final with the minors, having delivered titles on both of their last trips to the decider in 2015 and 2017. Before […]