HENRY SHEFFLIN, TOMMY Walsh, Eoin Kelly and Lar Corbett are some of the big names that will be in action in Borrisoleigh next month as part of a fundraiser for Amanda Stapleton. Amanda, the sister of former Tipperary defender Paddy Stapleton, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in recent months and a charity game has been organised […]
LEE CHIN HAS backed Paraic Fanning to “do a great job” as he takes charge of the Waterford hurlers next season. Waterford native Fanning was part of Davy Fitzgerald’s backroom team in Wexford in recent years and takes over from Derek McGrath who departed after five years at the helm. “Looking at Paraic with Davy for the last few years […]
BERNARD BROGAN SAYS he plans to sit down with Jim Gavin to discuss his Dublin future before he commits to playing in 2019. Dublin are bidding for a fifth All-Ireland title in succession next year and Brogan has yet to decide on his future. The 34-year-old suffered a torn ACL back in February and he missed […]
THE GAA’S STANDING committee on playing rules have issued the five new rule changes that they are proposing to experiment with in Gaelic football. Tyrone’s Colm Cavanagh and Dublin’s Brian Fenton battling for aerial possession in this year’s All-Ireland final. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO A restriction in handpasses, a plan to have all sidelines kicked forward, […]
WHAT A WHIRLWIND few days Donegal star forward Yvonne Bonner has had. Yvonne Bonner. Last Thursday the 31-year-old signed a professional deal for Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants, meaning she’ll be a teammate of Cora Staunton’s in the AFLW next year. Bonner had originally travelled to Melbourne with 10 other Irish athletes to the week-long […]
PHILLY MCMAHON HAS taken up a new role with Dublin Camogie. Click Here: Olympique Lyonnais soccer tracksuit The six-time All-Ireland champion comes on board as Head of Performance, with his company BeDo7 forming an exciting partnership with the Dublin camogie set-up. Ballymun defender McMahon will oversee the strength and conditioning of all Dublin squads from […]
THE THEME OF change continues in Kerry football with Anthony Maher this morning becoming the third All-Ireland winner in the space of a month to retire. Maher won All-Ireland medals with Kerry in 2009 and 2014. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO The experienced midfielder joins Kieran Donaghy and Donnchadh Walsh – who both called it a day […]
IT’S DOWN TO the last four senior football stage in two of the most prominent county championships in the country and the fixture details were finalised by both counties last night. Quinn, Fitzgerald, Mannion and Moran will all be chasing county glory. Source: INPHO The Dublin and Kerry county boards pencilled their senior semi-final clashes […]
CORK AND KILKENNY lead the way in the 2018 camogie All-Star nominees with the beaten finalists having secured more nominations than the champions in the list that is comprised of 45 players. Kilkenny’s Davina Tobin in action against Orla Cotter of Cork during the All-Ireland final. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO The two teams contested the league […]
WE’RE LESS THAN a year into John Horan’s reign as GAA president, but already significant steps have been taken to improve two key areas of the Association – the fixtures calendar and the spectacle of Gaelic football. Source: Gary Carr/INPHO At the GPA’s 2017 annual report last week, the body’s new chief executive Paul Flynn […]