EXPERIENCED TIPPERARY FOOTBALLER George Hannigan has announced his retirement from the inter-county game. Hannigan made his senior championship debut for Tipperary against Kerry in 2006 and his final appearance came in this summer’s qualifier loss to Mayo in Thurles. He made 36 senior championship appearances for the county and his decision to call it a […]
THE GREATER WESTERN Sydney Giants have signed up Derry U20 starlet Callum Brown on a rookie contract for the 2019 season. The 18-year-old Limavady man was a core element of the Oak Leaf county’s side as they reached the All-Ireland U20 football semi-finals this summer and follows in the footsteps of Dublin’s James Madden, Derry’s […]
KILKENNY GOALKEEPER EOIN Murphy believes the GAA should scrap pre-season competitions to help reduce the burden on inter-county players and facilitate the club scene. His manager Brian Cody has been vocal in his concern at the direction the GAA is headed, particularly in relation to the club game. Murphy feels one obvious solution is to […]
AARON KERNAN HAS called on the violence on GAA fields to come to an end before it’s too late. The Crossmaglen footballer was speaking at the launch of an Ulster GAA initiative ‘One Punch Can Kill’, which aims to highlight the dangers that come with these mass brawls. The issue has gained publicity in recent […]
GAA PRESIDENT JOHN Horan has condemned the violence which has engulfed club games around the country in recent weeks. In his address carried in the October edition of the GAA Club Newsletter, Horan said the disciplinary flash points “have no place in our games” and must end. “This time of year is synonymous with a hectic programme […]
THE GAA MOVED one step closer to a two-tier football championship today after the Gaelic Players Association announced the majority of inter-county footballers are now in favour of the move. Division 4 teams unanimously voted to boycott a potential ‘B’ championship before it went in front of Congress in 2016, but the opinion of players […]
CHRIS GUCKIAN PLAYED a couple of league campaigns with Dublin under Jim Gavin, and has a Division 1 medal at home for his efforts, although he failed to make the championship panel either year. Still, that might not be the end of his inter-county career if Leitrim come calling over the winter. His father, Sean, hails from […]
A LITTLE BIT of GAA history will be created this weekend. Amsterdam GAC will become the first side from the mainland of Europe to play a competitive GAA game in Ireland when they face St Finians, Newcastle tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. They’ll take on the Dublin champions in the Leinster JFC quarter-final in Abbottstown and excitement […]
YOUNG SLIGO PLAYER Red Óg Murphy is in line to become the latest Gaelic footballer to make the move to the AFL. Murphy is set to be offered a deal with North Melbourne with the AFL website reporting that he will be recruited after having trialled with the club in August. Last year Murphy was […]
JOHN EVANS SPELL as Tipperary senior boss ended in the spring of 2012 but he has returned to help shape the county’s club football landscape this season. John Evans departed as Tipperary senior football manager in 2012. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Brendan Cummins lined out last year with his football club as Ardfinnan flirted with relegation […]