Galway 4-23 Kilkenny 3-26 (Galway win free-taking competition 4-3) John Harrington reports from Spotless Stadium GALWAY CLAIMED THE inaugural Wild Geese Trophy after a dramatic comeback against Kilkenny in the Spotless Stadium, Sydney. The Tribesmen looked down and out when they trailed by 14 points towards the end of the first half. But they were […]
Kilmacud Crokes 2-17 St Peter’s Dunboyne 0-7 Fintan O’Toole reports from Páirc Tailteann THE LEINSTER CLUB title race was blown wide open at this juncture last year but Kilmacud Crokes did not look any mood to see a capital force fall at the same hurdle in Navan this afternoon. Paul Mannion in action for Kilmacud […]
Corofin 4-22 Clann na nGael 0-7 Declan Rooney reports from Dr Hyde Park COROFIN RETURNED TO their brilliant best and reached a fifth Connacht club final in a row by ruthlessly picking apart the Roscommon champions Clann na nGael at Dr Hyde Park. Clann na nGael stuck to their traditional footballing ethos but were torn […]
Dr Crokes 5-20 St Finbarr’s 1-11 Paul Brennan reports from Lewis Road, Killarney FIVE GOALS AND 20 points all from play underlined Dr Crokes absolute dominance in this provincial semi-final win over St Finbarrs from Cork as the Kerry champions booked their place in the Munster final for the seventh time this decade. First half […]
Portlaoise 1-14 Moorefield 1-11 Robert Cribbin reports from St.Conleth’s Park PORTLAOISE BOOKED A place in the last four of the Leinster Championship after battling to victory over Moorefield in Newbridge. Portlaoise led all the way through and were fully justified winners with a powerful first-half performance pushing them clear. The Laois side led 1-8 to […]
Ballintubber 3-11 Aughawillan 1-8 Mike Finnerty reports from Carrick-on-Shannon THREE SECOND-HALF goals propelled Ballintubber into their first Connacht senior club football championship final since 2014 this afternoon. Substitute Jamesie Finnerty hit the net twice with Alan Plunkett also raising a green flag as the Mayo champions proved too good for Leitrim’s Aughawillan. Playing with the […]
St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay (Clare) 2-11 The Nire (Waterford) 0-9 Tomás McCarthy reports from Fraher Field SECOND HALF GOALS from Cormac Murray and Sean Malone fired St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay into their first Munster senior football final in torrential rain at Fraher Field. The Clare champions mastered the horrendous conditions to set up a provincial […]
A MEETING OF the Carlow and Longford champions will take place at the Leinster senior club semi-final stage in a fortnight, handing both counties a novel chance to have a representative in this year’s provincial decider. Carlow’s Éire Óg claimed a seven-point victory, 2-9 to 0-8, in Drogheda this afternoon against Louth winners Newtown Blues […]
Inniscarra (Cork) 2-9 Inagh-Kilnamona (Clare) 0-7 Eoin Brennan reports from Cashel A MORE CLINICAL Inniscarra bridged an eight-year gap to their last Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship success in Cashel this afternoon to inflict a second successive final defeat on Inagh-Kilnamona. An early goal in each half proved decisive for the three-in-a-row Cork champions in […]
Cushendall 1-15 Ballycran 0-10 Declan Bogue reports from Athletic Grounds THE FOUR SEASONS Cup rests under the shadow of the Lurig Mountain for the eleventh time as Ruairi Óg Cushendall made the wind advantage count to pull 1-15 to 0-10 clear of Down champions Ballycran in the Ulster club hurling final at the Athletic Grounds. […]