1. Striker Michael Obafemi hit the headlines this week. Who did the 18-year-old Dubliner make his Premier League debut against for Southampton back in January? Crystal Palace Tottenham Bournemouth Everton 2. Ireland take on the All Blacks on Saturday. How many players that started in Chicago two years ago have been named in Joe Schmidt’s […]
Louis Mulqueen and Conor Kavanagh celebrate last year’s victory for Liam Mellows. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO EARLY NOVEMBER in Athenry and it looks as if the Liam Mellows hurling race is about to be run. Deep in injury-time, a point down in a county semi-final. Cappataggle are on the cusp of breathing romance into to the […]
PREGNANCY AND THE birth of her daughter Amelia provided Cathriona McConnell with a fresh perspective on life and football. The Donaghmoyne sharpshooter and former Monaghan star watched on from the sidelines last year when St Macartan’s provided an Ulster final shock. Amelia was born nine months ago and while football remains vitally important to McConnell, […]
EDDIE BRENNAN’S GRAIGUE-Ballycallan will contest the Leinster IHC club final after they recorded a facile win over Wexford’s St Mogue’s Fethard in today’s semi-final. The 40-year-old, who was recently appointed new Laois boss, scored 1-1 from play for Declan Browne’s side as the Kilkenny champions ran out 2-22 to 1-12 winners. Brennan and Sean Ryan hit the […]
Emmet Óg (Monaghan) 4-10 Dunedin Connollys (Scotland) 1-9 Alan Gunn reporting in Aghabog GOALS WIN GAMES and Emmet Óg’s four majors were the difference as the Monaghan and Ulster champions booked their place in next month’s All-Ireland intermediate club final. Monaghan star Ellen McCarron was in inspirational form, finishing the tie with 2-3, while Chloe […]
ANTRIM’S CUSHENDALL secured their passage to the 2019 All-Ireland SHC club hurling semi-finals last weekend and two more places are set to be filled this afternoon. In Pearse Stadium at 2pm the Galway hurling final commences with Liam Mellows taking on St Thomas, the winners of that tie will meet newly-crowned Ulster champions Cushendall next […]
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RADIO KERRY BROADCASTER Weeshie Fogarty has died at the age of 77. Fogarty was a figure synonymous with Kerry GAA, having represented the county footballers at senior level before embarking on a refereeing career and later as a radio commentator and broadcaster. His club Killarney Legion confirmed the news of his passing this morning with […]
Ballygunner 2-14 Na Piarsaigh 2-8 Fintan O’Toole reports from Semple Stadium AND FINALLY A winning breakthrough in Munster hurling for a side who had become well-versed in heartbreak. Ballygunner’s Stephen O’Keeffe and Eddie Hayden with Na Piarsaigh’s Adrian Breen. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Ballygunner have fallen short twice in the last three seasons, a core of […]
St Thomas’ 2-13 Liam Mellows 0-10 Daragh Small reports from Pearse Stadium, Salthill FORMER GALWAY ALL-Ireland winner Conor Cooney scored the killer second goal and St Thomas’ returned to the summit of Galway hurling as they dethroned Liam Mellows at Pearse Stadium in Salthill. It was just a one-year absence for the 2013 All-Ireland champions […]