Month: September 2021

THE WONDERFUL JOHN B Keane once remarked to me that there are just two Kingdoms –the Kingdom heaven and the Kingdom of Kerry… And when I die, hopefully I will travel from one Kingdom to another – Weeshie Fogarty Weeshie Fogarty, Donie O’Sullivan, Maurice Fitzgerald and Christy Riordan pictured in 2010. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO A […]

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ONE OF GALWAY’S greatest forwards will take charge of the county’s U20 footballers next year after Padraic Joyce was ratified for the post last night. Padraic Joyce in action for Galway against Meath in the 2001 All-Ireland final. Source: INPHO Joyce was nominated for the position last month along with Stephen Joyce, who recently managed […]

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CORK GREAT BRIEGE Corkery is set for a dramatic return to elite-level football next weekend, named as Munster’s captain for the annual inter-provincial tournament. The 18-time All-Ireland winning dual star won her 11th senior football Celtic Cross in September 2016 but hasn’t lined out for Ephie Fitzgerald’s Rebels since. She did make a return to […]

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THE GAA’S CENTRAL Council met at Croke Park this morning to make decisions on a wide range of issues, as the introduction of a second-tier football championship received ‘broad support’. Five proposed rule changes were debated at an Ard Chomhairle meeting at GAA HQ, and it was agreed to discuss possible formats for a second-tier […]

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OFFALY AND KILDARE will be represented in the 2018 Leinster intermediate football championship final, when Shamrocks and Two Mile House go head-to-head for the title next month. So there we have it our @AIB_GAA Leinster Intermediate Finalists are set! It's @shamrocksgaa against @TwoMileHouseGAA on December 8th. Venue details to be confirmed.#TheToughest #LeinsterGAA pic.twitter.com/7iYLQga9kx — Leinster […]

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THE OPPORTUNITY TO create history is not something that is often afforded to Longford GAA clubs. The Mullinalaghta players standing for the national anthem ahead of the 2016 Leinster club SFC semi-final. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO And when it comes to the provincial stage of the season, the general expectation is that they can only aim […]

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