Month: September 2021

WORKING IN THE local bar, Teach Mhicí, that’s run by Kevin Cassidy and his family means Daire Ó Baoill doesn’t have to wait long until his “number one critics” assess his latest performance for Gweedore. Gaoth Dobhair and Donegal’s Daire Ó Baoill is pictured at Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA in Dublin ahead of the AIB…

FORMER YOUNG FOOTBALLER of the Year Tommy Walsh has been included in Peter Keane’s Kerry squad ahead of the 2019 campaign, according to reports in the county.  Tommy Walsh during his last league campaign with Kerry in 2016. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Walsh, who won an All-Ireland with the Kingdom in 2009, last featured for the…

THE LONGLIST FOR the 2018 RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year award has been revealed, with Johnny Sexton, Katie Taylor and Dublin footballer Brian Fenton among the 23 nominees. The final shortlist will be announced on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 on Sunday 9 December and the awards will be presented on 15 December. 2018 was an…

THE PROSPECT OF the GAA’s new rule changes for Gaelic football being potentially scrapped before the league, if they are to found cause major problems in the pre-season competitions, has been raised. Colm Begley, the experienced Laois footballer and a new programme co-ordinator with the GPA, is adamant that the GPA are in support of…

A LEAGUE TITLE, a Leinster final appearance and a challenge in the qualifiers against eventual All-Ireland semi-finalists. Other teams may have resided more in the spotlight in the 2018 but the Laois footballers ticked a few boxes and made noticeable strides. It was an impressive start to life under the stewardship of John Sugrue. The…

TWENTY YOUNG GAA stars were put through their paces at the eighth annual AFL Europe Combine as they bid to impress watching scouts and earn a trial Down Under. Sean Walsh during the warm-up. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO 12 counties were represented as the youngsters took part in the two-day fitness and skills testing event in…

NEWLY-APPOINTED LAOIS manager Brennan will find himself in a unique scenario tomorrow afternoon.  Graigue Ballycallan’s Eddie Brennan is pictured in Dublin ahead of the AIB GAA Leinster Intermediate Hurling Club Championship Final where they face Portlaoise on Saturday. Source: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SPORTSFILE An unexpected run with Graigue-Ballycallan to the Kilkenny intermediate title and the Leinster club…

MARIE CROTTY’S ILLUSTRIOUS career will be honoured this weekend, as the first woman to ever score a point in Croke Park will be inducted into the LGFA Hall of Fame. The Waterford native will be recognised at the TG4 All-Star awards banquet on Saturday night, cementing her place as one of the greatest to ever…

1. Joe Schmidt announced his decision to step down as Ireland manager after the 2019 World Cup. But what year did he win his first Six Nations title? 2012 2013 2014 2015 2. Ballybrack FC reported the death of Spanish player Fernando Nuno La-Fuente to get a Leinster Senior Football League game against which opponents…

MUNSTER GAA HAVE voted against allowing Waterford to play home games outside of the province for next year’s senior hurling championship. Walsh Park has been deemed unsuitable to host Munster championship games and the Déise County cited their inability to play in their own county as a factor in their high number of defeats this…