Ryan McHugh: ‘I took about eight weeks off, I had a slight bleed in my brain’
DONEGAL FOOTBALLER RYAN McHugh has revealed he suffered ‘a slight bleed’ in his brain earlier this year in the first of two concussions that the All-Star winner picked up during the 2018 season. The 24-year-old is currently sidelined after receiving medical advice to sit out the rest of the year after he was concussed for…
Poll: Two Dubs, one Rebel – Who deserves to be named Player of the Year tonight?
THE 2018 TG4 Ladies Football All-Star awards take place tonight, with plenty of coveted silverware and prestigious accolades to be handed out. Click Here: italy rugby jersey One of the most highly-anticipated awards is of course the TG4 senior Players’ Player of the Year with a deadly Dublin duo and Cork’s captain in the running…
Where to face the Dubs, being coached by Rochford and the return of star forward
RYAN MCHUGH HAS become accustomed to pitting himself and his Donegal team-mates against Dublin in the environs of Croke Park but the prospect of doing so on neutral ground in championship combat appeals to the Kilcar man. Ryan McHugh in Philadelphia on the 2018 PWC All-Stars tour. Source: Ray McManus/SPORTSFILE The issue of the venues…
Greatest sporting comebacks, Kellie’s homecoming and more tweets of the week
1. All the medals. One taught me love , One taught patience, And one taught me pain #ThankUNext 😂 pic.twitter.com/YhfOcEs2qQ — Noëlle Healy (@NoelleHealy) November 25, 2018 Source: Noëlle Healy/Twitter 2. Couldn’t resist a dig. He’s finally taken that denim jacket off and got back on the field! pic.twitter.com/XrRvasreCd — Tommy Bowe (@TommyBowe) November 25,…
Leaving the Army, Ballyhale’s emerging talent and Shefflin’s transition from team-mate to manager
COLIN FENNELLY SPENT all of Kilkenny’s league campaign in Lebanon with the Irish Defence Forces, only returning in time to line out for the Cats in the Leinster championship. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO He’ll face no such issues next year after confirming he’s left the Army and is now based in Dublin as a project manager.…
Keaney: ‘I used to think hurling and football was everything growing up’
ASK CONAL KEANEY what motivates him to keep plugging away with the club at 36 years of age and his answer is simple: “I just want to win.” Conal Keaney pictured at Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA in Dublin ahead of the AIB GAA Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE Keaney may well extend…
Regrets from 2018, Beggan’s brilliance in goal and Monaghan being written off
A REWARD AGAIN for his individual excellence and a part of a collective breakthrough that his Monaghan camp had yearned for. Conor McManus picked up his third All-Star award last month after his attacking endeavours this year. He was part of a side that smashed through a barrier to land a coveted All-Ireland semi-final spot.…
Copa Libertadores mayhem, comparing Pat Spillane to Donald Trump and the week’s best sportswriting
1. As Boca Juniors’ bus approached Estadio Monumental a couple of hours before kickoff, it turned down Avenida Monroe, a well-known gathering spot for River fans before games and not, as a rule, the route a visiting team would take. It was traveling quickly, flanked by police outriders. But as it slowed to turn a corner,…
Sinéad Aherne named Player of the Year as Dubs scoop seven LGFA All-Stars
ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Dublin scooped seven All-Stars, and captain Sinéad Aherne was named Senior Players’ Player of the Year, at the annual LGFA awards banquet in Dublin last night. Aherne — who was also named an All-Star for a brilliant seventh time — collected the top individual prize ahead of team-mate Lyndsey Davey and Cork captain…
Limerick hurling stalwart Hickey announces his inter-county retirement
SEAMUS HICKEY HAS decided to go out at the top. The 31-year-old announced his retirement from Limerick duty this morning, just months after the county won their first All-Ireland hurling crown since 1973. The Murroe-Boher native made his debut for the Treaty in 2006, won Young Hurler of the Year the following season, the Munster…