Month: September 2021

IT MIGHT BE only days away from Christmas, but Thursday night will feature four senior inter-county games as the 2019 pre-season competitions continue in earnest.  Leinster GAA have confirmed that the O’Byrne Cup meeting between Wexford and Laois, which fell victim to the weather over the weekend, has been refixed for Thursday, 20 December in…

THE ALL-IRELAND football and hurling club championships are heating up as the fixture details for the semi-final ties are now finalised.  Reigning All-Ireland SFC club champions Corofin will face Donegal and Ulster winners Gaoth Dobhair in their final-four fixture on Saturday 16 February in Carrick-on-Shannon. Longford’s Mullinalaghta will be looking to extend their fairytale season when…

GALWAY GAA TREASURER Michael Burke hit out at people ‘within Galway GAA’ who ‘put every barrier and obstacle’ in his way of getting to the truth of their financial problems. Speaking at last night’s Galway GAA Convention, Mr Burke said ‘the game is up’ for those who have ‘done a disservice to Galway GAA and…

LIMERICK HAVE CONFIRMED that Clare native Aonghus O’Brien has joined the coaching setup of the reigning All-Ireland champions for next season. The addition of O’Brien comes after the announcement on Saturday that selector Jimmy Quilty has departed John Kiely’s setup for the 2019 campaign. O’Brien, who hails from Broadford in Clare, will be no stranger…

THE GAA HAVE announced that two Pairc Ui Chaoimh board directors will examine figures and clarify the cost relating to the stadium redevelopment. A joint statement released by GAA president John Horan and Cork chairperson Tracey Kennedy this evening states that Michael O’Flynn and Tom Gray have been asked by the board to take the actions. It…

Click:97A28002534000 WHAT WAS YOUR most memorable Irish sporting moment from the past year? In one annual survey, Johnny Sexton’s winning drop goal in the Six Nations clash against France in February has come out on top. Johnny Sexton kicks the winning drop goal in Paris. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The score received 31% of the vote…

DUBLIN’S ATTEMPT TO complete the five-in-a-row will be one of the dominant themes of the 2019 Irish sporting year and a new documentary this Christmas will look back at the famous final when Kerry chased that accolade against Offaly in 1982. Players Of The Faithful will air on RTÉ One on Friday 28 December at…

DUBLIN’S ALL-IRELAND winning boss Jim Gavin is to stay at the helm of the county’s senior football side until the close of the 2021 championship season. The Dublin county board have announced today that Gavin has agreed to stay on for another three years. In May 2017 it had been announced that Gavin had committed…

THE PRESENCE OF Peter Canavan’s son on the bench and the return of a couple of highly talented forwards to the starting team mean that Mickey Harte’s opening Tyrone selection for the 2019 season carries plenty interest. Tyrone commence their Dr McKenna Cup campaign tomorrow night, travelling to Celtic Park for a Section C clash…

FORMER DUBLIN U21 manager and Laois hurler John McEvoy has been confirmed as the new manager of the Derry senior hurling team. Derry county board released a statement this evening on the news, confirming that McEvoy’s appointment has been ratified, as well as naming his backroom team. While McEvoy steered the Dublin U21 hurlers to…