Month: September 2021

WHEN THE FINAL whistle blasted in Croke Park on Sunday, Liam Sheedy walked briskly down the Hogan Stand sideline. He was joined by first selector Darragh Egan and then Tommy Dunne before they met their target. Eamon O’Shea, the last member of the Tipperary hurling brains trust, was who they sought out and the group…

TIPPERARY SELECTOR TOMMY Dunne would be in favour of the introduction of video technology in GAA to help referees make judgements during games. Dunne helped mastermind Sunday’s All-Ireland triumph for Tipperary and while the margin of victory was emphatic, the post-game discussions featured plenty debate on the first-half dismissal of attacker Richie Hogan. On the…

DUBLIN’S DOUBLE GOAL-SCORING hero in the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Senior final, Carla Rowe, is hoping to repeat her ‘dream come true’ performance when Dublin and Cork do battle again next Sunday at Croke Park. Rowe (24) had played in three losing All-Ireland finals against Cork before last year’s big win for Mick Bohan’s side, but facing a smarting…

STEPHEN O’NEILL HAS stepped down from his role as Tyrone forwards coach. The three-time All-Ireland winner joined Mickey Harte’s backroom ahead of the 2018 season, initially agreeing to a one-year term. O’Neill stayed on for a second season in 2019 but signalled that it was time for a change following Tyrone’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to…

THE ALL-IRELAND hurling champions Tipperary were welcomed back to Semple Stadium last night with the Liam MacCarthy Cup in front of an estimated 30,000 supporters. The Premier County defeated old rivals Kilkenny in Sunday’s final to lift their third title this decade, making it their most successful spell since the 1960s.  Manager Liam Sheedy and…

MEATH WILL RETURN to the Joe McDonagh Cup under new management after Nick Fitzgerald confirmed his departure today.  Fitzgerald led the Royals to Christy Ring Cup glory this season and was expected to lead them back into the second tier in 2020. But after two years in charge and despite being offered a new term,…

CORK U20 BOSS Denis Ring expects that Kieran Kingston will be returning to fill the county’s senior managerial vacancy for next year and believes he will be taking charge at ‘an exciting time’ for hurling on Leeside. Ring will be at the helm when Cork face Tipperary in next Saturday evening’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland…

Updated Aug 20th 2019, 4:35 PM HAWK-EYE HAVE confirmed that it was correct in awarding John Donnelly’s controversial point in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final. John Donnelly’s point on Sunday was awarded by Hawk-Eye. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Tipperary goalkeeper Brian Hogan appeared to have caught Donnelly’s effort before it dropped over the crossbar, but the play…

LIAM CAHILL COULD have been facing a different Tipperary hurling scenario this week. Twelve months ago he was a leading contender to be installed as the county’s senior supremo, his candidacy bolstered by the manner in which he steered Tipperary’s U21 team to an impressive All-Ireland triumph in late August. But the senior appointment saw…

FORMER OFFICERS OF St Mary’s, Athenry have reiterated their call for the GAA to hold a full investigation into how child welfare hearings were conducted in the club in 2017 and 2018. Last week the GAA issued a public apology for a false allegation made against former juvenile club chairman Robert Ruane. A press release…