Cork and Galway lead the way as Minor Football Team of the Year is announced
SEVEN COUNTIES ARE represented in the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Star Awards Football Team of the Year for 2019. All-Ireland champions Cork have four players on the team – Darragh Cashman, Daniel Linehan, Conor Corbett and Michael O’Neill – while beaten finalists Galway also have four players named on the 15. Players from Kerry, Mayo,…
‘Festival of football,’ but ladies football’s big day may be impacted – mixed views ahead of All-Ireland weekend
WITH THE TWO biggest days in the Gaelic football year both set for this weekend, we’re in for a unique 24 hours or so at Croke Park. Captains from each of the All-Ireland finalists at Croke Park today. Source: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE The All-Ireland ladies football finals day had always been pencilled in for Sunday, 15…
Paul Galvin ratified as new Wexford football manager
PAUL GALVIN HAS been ratified by Wexford county board tonight as their senior football manager for a two-year term. Galvin’s backroom team includes former Wexford star Mattie Forde, along with Tadhg O’Donoghue, Eamon Sayers and Shane Roche. It’s the Kerry legend’s first foray into inter-county management and he takes over a side that finished in…
Potential 2018 final rematch in store following Mayo SFC quarter-final draw
BALLINTUBBER WILL RESUME the defence of their Mayo senior football championship title with a clash against Belmullet in the last eight. Should they successfully negotiate that challenge, a rematch with 2018 runners-up Breaffy could be on the cards in the semi-finals. The draw for the SFC quarter-finals and semi-finals, which was made tonight, has put…
‘It’s just so dismissive of the work that goes into it’ – Dublin boss on talk of capital’s dominance
WHEN THE WORD dominance is put to Dublin ladies football manager Mick Bohan, he has none of it at first. Dublin ladies boss Mick Bohan. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO His side are chasing three in-a-row on Sunday, with the Drive for Five most definitely still alive for Jim Gavin’s charges who are preparing for their All-Ireland final…
‘Devastated for her… but she’s still around the group and she’s so positive’
A BITTER PILL to swallow. As we all know, sport is cruel sometimes. There are exhilarating highs and days to cherish, but there are also gut-wrenching lows and ones to forget. Just four minutes in tothe All-Ireland semi-final win over Cork, Dublin star forward Nicole Owens saw her afternoon — and 2019 — come to…
‘The Tipp jerseys haven’t been washed, I’d say. They’re wearing them to bed and all!’
IT’S BEEN A rollercoaster three years for Tipperary ladies football. Tipperary captain Samantha Lambert. Source: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE From 15 games came 15 wins and three titles in 2017, as the Premier county capped a remarkable year by climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand and lifting the All-Ireland intermediate title. Promoted to Division 2 and…
‘You’re passing on your experience. You’ve been there and been through it all’
A KEY MEMBER of Liam Sheedy’s 27-man backroom team for their All-Ireland winning campaign was legendary forward Eoin Kelly. For Sheedy to operate with such a large management set-up was a sign of his willingness to be a facilitator and oversee the entire operation. Kelly’s official title was free-taking coach but he helped out with…
Ó Sé: ‘We need to put Jack McCaffrey on the back foot and see how does that work’
FORMER KERRY DEFENDER Marc Ó Sé believes Stephen O’Brien is the man to track Jack McCaffrey’s marauding runs from deep in Saturday’s All-Ireland final replay. The Clontarf flyer scored 1-3 in a devastating man-of-the-match performance in the drawn game. Initially, it appeared Adrian Spillane was the man tasked with picking up McCaffrey but Gavin White…
Ending All-Ireland final droughts, ‘second job’ of management and challenging the Dubs
IN GALWAY MANAGER Tim Rabbitt’s first year in the top job, he’s steered the Tribe to a first All-Ireland final since 2005. Galway ladies football manager Tim Rabbitt. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO The Westerners lost that day but 12 months beforehand, beat Dublin to lift the Brendan Martin Cup for the first time ever. It’s all…