Month: September 2021

A HOST OF well-known Gaelic footballers departed the inter-county arena this year.  All-Ireland winners and provincial champions were among them, while some long-serving servants also hung up their boots.   1. Michael Shields (Cork) Michael Shields. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Shields was the final link with the 2010 All-Ireland winning Cork side to retire, choosing to bring the…

Who did Dublin beat to lift the Lidl Division 1 National League title back in May? Donegal Mayo Cork Galway Which of the following counties was docked points for fielding an unregistered player, and later relegated? Kerry Mayo Armagh Monaghan Who was named Player of the Match in the All-Ireland senior final? Noelle Healy Sinéad…

THIS SEASON WAS too short for Briege Corkery. Another few weeks to work with would have been great, she reckons. Briege Corkery. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO After an almost two-year absence from inter-county camogie, she made her return to the Cork panel in August. She had just given birth to her son Tadhg in March, but…

Cork retained their senior All-Ireland crown in September. Who scored the stoppage-time free to settle the tie? ©INPHO/James Crombie Ashling Thompson ©INPHO/Bryan Keane Orla Cotter ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo Katrina Mackey ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy Julia White Ann Downey is staying on for a fourth season in charge of the Kilkenny seniors in 2019. Can you name the club…

‘Players of the Faithful’ was a hit with GAA viewers. Source: RTÉ Player/Photojoiner.net THE RTÉ DOCUMENTARY about one of the most famous moments in GAA history aired on Friday night, and it proved to be a hit with viewers. ‘Players of the Faithful’ recounts the story of how Offaly defeated Kerry in the 1982 All-Ireland…

Clare 1-20 Cork 0-21 Eoin Brennan reports from Cusack Park CLARE WILL ENTER the new year on a winning note after snatching what seemed an unlikely opening Co-Op SuperStores Munster Hurling League victory over Cork in front of 1,987 spectators in Cusack Park this afternoon. Trailing by four points with just three minutes of normal…

LOUTH WERE TOO strong for Wicklow in today’s O’Byrne Cup encounter, running out 1-17 to 1-9 winners in Bray. A superb goal from John Clutterbuck got Louth off to a good start, and they took a two-point lead in at the interval despite being reduced to 14 men when Andy McDonnell was sent off in…

THE MOST POWERFUL scene in the upcoming Jason Sherlock documentary comes right at the end, in a South African temple. Jason Sherlock in Jayo. An emotional Sherlock is speaking to the ashes of his late father Denis Leung, as a monk stands beside him. The former Dublin footballer is in the country where his father…

EARLY AUGUST IN Killarney and a championship Saturday night that had a defining feel to it. Kerry won and Kildare lost but the twist of the Super 8s saw both teams troop out of Fitzgerald Stadium disconsolate that their 2018 season was over. Individual storylines popped up on. The immediate exit of Eamonn the manager…

A MEMORABLE YEAR for Mickey Graham has ended with the new Cavan senior football manager guiding his county to victory in his first game in charge. Graham recently guided Longford champions Mullinalaghta to the Leinster club senior football title, setting up an All-Ireland semi-final against Dr Crokes on 16 February. In the meantime, he must…