Connacht GAA hope their €3 million Air Dome will be finished by late 2019
CONNACHT GAA CHIEFS are hoping their €3 million Air Dome project at the province’s centre of excellence in Mayo will be completed by the end of 2019. It is planned that construction work will commence on the structure in early July, after this year’s Féile na nGael football competitions which are to be held in…
Dublin winning five-in-a-row ‘most likely scenario’ and ‘glad’ to have played football in a different era
MEATH LEGEND TREVOR Giles believes that Dublin completing the unprecedented five-in-a-row is “the most likely scenario,” although he also feels that 2019 could be an “interesting” championship due to the defeats they suffered during the league. Dublin relinquished their Division 1 crown earlier this year, after they failed to reach the Division 1 decider for…
Mid-June comeback for Galway captain after injury in soccer match on St Stephen’s Day
AFTER BLAZING A trail in 2018 for the Galway footballers, a seemingly ‘innocuous’ injury sustained at Christmas has derailed the plans for Damien Comer in 2019. Damien Comer at today’s 2019 Connacht senior football launch. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO The Galway captain fractured a bone in his foot in a charity soccer game on St Stephen’s…
‘It’s the wrongest word going. You ask any player, they love what they’re doing’
MAYO BOSS JAMES Horan has rejected suggestions that demands on inter-county players have escalated in his time away from management and believes it is wrong to talk of sacrifices being made by players. Horan is gearing up for Mayo’s opening 2019 championship assignment on Sunday 5 May in a Connacht first round tie against New…
‘Definitely a conversation to be had’ about a second-tier championship, says Leinster club winner
LEINSTER-WINNING CLUB star Shane Mulligan believes that “there is definitely is a conversation to be had” about the possible introduction of a second-tier football championship. Mulligan soldiered at inter-county level for 10 years before retiring in 2015. Source: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE Along with his incredible exploits with Mullinalaghta this season, Mulligan previously soldiered at inter-county level…
‘It can snowball a small bit’ – Mayo boss confident that New York trip will run smoothly after 2014 experience
WHEN MAYO LAST journeyed to New York for a Connacht championship game, James Horan was at the helm for that transatlantic trip in 2014. Five years on and Horan is handling the managerial reins again as Mayo head back there for Sunday week’s provincial opener. This time the Mayo boss is confident that no issues…
Tipperary set-up Munster MFC phase 1 final date with Clare after thrilling draw against Limerick
TIPPERARY HAVE BOOKED their place in the final of the first phase of the Electric Ireland Munster minor football championship following a draw against Limerick. The Premier County will take on Clare in that decider on 7 May after the sides previously met last week. Clare secured their spot in the final after scoring a…
Late flurry of goals sees Castleknock edge out St Vincent’s while St Judes overcome Raheny
CASTLEKNOCK HIT A late flurry of goals to secure a dramatic win over St Vincent’s in their Dublin SFC1 Group 4 clash. St Vincent’s were six points clear inside the opening 11 minutes of the second half before Shane Boland hit the first of Castleknock’s three goals. Tomas Quinn top-scored for Vincent’s with 0-5, including three frees,…
‘Not making a big deal out of it but I think when you go back you would prefer to have a bit of protection’
THE SPRING PROGRESS of the Leitrim footballers caught the national imagination, promotion achieved from the bottom tier and a rare appearance in Croke Park as they contested the Division 4 final in late March. Leitrim footballer Micheal McWeeney at the 2019 Connacht championship launch. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Defeat was their lot to Derry as they…
Donegal man pleads with GAA to overturn club ban for staging ‘unauthorised’ fundraiser
A DONEGAL MAN who is battling Motor Neurone Disease has pleaded with the GAA to overturn an eight-week suspension proposed to his local club. In February, Naomh Colmcille’s grounds in the village of Newtowncunningham staged a tournament to raise funds to help Paul Dillon cope with the illness. Paul, a former player and long-time coach…