Month: September 2021

TRIBUTES ARE POURING in for former All-Ireland winning manager Eugene McGee, who passed away overnight.  The former UCD, Cavan and International Rules manager was in charge of the Offaly side that denied Kerry a historic five-in-a-row in 1982.  Coaches, journalists and former players paid tribute to McGee, who also served as the chairman of the…

Galway 0-16 London 1-9 Tony Tighe reports from Ruislip GALWAY ENDURED AN uncomfortable afternoon in the English capital as a gutsy London made the Connacht champions work hard for their victory. Level at the break, a flurry of points at the beginning of the second half swung the game in the Tribesmen’s favour as they…

TWO MONTHS ON from suffering a heavy loss in the league to Waterford, the Clare hurlers are planning to stay overnight before Sunday’s Munster championship opener in order to improve their preparations for a return to Walsh Park. Clare lost out 0-31 to 1-14 on St Patrick’s Day weekend with Stephen Bennett’s haul of 0-16…

TIPPERARY’S ALL-IRELAND and All-Star winning defender Michael Cahill has suffered a major setback during his recovery from a cruciate knee injury.  The Tipperary Star has reported that Cahill broke his kneecap in an accidental collision in training last week and has had to undergo surgery. The news is a huge blow to the defender who…

LIMERICK CAMOGIE SAY they are “very disappointed” as their dual players are faced with a major fixture clash this weekend. In a statement released by the camogie board, they added that “this is the second time this year that this has happened, through no fault of Limerick Camogie.” Dual players across Limerick’s inter-county camogie and…

Cork 1-9 Kerry 3-19 Denis Hurley reporting from Páirc Uí Rinn KERRY PRODUCED A wonderful second-half performance to put one foot in the Electric Ireland Munster MFC final as they saw off Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn on Tuesday evening. Leading by 0-11 to 0-8 half-time, the Kingdom were pegged back level within 24 seconds of…

THERE WAS DISAPPOINTMENT for DJ Carey’s Kilkenny footballers on Tuesday, as they suffered a 38-point defeat to Wicklow in the Electric Ireland Leinster MFC. The Cats got off to an encouraging start in this competition, playing out a 3-16 to 3-8 defeat to Louth in their opening game last month. Click Here: derry gaa jerseys…

CLARE EMERGED VICTORIOUS from the Munster MFC first phase after a rousing 15-point final win over Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds. A general view of a gaelic football. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO The Banner county celebrated their second victory over the same opposition in the space of three weeks and did so with considerable ease after amassing…

TIPPERARY’S COLIN O’RIORDAN will return to AFL action this weekend after being recalled by the Sydney Swans for what will be only his second appearance of the 2019 season. O’Riordan will feature in Friday night’s game against Essendon in Round 8 after being named on the interchange list, returning to the side as a replacement…

TWELVE DAYS LATER, the doctors finally diagnosed ulcerative colitis. Roisin Gleeson had gone from training four nights a week with Fermanagh and St Patrick’s Donagh, to not being able to drive or even lift a pen. But five years on from a worrying health scare, she takes ten tablets every day to keep the symptoms…