Month: September 2021

Joe Canning congratulates Galway team-mate Joe Cooney after the game. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Galway 3-20 Kilkenny 2-22 David Connors reports from Nowlan Park FEVER-PITCH, FRENETIC AND utterly fantastic — a game the Leinster senior hurling championship desperately needed. Kilkenny tasted defeat in home championship hurling for the first time since 1949 in a rip-roaring contest…

Liam Kearns pictured during Tipperary’s defeat to Down in the All-Ireland senior football qualifiers. Source: Philip Magowan/INPHO THE TIPPERARY SENIOR footballers will be under new management next season after Liam Kearns announced his resignation following today’s loss to Down. Kearns spent four years in charge of Tipp and guided them to an All-Ireland semi-final in…

Dublin 0-26 Kildare 0-11 Kevin O’Brien reports from Croke Park DUBLIN ACHIEVED ANOTHER double-digit win in the Leinster SFC to set-up a showdown with Meath in the decider on 23 June. They’ve failed to win by at least 10 points on just one occasion in the province since 2013 – in the Leinster final against…

Limerick 1-28 Clare 0-13 By Daragh Small at the LIT Gaelic Grounds in Limerick REIGNING ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Limerick sent out a clear message that they are not going to surrender their crown without a fight. John Kiely’s men faced the possibility of being dumped out at the LIT Gaelic Grounds but they thumped Clare in…

Cavan 0-23 Armagh 0-17 Declan Bogue reports from St Tiernach’s Park MICKEY GRAHAM REACHED deep into his great Gaelic football replays guide to fashion out an impressive semi-final win over Armagh that takes Cavan into their first Ulster final since 2001. The Breffni men led from the seventh minute to the finish and while Armagh…

Armagh 5-14 Monaghan 1-12 ARMAGH ADVANCED TO the TG4 Ulster SFC final with an impressive victory over Monaghan at the Athletic Grounds on Sunday evening. Armagh’s ability to get goals at key moments proved crucial but they had to withstand a good rally from Monaghan prior to the break. However, Armagh set the tone early…

MAYO ALL-IRELAND WINNER Pádraig Carney has died aged 91, his club have confirmed. A general view of Mayo flags. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Fondly-known as ‘The Flying Doctor,’ Swinford-born Carney passed away in California following a brief illness. “When the words GAA legends are used there is always one Swinford man that is mentioned, Padraig Carney,”…

16 TEAMS ARE in the draw for Round 2 of the 2019 All-Ireland senior football qualifiers which takes place tomorrow morning. It includes recent All-Ireland finalists Mayo and Tyrone, while Armagh and Monaghan are also involved. The draw will be broadcast live tomorrow on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1 at 8.30am, and also on…

Kevin O’Brien reports from Croke Park SINCE OFFALY NEARLY dumped them out in the Leinster SFC preliminary round, Meath’s performance levels have improved greatly over the past two games. They had 15 points to spare over an extremely defensive Carlow outfit and backed that up with a 3-13 to 0-11 win against 2018 Leinster finalists…

THE DRAW FOR the second round of the All-Ireland senior football championship qualifiers was made this morning with Mayo pitted away against Down as one of the stand-out fixtures. The last counties plucked out of the bowl for the draw formed an all-Ulster clash as Monaghan will host Armagh after both sides were knocked out…