Month: September 2021

FORMER GALWAY FOOTBALLER Cormac Bane has been forced to retire from the game on medical grounds after sustaining two serious concussion injuries. The Caherlistrane clubman explained how he was advised to hang up his boots with immediate effect by medical professionals following successive concussions this year and last year. Bane, a Connacht champion with Galway in…

“I’M REALLY BAD at this,” Kilkenny star Grace Walsh warns the crowd of reporters huddled around her before the questions are asked.  Grace Walsh. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO She’s up for interview at the launch of the 2019 All-Ireland championships, covered in bruises after the Cats’ recent Leinster final victory over Offaly. That’s the first topic…

THE 2019 LEINSTER and Munster hurling championships are heading towards the final stages of the round-robin series this weekend with only one county out of the running in each province and everything else up for grabs. Carlow and Waterford have played their respective quota of games, finishing pointless after their four encounters but there is…

AFTER THEY WERE left waiting for permission to host their All-Ireland SFC round two qualifier, Antrim GAA have confirmed that they will face Kildare at Corrigan Park in West Belfast on Saturday. The GAA released this weekend’s fixtures yesterday, noting that the venue was “subject to inspection and safety certification,” but the county announced this…

JIM MCGUINNESS HAS lasted just six months of a three-year contract as head coach of Charlotte Independence after his departure was announced today. An All-Ireland winning manager with his native Donegal, the GAA legend took over the North Carolina club, who compete in the USL Championship (US football’s second tier), back in December. It was…

PEARSE STADIUM PLAYS host to the highly-anticipated Connacht SFC final meeting of reigning champions Galway and Roscommon this weekend, with the Nestor Cup and  a coveted Super 8s spot up for grabs. It’s an interesting one, the clash of the 2017 and 2018 winners — and a repeat of both finals — with the Rossies…

MAYO GAA HAVE criticised the throw-in time for their All-Ireland football qualifier tie against Down in Newry on Saturday week. Mayo are heading to Páirc Esler on Saturday week. Source: Andy Marlin/INPHO Mayo were handed an away trip to Down in Monday morning’s draw for Round 2 and the fixture details were confirmed on Tuesday…

DUBLIN BOSS MATTIE Kenny has announced their starting fifteen for tomorrow night’s crunch Leinster hurling championship tie against Galway. There are two changes from the starting side that defeated Carlow last time out with Darragh O’Connell coming in at wing-back and Fergal Whitely introduced to the attack. Paul Ryan and Shane Barrett are the players…

KILKENNY’S STAR GOALKEEPER Eoin Murphy returns to the starting side for tomorrow’s trip to face Wexford in the Leinster hurling championship. Eoin Murphy back between the posts tomorrow night for Kilkenny. Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO Murphy has recovered from the knee injury he suffered in club action for Glenmore in April to be named between the…

BOTH TIPPERARY AND Limerick have rang the changes ahead of Sunday’s Munster hurling championship showdown in Semple Stadium. Manager Liam Sheedy has drafted in a pair of defenders to his full-back line with James Barry and Seán O’Brien both handed starting spots. 2018 All-Ireland U21 winner Jake Morris is given the chance to impress with…