Month: September 2021

CORK AND CLARE have unveiled their starting fifteens for Sunday’s clash in Cusack Park as their Munster round-robin ties draw to a close. Cork have kept faith with the team that defeated Waterford comprehensively in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Saturday night. Click Here: cheap adidas women shoes Clare have made one switch with Diarmuid Ryan…

A TWO-TIME ALL-Ireland winner who lived in California always began with the same question whenever he spoke to one of his oldest friends back in Ireland. Dr Pádraig Carney passed away at the age of 91 over the weekend. Source: Nathan Murphy Twitter via AIB GAA Twitter “How are Mayo doing and how do you…

WEXFORD AND KILKENNY will contest the Leinster MHC final after their respective victories counties today. Wexford enjoyed a 2-16 to 0-19 win over Dublin at Parnell Park to seal their place in the decider. AJ Redmond and Dylan O’Neill grabbed first-half goals for the Model County, who led by nine at half-time.  Click Here: Maori All…

MATTHEW RUANE WILL miss Mayo’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier clash against Down next weekend after suffering a broken collar bone on Friday night.  The Connacht Telegraph reports that Ruane went down with the injury during an A vs B training game. It’s unclear at this stage how long he’s been ruled out for, but Ruane is likely…

Kerry 1-18 Offaly 1-16 Murt Murphy reports from Austin Stack Park OFFALY’S HURLING SLUMP continues as they will be playing in the third tier of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship after suffering relegation from the Joe McDonagh Cup today. A dejected Oisin Kelly after Offaly’s defeat. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO 21 years after being crowned Liam…

Laois 1-22 Westmeath 1-22 IT FINISHED HONOURS even between Laois and Westmeath this afternoon, the clash in Portlaoise serving as a warm-up to the Joe McDonagh Cup final tie between the counties later this month. Eoin Gaughan’s late free for Laois saw them peg Westmeath back to clinch a 1-22 apiece draw after Killian Doyle…

Dublin 3-19 Galway 0-24 Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park  THE LEINSTER HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP threw up the first major upset of the summer as Galway’s season was prematurely ended by a heroic Dublin performance.  Chris Crummy celebrates after the game. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO The Tribesmen were shell-shocked at the final whistle when news filtered through…

Wexford 0-21 Kilkenny 1-18 Ronan Fagan reports from Innovative Park AN INJURY-TIME Lee Chin free salvaged a priceless draw for Wexford against Kilkenny in a result which ensures a first Leinster SHC final between the arch rivals since 2008 following a riveting closing-round provincial round-robin duel at Innovate Wexford Park on Saturday. Qualification possibilities fluctuated…

Mattie Kenny celebrates after beating his native county. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park OF ALL THE permutations heading into yesterday’s final day in Leinster, Galway being dumped out in the middle of June was well down the list of expected outcomes. They were level after 67 minutes in Parnell Park and…

THERE’S QUESTIONS ABOUT football and hurling, championship structures and Galway in both codes, but the most interesting answers come when sport isn’t the topic of conversation. Former Galway dual star and humanitarian Alan Kerins. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Former Tribe dual star Alan Kerins is up for interview at the launch of the 2019 Electric Ireland GAA…