Good start to the day for Kerry as minors beat Cork to land 7th Munster crown in succession
Kerry 3-14 Cork 2-14 Denis Hurley reports from Páirc Uí Chaoimh KERRY MADE IT seven Electric Ireland Munster MFC titles in succession with victory over Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday evening, but they had to work hard for it. Having won by 3-19 to 1-9 when the sides met at Páirc Uí Rinn…
Laois knock Derry out as Westmeath and Clare also progress in All-Ireland SFC qualifiers
ON ANOTHER BUSY Saturday of GAA action across the length and breadth of the country, there were All-Ireland SFC qualifier wins for Laois, Westmeath and Clare as the curtain came down on Derry, Limerick and Leitrim’s respective 2019 campaigns. Laois were four-point winners over Derry in Owenbeg in the earliest of the three throw-ins, knocking…
McShane nets twice as Tyrone safely navigate past Longford
Tyrone 2-15 Longford 1-14 Kevin Egan reports from Glennon Brothers Pearse Park IT WAS COMFORTABLE, it was efficient, and it was far more commanding than the final four-point winning margin would suggest. Tyrone’s performance in Longrod tonight wasn’t without flaws, but given the long history of talented sides travelling to this venue and seeing their championship hopes blown…
14-man Kerry survive Cork test to remain Munster football champions
Kerry 1-19 Cork 3-10 Fintan O’Toole reports from Páirc Uí Chaoimh KERRY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON Munster football continues but only after a major second-half examination tonight as Cork pushed the champions to the wire. Kerry shipped three goals, saw Cork draw level and lost marquee forward Paul Geaney to a red card in the 54th minute.…
O’Neill grabs two goals as Armagh dump Monaghan out of the qualifiers
Armagh 2-17 Monaghan 1-12 John Fallon reports from Clones ARMAGH SENT ALL-Ireland semi-finalists Monaghan crashing out of the 2019 championship with a deserved success at St Tiernach’s Park. Monaghan were always chasing the game in their own backyard and could have few complaints as Kieran McGeeney’s men triumphed. It was a rock solid performance from…
O’Rourke steps down as Monaghan boss in the wake of Armagh defeat
MALACHY O’ROURKE HAS stepped down as Monaghan boss after seven years in charge of the county. O’Rourke announced his decision shortly after their All-Ireland SFC qualifier round 2 exit to Armagh this evening. He led the county to famous Ulster title wins in 2013 and 2015. Click Here: factory direct sale The Farney reached the…
Mayo still have a mad streak, but handle the heat in Down
Mayo 1-16 Down 1-11 Declan Bogue reports from Páirc Esler Newry MAYO GOT THEIR hunt for a Super 8s place back on track after that messy Roscommon defeat in Connacht with a typically nerve-shredding win over Down on Saturday night. While they did open up a seven-point gap early in the second half, their sense of…
Soccer celebrations, carrying sandbags over hills, and ending a 28-year wait for Ulster glory
AN EMERGING TEENAGE footballer was looking on at the 1995 Ulster SFC final between Cavan and Tyrone when he heard something that made him laugh. Jason Reilly would prove to be the hero for Cavan in the 1997 Ulster final. Source: © Billy Stickland/INPHO “You should be out there,” was the statement someone posed to…
Gavin names Dublin team for today’s Leinster decider at Croke Park
JIM GAVIN HAS shown his hand for this afternoon’s Leinster senior football championship final against Meath at Croke Park, as Dublin bid to win their ninth successive provincial crown. The Dublin manager has named an unchanged team from the 15-point defeat of Kildare in the semi-finals. David Byrne, Michael Fitzsimons and Jack McCaffrey start in…
Kerry’s clinical attack, Cork’s positive showing and Kingdom defensive issues
1. Kerry’s clinical attacking helps them survive Kerry stitched another Munster title on to their record, the seventh on the bounce, but this belonged in the close shave rather than cakewalk category. Since this modern supremacy began six years ago, the 2013 decider and 2015 draw had been their most severe tests yet last night…