Month: September 2021

CATHAL BARRETT HAS been included in Liam Sheedy’s starting Tipperary team to face Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds in Sunday’s Munster Senior hurling final (throw-in 2pm). The Holycross-Ballycahill man has been named to line out at right corner-back, while Dan McCormack replaces the injured Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher in the Premier half-forward line. Barrett limped off…

LIMERICK HAVE RECALLED four star names to their starting XV for Sunday’s Munster Senior hurling final with neighbours Tipperary (throw-in 2pm). 2018 Hurler of the Year Cian Lynch, captain Declan Hannon, Graeme Mulcahy and Gearoid Hegarty all come back into John Kiely’s side having been rested for The Treaty’s final round robin game versus the…

IT’S BEEN A long 15 years for the Wexford hurlers. Former Wexford forward Michael Jacob wheels away after scoring the winning goal against Kilkenny in 2004. Source: INPHO In 2004, they came up against a Kilkenny outfit that was seeking a seventh Leinster title in-a-row while also keeping one eye on completing an All-Ireland three-in-a-row…

THERE WAS A brilliant clip of Kilkenny’s two ADs on TG4′s ‘Mná Spóirt: Croí is Anam’ a few weeks ago. Over the past few years, depending on whether the Cats opt to play defensively or offensively, Anne Dalton’s position has been of optimum importance. She’s been switched between centre-half back, midfield and centre-half forward; but always…

DAVY FITZGERALD HAS named an unchanged Wexford side to face Kilkenny in tomorrow’s Leinster hurling final. The Clare native has opted for the same side that lined out in the thrilling draw with the Cats a fortnight ago. They are without the suspended Aidan Nolan, who was sent-off after the final whistle in Nowlan Park…

THE GAA HAS announced that next year’s All-Ireland club senior finals will move from their usual St Patrick’s Day slot to a new date in January. Ard Chomhairle made the call to condense the schedule, which will see the senior semi-finals in hurling and football played across the weekend of 4/5 January in 2020. The…

Tyrone 2-22 Kildare 1-15 Fintan O’Toole reports from Newbridge SIX MINUTES FROM the close of normal time, Tyrone could relax in the knowledge that another qualifier hurdle was about to be surmounted and feel content that they are within striking distance of the Super 8s once more. That was when Conor Meyler and Michael McKernan…

Laois 0-20 Offaly 0-15 Kevin O’Brien reports from O’Moore Park  LAOIS ARE ONE game away from reaching the Super 8s after they came good in the second-half to see off neighbours Offaly and advance into round 4 of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.  John Sugrue’s side had five points to spare and were deserving winners here…

Wexford 3-14 Kilkenny 3-10 Brendan Graham reporting from Croke Park AJ REDMOND WAS the star man for Wexford in their Leinster minor final win over Kilkenny helping himself to an impressive 1-11 in a four-point victory against the Cats. Both sides were slow enough to find their feet but it was Wexford who settled quickest…

Source: Sport TG4/YouTube LAOIS AND WESTMEATH go head-to-head once again this afternoon in today’s Joe McDonagh Cup decider at Croke Park. The two sides couldn’t be separated earlier in the season with their final group game ending in a draw. Today’s winner of will replace Carlow in next year’s Leinster Hurling Championship. Throw-in is at…