Month: September 2021

Limerick 1-17 Clare 1-11 Daragh Small reports from LIT Gaelic Grounds PATRICK O’DONOVAN’S GOAL was the killer blow as Limerick began their bid for a Munster hurling double with victory over Clare in the minor final today. Supporters who turned up for the 11.30am start were treated to a hard-hitting first half. Limerick beat Clare…

Limerick 2-26 Tipperary 2-14 Fintan O’Toole reports from Gaelic Grounds FOR THE THIRD time in 10 months Declan Hannon was grasping silverware and the Limerick hurling fraternity were rejoicing in the knowledge that they were on top. They achieved this Munster win in some style too in their home patch with 44,052 present to see…

Laois 3-26 Westmeath 1-21 Brendan Graham reporting from Croke Park MARK KAVANAGH STEERED Laois to victory in the Joe McDonagh Cup final with a 12-point tally, defeating a brave Westmeath side by 11 points in Croke Park this afternoon. Killian Doyle opened the game’s scoring with a sublime side line to put Westmeath ahead with…

1. Limerick power their way to Munster glory At different junctures this afternoon, the scoreboard suggested that if Limerick were to triumph then it would be by a close margin. They trailed by five points in the 18th minute, were up by two at the interval and were level with Tipperary nine minutes into the…

Wexford 1-23 Kilkenny 0-23 Kevin O’Brien reports from Croke Park  WEXFORD HAVE ENDED a 15-year wait for provincial glory, seeing off Kilkenny to land the Bob O’Keeffe Cup for the 22nd time in their history. Matthew O’Hanlon and Lee Chin lift the Bob O’Keeffe Cup. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Brian Cody came into this game in…

Armagh 1-9  Donegal 5-12 Alan Gunn reporting at St Tiernach’s Park, Clones A BLISTERING START paved the way for Donegal to claim their third successive TG4 Ulster senior title in front of 2,049 spectators in Clones on Sunday. Donegal got off to the dream start and had 2-2 on the board within three minutes as they…

Dublin 4-11 Westmeath 1-7 Kieran Murphy reporting at Netwatch Cullen Park. DUBLIN CLAIMED THEIR eighth TG4 Leinster senior title in-a-row, but the scoreline doesn’t do justice to Westmeath who only fell out of contention thanks to late goals from Niamh McEvoy and Nicole Owens at netwatch Cullen Park. Dublin recovered from the early loss of…

Kevin O’Brien reports from Croke Park 1. Davy Fitz completes clean sweep of hurling titles DAVY FITZGERALD BECAME the first manager to a complete clean sweep of Leinster, Munster, All-Ireland, National League titles. He did so with three separate counties – Waterford, Clare and now Wexford. He’s also won the Fitzgibbon Cup on two occasions…

1. Cyclist Sam Bennett celebrates winning the National Championships with partner Tara Fogarty Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO 2. Lisburn’s Kurt Walker with his European gold medal after beating Ukraine’s Mykola Butsenko Source: Soenar Chamid/INPHO 3. Sean Gannon celebrates scoring the winning goal for Dundalk against Shamrock Rovers Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 4.  Lee Chin with his sister Molly after winning…

TYRONE AND CAVAN will meet in the semi-final of the EirGrid Ulster U20 Championship after picking up victories on Sunday. It was a tight finish for Tyrone, as they held off a second-half fightback from Down to seal their place in the semi-finals with a 2-11 to 1-12 win. Click Here: Portugal football tracksuit They were 2-6…