Month: September 2021

Kevin O’Brien reports from Croke Park   WHEN A CONTINGENT of 12 Wexford players piled onto a bus and pointed it towards Clare last August, they went with the intention of convincing Davy Fitzgerald to stay in charge for at least one more season. Sensing they were close to making a breakthrough, the players were determined…

A FIRST MUNSTER senior hurling crown claimed as a manager but the emphatic nature of this victory was not something that John Kiely had envisaged. His Limerick side coasted to a 12-point success over Tipperary yesterday to triumph in front of their home fans at the Gaelic Grounds. “It’s hard to know what to expect…

Click:Anti-aging Beauty Device Brand CONNACHT RIVALS GALWAY and Mayo will face off for the right to feature in the Super 8s this year. That’s the standout tie after this morning’s All-Ireland round 4 qualifier draw. Galway are coming off the back of a provincial final loss to Roscommon while Mayo have picked up recent qualifier…

THE RACE FOR All-Ireland football and hurling glory heated up over the weekend with 12 counties now left in the race to land the Sam Maguire while the focus is on the Liam MacCarthy Cup after the provincial action there concluded. This morning’s Round 4 football draw pitted Cork against Laois, Meath to meet Clare,…

Updated Jul 1st 2019, 1:13 PM DIARMUID CONNOLLY WON’T be returning to play football in Boston this summer after he was denied entry to the US last week. Connolly helped Donegal Boston to the Boston SFC title last year, but a “small problem” with his ESTA visa prevented him from boarding an Aer Lingus flight…

THE TWO PROVINCIAL senior hurling titles were handed out yesterday, as were two more coveted man-of-the-match accolades. Peter Casey and Rory O’Connor got the nod. Leinster glory was down for decision at Croke Park, with Wexford ending a 15-year wait for the Bob O’Keeffe Cup after a 1-23 to 0-23 win over Kilkenny. Rory O’Connor…

CORK ALL-IRELAND football winner Aidan Walsh is set to miss out on the Rebels’ upcoming All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final after sustaining a finger injury over the weekend. Cork’s Aidan Walsh. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Cork GAA today confirmed to The42 that Walsh had undergone successful surgery on the work-related injury, but could not give a time frame for his…

1. The all-Connacht tie of the round THE PICK OF the round 4 qualifier draw this morning was undoubtedly the Connacht showdown between Mayo and Galway. It’s the first time the neighbours will meet in a knock-out championship game (where defeat would spell the end of the loser’s season) since the 1999 provincial decider. Tempers…

2018 ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS, 2019 Division 1 National Hurling League winners and now, 2019 Munster champions.  Limerick turned on the style yesterday as they recorded a 12-point victory over Tipperary to lift the Munster crown at the Gaelic Grounds. Hitting form and gathering momentum at the right time as they now prepare for an All-Ireland semi-final, they’re…

ARMAGH’S SEASON CONCLUDED at the weekend with a narrow one-point defeat to Mayo and promising midfielder Jarlath Og Burns will spend the rest of the summer playing football in the US. Conro Whelan, Jarlath Og Burns and Austin Gleeson. Burns, who shone during an impressive rookie campaign with the Orchard, had his sanction approved to…