Month: September 2021

Patrick Horgan and David Clifford produced some moments of individual brilliance today. THERE WAS PLENTY of drama across the All-Ireland football and hurling championships today. The Kerry footballers got their Super 8s campaign off to a winning start with an impressive 10-point victory over Mayo, while Donegal got the better of Meath in the other…

KILKENNY AND TIPPERARY both shook off provincial final defeats to navigate their All-Ireland quarter-finals with varying degrees of difficulty on Sunday.  Kilkenny boss Brian Cody and Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy. The Cats needed a titanic second-half display to overturn a half-time deficit and dismiss favourites Cork, while Tipperary beat Laois by 10 points but left…

EirGrid Ulster U20 Championship Final Tyrone 4-13 Derry 1-10 DARRAGH CANAVAN STARRED for Tyrone as they defeated the reigning champions Derry to win the EirGrid Ulster U20 football championship. Click Here: cavan gaa jerseys Canavan finished with a tally of 0-2 and contributed hugely from general play as Tyrone ran out 4-13 to 1-10 victors at…

AFTER THE FINAL whistle, Laois captain Paddy Purcell gathered his team-mates and lead them on a lap around Croke Park. It was a gesture of appreciation for the blue and white hordes that had got behind the county’s hurling side over the course of a memorable week that yielded a famous win over Dublin and…

THE PRIZE FOR Kilkenny following yesterday’s stirring defeat of Cork is a last four meeting with reigning National League, Munster and All-Ireland champions Limerick. “From the frying pan into the fire!” quipped Cats boss Brian Cody after he watched his side dismantle the Rebels in an impressive second-half showing.  “We’re in an All-Ireland semi-final and…

JOHN MEYLER SAID he’ll take some time to consider his future in the wake of Cork’s All-Ireland quarter-final exit yesterday. Patrick Horgan’s tally of 3-10 couldn’t prevent the Rebels from falling to a disappointing six-point loss to Kilkenny in Croke Park. When asked about his plans after the conclusion of his second season in charge,…

AS THE CURTAIN was pulled down on another Cork hurling season, the focus moved onto John Meyler’s future in the hot-seat. His initial two-year term as manager has been completed after their mid-July exit from the championship and he stated after the game that he would take time out to consider his future as boss.…

THIS WEEKEND SAW the business end of the 2019 All-Ireland football and hurling championships arrive with a bang.  There were opening Super 8s football clash wins for Kerry, Dublin, Donegal and Tyrone with Kilkenny and Tipperary both progressing to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals. David Clifford, Patrick Horgan and Jack McCaffrey were three of six to…

KERRY WERE UNDOUBTEDLY the biggest winners from the opening weekend of the Super 8s.  Source: Inpho The Kingdom impressively tore Mayo apart in Killarney, enjoying a 10-point victory that catapulted them up the list of challengers to Dublin’s crown. It was a game that highlighted just how costly Mayo’s Connacht semi-final exit to Roscommon was.…

LAOIS MANAGER EDDIE Brennan is somewhat torn about how to reflect on the 2019 season. Progressing to an All-Ireland quarter-final from humble Joe McDonagh Cup beginnings is certainly progress for the county. The pivotal victory over Dublin which sent them through to the last six of the All-Ireland SHC is arguably the county’s greatest achievement…