Month: September 2021

FIVE COUNTIES ARE now searching for new football managers, with Cian O’Neill and Damian McErlain the latest to step down from their positions.  Cian O’Neill looks on during Kildare’s Leinster semi-final exit to Dublin earlier this year. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO They follow Paul McLoughlin (Wexford), Liam Kearns (Tipperary) and Malachy O’Rourke (Monaghan), who all resigned following…

Kilkenny 1-17 Wexford 0-18 Ronan Fagan reports from Innovate Wexford Park A FIRST-HALF Evan Shefflin goal proved priceless as DJ Carey’s Kilkenny hurlers held out for a first provincial title since 2017 against hard-trying Wexford at Wexford Park this evening in their Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U20 championship decider. Wexford tried spiritedly to salvage a…

Updated at 22.22 REIGNING CHAMPIONS KERRY have named their side to face Cork in their Munster U20 football final at Páirc Uí Rinn tomorrow night [throw-in 7.30pm]. The Kingdom have made just one change to the side that defeated Limerick last week on a scoreline of 0-18 to 1-3 at Austin Stack Park. Scartaglin forward…

DUBLIN AND LAOIS have named their teams for tomorrow’s Leinster U20 football decider in Tullamore.  The O’Moore County, managed by Billy O’Loughlin, dumped out reigning All-Ireland champions Kildare earlier in the competition with a 0-17 to 1-11 victory. They saw off Westmeath and Meath to reach their first final at the grade in a decade.…

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO DESPITE SHARING 52 senior provincial titles between them, Cork and Tyrone have met infrequently in championship football over the years.  Click Here: italy rugby jersey This weekend’s encounter will be just their fourth clash in the All-Ireland SFC, following previous meetings in 2018, 2009 and 1973. The counties…

IT’S BEEN FAR from the easiest of years for Monaghan ladies. After 27 years in the top flight, the Farney were relegated to Division 2 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League in March. Then, a rare 14-point Ulster semi-final defeat to Armagh ensued, meaning they missed out on reaching an 18th provincial final this…

Cork 3-16 Kerry 0-12 Ger McCarthy reports from Páirc Uí Rinn CATHAL O’MAHONY SCORED 1-5 as Cork overwhelmed Kerry in the EirGrid Munster U20 football championship final at Páirc Uí Rinn this evening. The defending champions were blown away by a powerful Cork performance highlighted by Cathal O’Mahony, Damien Gore, Mark Cronin and Blake Murphy’s…

13 MONTHS AFTER Paddy McBrearty’s torn cruciate derailed their 2018 All-Ireland bid, Donegal latest pursuit of the Sam Maguire has been rocked with the news that Eoghan Ban Gallagher suffered a broken ankle in training on Wednesday night.  Donegal defender Eoghan Ban Gallagher. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO The flying wing-back was in the running for an…

IF KERRY ARE going to deny Dublin the five-in-a-row next month, Kieran Donaghy feels they must come out of the Super 8s group with three wins from three under their belt. Coming off the back of the 10-point beating they handed out to Mayo, Peter Keane’s side will face an altogether different challenge in Donegal,…

ANTHONY CUNNINGHAM HAS made just one change to his Roscommon team to face All-Ireland champions Dublin in the second round of the Super 8s at Croke Park on Saturday (7pm). Brian Stack replaces Hubert Darcy at wing forward in a move that Cunningham made over 10 minutes before half-time in the Rossies’ defeat to Tyrone…