‘You could see the young lads perking up’: Laois v Louth league clash moved to Croke Park
LOUTH FORWARD JIM McEneaney reckons his side have been given an added incentive ahead of their Division 3 opener against Longford on Sunday week, with news of their round two clash with Laois being fixed for Croke Park. Laois had been due to host the game at O’Moore Park, but have lost home advantage after…
‘He definitely has a good few years to offer Kerry yet’ – Walsh’s return to the Kingdom cause
IT’S JUST OVER a decade since Kieran Donaghy and Tommy Walsh began working in tandem to wreak havoc on opposition defences as part of a Kerry attacking twin threat. They dovetailed successfully en route to Kerry’s 2008 All-Ireland final appearance before the following year Walsh cut loose and picked off 0-4 in a Sam Maguire…
‘Whatever game is in front of us we have to go out and win – no matter what’
2018 MUST BE considered a major success for the Galway footballers. They topped Division 1 after going unbeaten in the spring, running Dublin to four points in the final. The Connacht title was regained in June, while they took the scalp of old rivals Mayo along the way. And a Super 8s victory over Kerry…
Free-taking competition secures win for 2017 champions in opening game of the Sigerson Cup
Click:NBA 直播St Mary’s College (Belfast) 1-11 NUI Galway 1-11 St Mary’s College win 4-2 after free-taking competition Declan Rooney reports from Dangan ST MARY’S COLLEGE Belfast claimed victory in the first Sigerson Cup game of the year, but they needed a free-taking competition to claim the win at a wintery Dangan. The teams finished level…
Late goal rescues victory for title holders as Kerry-Cork football semi-final ties in store in Munster
BOTH CORN UÍ Mhuirí (Munster PPS U19AFC) semi-finals will be Kerry-Cork affairs, but only after holders Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne squeezed through against St Flannan’s College today. At Killeedy, the Dingle school trailed as the final minute of normal time dawned, but Ruairí Ó Beaglaioch was on hand to get a vital goal for a 1-5…
‘They have two arms and two legs like I do’ – Wylie on marking the game’s best forwards
JUST OVER 12 months ago, Ryan Wylie and Paul Mannion arrived back from a winter trip to America and Colombia with their hair dyed an eye-catching platinum blond. Ryan Wylie is sent-off in the first game of the 2018 Division 1 campaign. Source: John McVitty/INPHO All-Star nominee Wylie is friendly with a number of the current…
Jim McGuinness: Dublin likely to be most affected by football’s experimental rules
JIM MCGUINNESS BELIEVES that Gaelic football’s experimental rules will affect All-Ireland champions Dublin more than any other side if they remain in place for the Allianz leagues. The controversial rules have been trialled throughout this month’s pre-season competitions, and will be reviewed by the GAA’s Ard Comhairle on 19 January to determine whether they will…
Clare forward Sexton hits 1-10 as UL squeeze past DIT in Sigerson Cup
UL 1-13 DIT 1-12 Conor McKenna reports from Grangegorman UL ADVANCED TO round three of the Sigerson Cup after a narrow one point victory over DIT, with a Keelan Sexton masterclass sealing the victory. Sexton was magnificent for UL throughout registering 1-10 throughout the match, in what was a fine individual performance from the Clare footballer.…
UCC put 7-26 past Athlone IT with David Clifford’s brother Paudie bagging hat-trick
UCC 7-26 Athlone IT 2-4 John O’Shea reports from the Mardyke IN THIS SIGERSON Cup first round clash played at the Mardyke on tonight, UCC came out on top in quite devastating fashion. UCC, who have won the Sigerson title on 21 occasions and most recently in 2014, set their stall out from the very…
‘He’s unbelievable at singing…and he won some golf tournament as well last year’
STEPHEN O’BRIEN WAS an ever-present on the Kerry half-forward line last summer, meaning he had a front-row seat for David Clifford’s stunning breakthrough campaign. Stephen O’Brien celebrates scoring a goal against Cork with David Clifford. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO The Fossa star arrived into the season on the back of heavy interest from the AFL and…