All-Ireland club winner Kilbride brings Roscommon career to an end
ROSCOMMON ATTACKER SENAN Kilbride has announced his retirement from inter-county football. The St Brigid’s club man made his championship debut for the county in 2008 against Galway. His last appearance for his county also came against Galway when Roscommon lost heavily in last July’s Connacht football final replay. Kilbride did not feature in Roscommon’s 2010…
Brother of Dublin All-Ireland winner links up with Andy McEntee’s Meath footballers
NEW MEATH SENIOR football manager Andy McEntee has moved to secure the services of former Dublin duo Stephen O’Connor and Stuart Lowndes. Both players have worn the Sky Blue of Dublin in the past but are eligible to line out for McEntee’s Meath in 2017. Lowndes, a brother of Dublin senior football panellist Eric, transferred…
‘Every county needs a game like that 2004 Munster final, something to get the blood pumping’
Waterford’s famous 2004 Munster final win over Cork Source: INPHO THE FOLLOWING IS an abridged extract from Ken McGrath’s autobiography ‘Hand On Heart’. Here are more details on the Waterford great’s book. Pre-Match THAT YEAR’S MUNSTER final against Cork stays in a lot of people’s memories. It helped us that we were used to the…
6 things to buy the GAA fan in your life this Christmas
HAVING TROUBLE TRYING to settle on a Christmas present for the GAA enthusiast close to you? Well, worry no more as we present the definitive selection of choices that will guarantee a positive reaction when they peel off the wrapping paper. One of the many GAA autobiographies out on release 2016 has witnessed the publication…
Tyrone’s Sean Cavanagh takes on The42 Christmas Quiz
FROM ROBBIE BRADY to Rio de Janeiro, 2016 has been another busy year for Irish sport. But how well do you remember those big moments and the people who were at the heart of it all? Click Here: West Coast Eagles Guernsey We tested some of Ireland’s top sports stars with 10 questions in The42’s first-ever…
Here are our 16 favourite sports books from 2016
Updated at 13.30 1. What Do You Think of That? — Kieran Donaghy Synopsis: ONE OF THE most recognisable figures in GAA, Kieran Donaghy reflects on a distinguished career that has included four All Ireland senior medals, three All Stars and a Footballer of the Year nod. What the critics say: ”It’s great. An absolute superb read.…
Cork camogie star Anna Geary takes on The42 Christmas Quiz
FROM ROBBIE BRADY to Rio de Janeiro, 2016 has been another busy year for Irish sport. But how well do you remember those big moments and the people who were at the heart of it all? We tested some of Ireland’s top sports stars with 10 questions in The42’s first-ever Christmas quiz. Kerry footballer Colm Cooper…
Burning it up – 23 young footballers who hit the headlines in 2016
MAYO STAR DIARMUID O’Connor was honoured with a second successive Young Footballer of the Year gong in November. O’Connor scooped the individual award after showing some really consistent form through the All-Ireland qualifiers – and his absence was keenly felt against Galway when Mayo suffered a shock Connacht semi-final defeat. The Ballintubber clubman is one…
12 months of Irish sport: The many highs and lows of 2016
January Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO In a rather dismal January, it was hard to pinpoint a standout moment for Irish sport. Rather than a high or a low, this was more of a shock, as Longford knocked holders and All-Ireland champions Dublin out of the O’Byrne Cup. Of course, it was January and Dublin did go…
Premier Power! 25 pictures that capture Tipperary’s great hurling year
THE SCRIPT COULDN’T have gone any better for the Tipperary senior hurlers in the summer of 2016. Despite losing to Clare in the Allianz League quarter-final, the Premier County regrouped and swept all before them in the championship to claim provincial and All-Ireland honours. Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway and Kilkenny were put to the sword…