On our radar! 11 young hurlers to watch in 2017
Shane Kingston, Ronan Lynch and Luke Scanlon are three of the players to watch out for in 2017. Source: INPHO AROUND THIS TIME last year, we nominated our young hurlers to watch for 2016. It was pretty much a mixed bag for the nine players we selected, as Waterford’s Patrick Curran and Limerick All-Star nominee…
The 2017 GAA pre-season kicks off this week and there’s 30 games to get stuck into
NEW YEAR AND the familiar sight of pre-season provincial competitions coming down the tracks to signal the start of another GAA campaign. Dublin’s footballers are at home in Parnell Park on Sunday Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO The 2017 offering gets underway tomorrow night with Walsh Cup action in Parnell Park before switching to Kilkenny’s game on…
New Clare hurling bosses must plan without 7 All-Ireland senior winners for start of season
NEW CLARE MANAGEMENT duo Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor will get the chance to experiment in the coming weeks as they’ll be without seven All-Ireland senior hurling winners for the start of their 2017 campaign. Tony Kelly, Paul Flanagan and Conor McGrath all out for the early stages of 2017 for Clare. Source: James Crombie/INPHO…
Eyes peeled! 13 young Gaelic footballers to watch in 2017
Colm Basquel, Jason Foley and Conor Loftus are three of the players we’ll be keeping an eye on. Source: INPHO AS FANS EAGERLY await the start of the 2017 pre-season competitions, it’s a time to keep an eye out for some new talent in many county squads. Before Christmas, inter-county managers up and down the…
Galway and Kilkenny All-Ireland winners in Dublin hurling panel for 2017 Walsh Cup opener
A GALWAY ALL-Ireland U21 winner and a Kilkenny All-Ireland minor winner are part of the Dublin hurling squad for their 2017 opener in the Walsh Cup tonight. Dublin hurling manager Ger Cunningham Midfielder Donie Fox, a 2011 U21 winner with the Tribesmen, and attacker Canice Maher, a 2008 minor victor with the Cats, have both…
Conal Keaney had his medals from Ballyboden’s All-Ireland club run stolen from his car
FORMER DUBLIN STAR Conal Keaney has launched an appeal on Twitter for the return of the medals he won during Ballyboden St Enda’s All-Ireland winning club campaign of 2015/16. The Dublin, Leinster and All-Ireland SFC medals Keaney picked up with the Rathfarnham club were recently stolen from his car. The 34-year-old tweeted an image of the…
We’ll Leave It There So: Medal theft, Pienaar problem and all today’s sport
Home Dublin star Conal Keaney has appealed for the return of three club medals after they were stolen from his car. A right knee injury to Ruan Pienaar is Ulster’s latest major concern as they try to put some form together to avoid an early Champions Cup exit. Chris Henry at Ulster’s press conference in…
‘Winning a match wasn’t a triumph, losing a match wasn’t a disaster’: Mick O’Connell remembers his career at 80 years of age
KERRY FOOTBALLING LEGEND Mick O’Connell celebrated his 80th birthday today and even after all these years, he continues to reflect on his historic career with modesty. O’Connell created a legacy throughout the duration of his years in the Kerry jersey and his name is synonymous with all the greats of the game. But speaking to…
Liam Rushe sent off as Dublin get their Walsh Cup campaign off to a winning start
Dublin 2-17 Carlow 1-13 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park DUBLIN CAPTAIN LIAM Rushe saw red at Parnell Park where Dublin finished strong to begin their Bord na Mona Walsh Cup campaign with victory. Ger Cunningham’s new look panel were just three ahead of a dogged Carlow side when Rushe and Carlow’s Jack Kavanagh were shown…
All-Ireland club winner Karol Mannion calls time on his football career
FORMER ROSCOMMON FOOTBALLER Karol Mannion has announced his retirement from football. Mannion, who retired from the inter-county game in 2014, concludes his career as one of St Brigid’s most influential players in a career that spans across two decades. 2013 was undoubtedly the crowning moment of his career, when he put in a man-of-the-match performance…