Month: September 2021

ANDY MCENTEE WILL patrol the sideline for the first time as Meath senior football manager in a competitive game on Sunday afternoon against Wicklow in the O’Byrne Cup. Ballyboden’s All-Ireland club winning manager Andy McEntee Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO And for his opening team selection, he’s handed recalls to some familiar faces. Midfielder Bryan Menton and attacker…

Which Irish player reached 200 appearances in English league football when lining out for Preston last Monday? PA Aiden McGeady PA Greg Cunningham PA Eoin Doyle PA Alan Browne Kingdom football great Mick O'Connell celebrated his 80th birthday this week. Where in Kerry is he from? INPHO Waterville Killorglin Valentia Island Caherciveen What injury has…

JOHN KIELY AND his new management team have announced the team that will face Waterford in their opening game of the Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster Senior Hurling League on Sunday. The side includes three members from the Na Piarsiagh club which captured the 2016 senior All-Ireland hurling club title and will also feature some seasoned players.…

DONEGAL FOOTBALLER ODHRÁN MacNiallais has revealed he is stepping away from the inter-county scene in 2017. The 24-year-old confirmed his intentions to take a break “for personal reasons” in The Donegal Democrat. The versatile Gaoth Dobhair club man has ended speculation by taking the decision, but added that he was unsure what the immediate future held.…

MUNSTER WILL MAKE the journey back to Paris this weekend to fulfill the Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 that was postponed last year following Anthony Foley’s sudden death. Elsewhere, there was a huge reaction to the revelation that Irish sailor Saskia Tidey is transferring to Team Great Britain. Minister for Sport Shane Ross sparked a…

Kildare 1-15 Longford 0-12 KILDARE GOT THEIR 2017 campaign up and running with a confident six point victory over Longford in the first round of the O’Byrne Cup. Niall Kelly’s 29th minute goal gave the Lilywhites a 1-7 to 0-7 interval lead, and with Fionn Dowling and Neil Flynn among the scorers they never looked…

JACK O’CONNOR HAS named an inexperienced Kerry side to face Tipperary in tomorrow’s McGrath Cup round one clash in Tralee’s Austin Stack Park. [Throw-in at 2pm] The Kerry seniors only resumed training last Tuesday night, so O’Connor and his U21 management team take charge of the Kingdom’s seasonal debut. They’ve named a squad drawn entirely from…

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The supporters view of last year’s Munster club semi-final between Dr Crokes and Loughmore-Castleiney Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO TOMORROW THEY HOPE to take the first step towards solving the problem that afflicts GAA players all over the country – the chaos and problems in organising club fixtures. The new Club Players Association (CPA) is the brainchild…

FIRST DAY OUT for Davy Fitzgerald in the new chapter of his hurling career with Wexford today in Gorey and he could scarcely have imagined a more straightforward game. Davy Fitzgerald gathers his Wexford players before throw-in. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Wexford cruised to a 35-point success over an understrength UCD team in their Group 3…