Dublin stars on holiday in Jamaica but fringe players get job done to beat DCU in Parnell Park
Dublin 1-15 DCU 0-11 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park OLD HABITS CLEARLY die hard for back to back All-Ireland champions Dublin whose fringe players still trounced DCU in the Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup this afternoon. Jason Whelan rises high for Dublin against DCU Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Boss Jim Gavin and his Sam Maguire…
Young forwards point the way as Cork hurlers claim opening day win over Kerry
Click:wheels wholesaleCork 1-28 Kerry 0-18 Denis Hurley reports from Mallow WHILE THEY WERE tested at times, Cork eventually pulled away to comfortably see off Kerry in the opening round of the Coop Superstores Munster SHL at Mallow on Sunday afternoon. Leading by 1-12 to 0-14 at half-time, Kieran Kingston’s actually fell behind on the resumption…
Fitzgibbon and Dempsey key in helping new Limerick boss claim win over Waterford
Limerick 0-24 Waterford 1-14 Thomas Keane reports from Walsh Park LIMERICK PROVED TOO strong for an under-strength Waterford side in the first round of the Coop Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League at Fraher Field this afternoon as new manager John Kiely got off to a winning start. John Fitzgibbon and Alan Dempsey were the scoring stars…
Jack O’Connor’s Kerry U21’s issue statement of intent with McGrath Cup success over Tipp
Kerry 3-11 Tipperary 1-3 Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park KERRY FOOTBALL MANAGER Eamonn Fitzmaurice might want to reappraise his intention to field a senior team against Cork next Sunday given how admirably an U21 selection coped with beating Tipperary in a rather one-sided McGrath Cup match in Tralee this afternoon. Kerry hit the…
10 debutants in Mayo side as they lose out narrowly in early season clash with NUI Galway
Mayo’s Fergal Boland and NUIG’s Damien Comer both scored impressively today. NUI Galway 1-21 Mayo 2-16 Colm Gannon reports from Elverys MacHale Park A MAKESHIFT MAYO team with ten debutants in their starting line-up got their 2017 season underway with a two point defeat to NUI Galway in MacHale Park this afternoon. With the majority…
New Meath and Cavan bosses begin 2017 with success but early injury worry for Tyrone
THE NEW MEATH and Cavan managers began their inter-county reigns on a triumphant note this afternoon but it was a bad start to the season for Tyrone with a potentially serious injury to attacker Connor McAliskey. Andy McEntee saw his Meath charges storm to a comprehensive win over Wicklow in the O’Byrne Cup while Cavan…
Kilkenny duo and Cuala Leinster club hurling winners set to join Derry senior squad
TWO MEMBERS OF Dublin club Cuala’s Leinster club hurling winning squad are set to link up with the Derry senior panel this season. Cuala are currently gearing up for their All-Ireland club semi-final battle with Derry champions Slaughtneil on 25 February at the Athletic Grounds. Cian Waldron helped Cuala win a first Leinster senior club…
It’s Sunday, so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed celebrates his touchdown catch against the New York Giants Source: Nick Wass Michael van Gerwen lifts the trophy after winning the William Hill World Darts Championship Source: Steven Paston Kerry the dog at Munster rugby squad training Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Domen Prevc of Slovenia soars through the air during…
Why changing the date of the All-Ireland finals is key to helping club fixture chaos
Aaron Kernan and Declan Brennan at the launch of the Club Players Association today. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO STAGING THE ALL-Ireland finals on the August Bank Holiday weekend and condensing the provincial championships are some of the proposals that the new GAA Club Players Association feel can help the current problems which are crippling club players…
The long winter wait for the All-Ireland club series and Dublin GAA grassroots problems
Aaron Kernan (Crossmaglen Rangers) and Kevin Nolan (Kilmacud Crokes) are both former All-Ireland club winners BOTH FORMER INTER-county senior footballers, both former All-Ireland senior club winners and both well placed to speak on the club v county fixture conflict in the GAA. Armagh’s Aaron Kernan and Dublin’s Kevin Nolan both tasted St Patrick’s Day glory…