Month: September 2021

Home Munster’s Simon Zebo enjoys his training session at UL. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Ulster director of rugby Les Kiss has called on his Ulster players to deliver some big performances over the coming weeks as they look to turn their season around. The GAA Club Players Association was officially launched in Dublin today and they…

DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL champions Glenswilly will be graced with the presence of rugby legend Shane Williams this week for the third series of AIB’s The Toughest Trade. The 39-year-old, who won 87 caps with Wales and played on three British and Irish Lions tours, will train with Michael Murphy’s club for the duration of his stay…

DUBLIN CLUB SIDE St Brigid’s are taking plenty of heat on social media after a player-coach contract proposed by the management was leaked on Twitter. The 2003 Leinster club champions haven’t been crowned kingpins of Dublin since 2011, and this year they’ve requested each player sign the contract which outlines 16 key requirements. Click Here:…

CORK’S DEFENCE OF the McGrath Cup gets underway on Wednesday night, and manager Peadar Healy has opted for an experienced XV to take on Tipperary. The Rebels recall Michael Shields, who was released from the panel after last year’s league, along with goalkeeper Ken O’Halloran. The Cork management insisted at the time that a breach of discipline…

ONE OF THE smallest GAA communities in the country has double reason for celebration after two of their players made their senior inter-county debut on Sunday. Goalkeeper Ruairi Lavelle and midfielder Michael Day made their senior bows with Galway, completing a journey which began on the small island of Inishbofin which doesn’t even have enough…

TYRONE HAVE BEEN handed a blow with the news that Connor McAliskey is set to miss the entirety of the 2017 season. Click Here: meath gaa jerseys BBC Northern Ireland reports that McAliskey received the news after undergoing scans at the Ulster Clinic in Belfast yesterday The 26-year-old attacker ruptured a cruciate ligament during last weekend’s Dr McKenna…

Wexford’s 1996 All-Ireland winning manager Liam Griffin IT’S JUST OVER 20 years since he steered Wexford to their last golden September day in Croke Park. Now Liam Griffin wants to help solve a problem that has been afflicting the GAA since his youth – the scheduling of club fixtures in a frequent and efficient fashion.…

DONEGAL BOSS RORY Gallagher has confirmed that three more members of the 2012 All-Ireland winning team have played their last game for the county. Source: Inpho Rory Kavanagh, Christy Toye and David Walsh have all retired from the inter-county game, Gallagher confirmed during a briefing with the local media in the Villa Rosa Hotel in…

Derek Kavanagh was an All-Ireland winner with Cork in 2010 Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO DEREK KAVANAGH FINALLY became an All-Ireland senior football winner at 30 but retired shortly after, an example of a player struck down through injury by a system that encourages training over playing games. Two years later, he was done with club football…

Home Chris Fields of Straight Blast Gym. Source: Gary Carr/INPHO  Chris Fields is set to feature in the main event at Bellator 173 next month. Connacht’s Ultan Dillane and Jack Carty will return to action sooner than expected which will alleviate the club’s injury crisis.  The Donegal footballers have lost some key players today. Rory Kavanagh,…