Month: September 2021

THE GAA’S PRE-SEASON is well underway as we enter the second weekend of inter-county action in 2017. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Wednesday brings a full spate of games across Leinster, in the O’Byrne Cup and Walsh Cup, and Munster, where we’ll have contests in the McGrath Cup and Dr Harty Cup . On Thursday night, the Galway…

Na Fianna’s Donal Burke struck 1-10 for Dublin tonight. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Dublin 2-26 UCD 0-21 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park HOLDERS DUBLIN ARE sitting pretty in Group 3 of the Bord na Mona Walsh Cup after a Donal Burke inspired win at Parnell Park. Last year’s Dubs minor attacker helped himself to 1-10…

Cork 2-22 Tipperary 1-9 Jackie Cahill reports from Templetuohy PEADAR HEALY’S CORK opened the defence of their McGrath Cup title with a massive 16-point victory over Tipperary in Templetuohy this evening. Two goals tonight in the McGrath Cup for Carrigaline native Niall Coakley. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The Rebels were too good as Dublin-based Niall Coakley…

Neil Flynn, Bobby O’Brien and Gary Walsh all raised green flags tonight. Source: INPHO MEATH AND LAOIS will battle in a clash next Saturday night that will decide who advances to the O’Byrne Cup semi-finals, while Kildare and Louth are both in pole positions in their groups to also advance to the last four stage.…

UCD 2-9 Dublin 1-10 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park DUBLIN STAR JACK McCaffrey put sentiment to one side to play a key role in UCD’s Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup win at Parnell Park, the Sky Blues’ first competitive defeat in almost a year. McCaffrey, the 2015 Footballer of the Year, didn’t play for…

LIMERICK’S JAMES RYAN has returned to the senior hurling panel for 2017, according to the Limerick Leader. The 2013 Munster winning player was initially omitted from the first panel which was announced in November 2016, to allow him some time to consider his inter-county future. Under new manager John Kiely, Ryan has confirmed his commitment…

BEFORE EMBARKING ON a career in professional football, Kenny Cunningham played Gaelic football with the Dublin minors alongside Dessie Farrell and current senior boss Jim Gavin. Speaking on Off The Ball last night, the former Irish international told Ger Gilroy and Kevin Kilbane that he had a “fleeting acquaintance” with our indigenous sport but that he…

Galway 1-20 NUI Galway 0-13 SEAN MCINERNEY SCORED 1-3 on his first start for Galway as they made it back-to-back wins in Group 1 of the Walsh Cup against NUI Galway at Ballinasloe. Micheal Donoghue’s men hammered DIT 1-30 to 0-12 last weekend and although they trailed 0-11 to 0-5 at half-time, a Dan Nevin-inspired…

JOE SHERIDAN IS set to make his inter-county comeback tomorrow night for Meath but it will be in a new role as goalkeeper. The former forward has been named between the posts by manager Andy McEntee for the O’Byrne Cup tie against Laois in Stradbally. Sheridan last lined out for Meath in their 2013 All-Ireland…

IT’S A LONG way from the glamour of international rugby. After winning 87 caps and bagging 60 tries for Wales, Shane Williams made his Gaelic football debut last night but had to brave a blizzard in Donegal while doing so. 39-year-old Williams was in action for Glenswilly, the reigning Donegal senior football champions, against nearby…