Month: September 2021

THE 2017 EDITION of AIB’s ‘The Toughest Trade’ is due to hit our screens next month, and we’ve been given an interesting teaser of what to expect when Lee Chin takes on ice hockey and Michael Murphy dabbles with rugby. The two-part documentary involves two GAA players swapping sports with professional athletes, who come over…

KILKENNY GREAT EOIN Larkin has clarified statements he made over the weekend, regarding his county’s dismal performance in the Allianz Hurling League. Larkin published a Tweet after Kilkenny’s 2-19 to 0-12 defeat to Clare, which marked their second consecutive loss in the campaign and leaves them at the bottom of Division 1A. Not good enough from…

THERE’S MIXED NEWS for the Clare hurlers with one All-Ireland winner set to take a year out on medical advice while another player from the 2013 triumph has rejoined the squad after a spell travelling. The Clare management have revealed that Conor Ryan – an All-Star winning midfielder in 2013 – will not be playing…

WESTMEATH REFEREE ALFIE Devine says taking charge of last Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 2B clash between Meath and Derry is what his late brother Donal would have wanted. Devine bravely officiated the game in Navan – just two days after Donal was laid to rest. Click Here: qld maroons jersey Westmeath GAA was plunged…

THE CLUB PLAYERS Association have again hit out against the new GAA ‘Super 8′ proposals to revamp the All-Ireland senior football championship. Croke Park will host GAA Congress next weekend. Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO The proposals will be voted on this weekend at the 2017 GAA Congress in Croke Park but the club players group –…

WESTPORT MANAGER DAMIEN Loftus has confirmed that the knee injury suffered by Kevin Keane in his club’s All-Ireland Intermediate football final win on Sunday will end his season. The highly-rated full-back was stretchered off the field after just 11 minutes and Loftus confirmed this morning that it was an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury meaning he will…

PARAIC DUFFY’S PLANS to revamp the All-Ireland senior football championship received a major boost last night when Tipperary voted to support the GAA Director-General’s proposals at Annual Congress – having originally shot them down. Liam Kearns and his Tipperary players at last year’s Munster football final. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO Delegates voted 36-20 in favour of…

Tyrone’s Sean Cavanagh and Cavan coach Mattie McGleenan THEY WILL BE opponents in Omagh on Sunday. Yet Tyrone player Sean Cavanagh and Cavan manager Mattie McGleenan have plenty experience of being in the same camp. During McGleenan’s Tyrone career, he was a player Cavanagh aspired to be. And when McGleenan’s playing days ended, his coaching…

Home Bundee Aki returned to training today, having been been sidelined due to injury since December. Source: James Crombie/INPHO The Club Players Association have again hit out against the new GAA ‘Super 8′ proposals to revamp the All-Ireland senior football championship. The Ireland U20 team has been named for Friday night’s Six Nations clash with France,…

Meath’s Fionn Reilly and Liam O’Reilly of Westmeath Source: James Crombie/INPHO WESTMEATH CAME FROM behind to clinch a 2-8 to 0-12 win over Meath tonight in the EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship and set up a quarter-final meeting against reigning champions Dublin next week. It's great to score the match winning goal…but if you're a…