3 late Longford points help them upset home side Kildare in Leinster U21 quarter-final
Longford 2-6 Kildare 0-10 Ger McNally reports from Hawkfield LONGFORD CAUSED SOMETHING of an upset in beating Kildare at the quarter-final stage in the EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship at a windswept Hawkfield tonight. Two Nigel Rabbitte goals in the opening 12 minutes gave the winners the ideal start and they restricted Kildare to a…
Byrne hits the net twice as Dublin U21s cruise past Westmeath to reach Leinster semi-final
Dublin 2-14 Westmeath 0-6 Paul Keane reports from St Loman’s, Mullingar AARON BYRNE MADE light of the atrocious conditions in Mullingar to reel off 2-3 from play as Dublin began their quest for four EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship titles on the trot with a big win. The Na Fianna attacker set Dessie Farrell’s side…
A good night’s work for the Louth and Offaly U21 footballers in the EirGrid Leinster championship
Louth’s Ryan Burns and Offaly’s Ruairi McNamee (pictured playing for Rhode) both triumphed tonight. Source: INPHO IT WAS A good night for Louth and Offaly football as they both claimed victories in the EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship. After last week’s encounter was postponed due to an unplayable pitch in Baltinglass, the Louth and Wicklow…
Boost for Dub U21s as rescheduling means O’Callaghan will be available for Leinster semi
DUBLIN’S BID FOR a fourth successive Leinster U21 EirGrid football championship title has received a huge boost as star forward Con O’Callaghan will now be available for their semi-final clash against Longford. O’Callaghan is due to line out for Cuala in the All-Ireland club hurling final against Clare champions Ballyea on St Patrick’s Day, just two…
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‘You’d have got 1000/1 on Dublin winning the All-Ireland’: Remembering the man who transformed Dublin GAA
Source: The42.ie/YouTube “THE ADVERTISING AND razzmatazz seemed to start at that time,” remembers Tony Hanahoe as he looks back on the 1974 All-Ireland football championship. Ten barren seasons had passed since Dublin last managed to keep Sam in the capital, and their star had plummeted. ‘In 1974 you might have got 1000/1 on Dublin winning…
The Fitzy effect – Davy sprinkling his magic dust on the Wexford hurlers
DAVY FITZGERALD AND Wexford are on the march and while the colourful Slaneyside boss is keen to quell rising expectation levels in the county, it’s not too difficult to understand why long-suffering supporters are getting excited. After two rounds of the Allianz Hurling League, Wexford are sitting pretty at the head of affairs in Division…
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Clare, Tyrone, Cork and Kerry GAA greats all set to feature in the new Laochra Gael season
GAA FANS FROM Clare, Tyrone, Kilkenny, Kerry, Cork, Sligo, Dublin, Galway, Tipperary and Offaly will all have a special interest in the new series of Laochra Gael. McMahon, Mulligan, Cusack and Ó Cinnéide are all set to get the Laochra Gael treatment. Source: INPHO The popular programme is set to return for a new season…
We’ll Leave It There So: Jon Walters declared fit, solid start for Rory McIlroy and all today’s sport
Home Source: James Crombie/INPHO Solid start for Rory McIlroy as he cards a 3-under in Mexico Promoter Eddie Hearn has been fulsome in his praise of Katie Taylor ahead of her bout this weekend Jon Walters declared fit as Ireland receive a major boost ahead of crucial qualifier against Wales Leinster confirm signing of 32-year-old Wallaby Scott…