Month: September 2021

IT’S BEEN ANOTHER hectic week in sport. Ireland’s chances of winning this year’s Six Nations were all but dashed following a disappointing loss to Wales last night. Meanwhile, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tyrone Mings were charged by the FA for the heavy challenges they exchanged in the Premier League last weekend. Here’s how you reacted to…

CORK STARS WERE very much to the fore as UCC ended UCD’s reign as O’Connor Cup champions this afternoon. Niamh Cotter netted a brace of goals and Libby Coppinger added another as UCC, winners last in 2012, progressed to the final for the first time since that success. UCD, who won the competition for the…

Tipperary 3-17 Longford 0-18 Fintan O’Toole reports from Semple Stadium TIPPERARY’S PROMOTION CHALLENGE is still on track from Division 3 of the Allianz Football League after Conor Sweeney’s scoring spree propelled them to victory over Longford at Semple Stadium tonight. The win lifts Tipperary to second place in the table behind Louth after this eight-point…

CLONLARA’S IAN GALVIN will start for Clare for the first time in their league game against Dublin in Ennis tomorrow. The younger brother of former All-Star Colm Galvin will start at corner-forward, replacing Cathal McInerney, after coming on as a substitute in last week’s clash with Tipperary. Galvin will be joined in the full-forward line by Peter…

Padraic Maher bursts clear of Kilkenny challenges. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Tipperary 2-17 Kilkenny 3-14 Fintan O’Toole reports from Semple Stadium A FRANTIC AND ENTHRALLING contest eventually concluded tonight with Tipperary and Kilkenny refusing to be separated, substitute Steven O’Brien’s 69th minute point for the home side proving to be the score that delivered a draw…

Limerick 6-33 Laois 1-19 Steven Miller reports from O’Moore Park, Portlaoise SHANE DOWLING AND Gearoid Hegarty were the scoring stars as Limerick picked up their third victory in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling league thanks to a big win tonight over Laois in O’Moore Park. Hegarty did as he pleased in the opening half…

1. Saturday night sparkle in Semple Tipperary manager Michael Ryan makes no apologies for not being a fan of hurling under floodlights but there were few complaining in the 14,763 attendance after this richly entertaining game. Certainly there were mistakes on both sides – inaccurate shooting from the deadliest marksmen in the game was unusual…

1. This was also a reminder that great feats are built of individual blocks. Some of them you construct yourself. Some of them are gifted to you. Some should crumble under your weight but, for whatever reason, they don’t. Some of them fall from above. Barcelona picked up all those blocks and built something beautiful…

NINE DAYS AGO, Ciaran Sheehan made his comeback in Melbourne. Ciaran Sheehan in action for Northern Blues. (file photo) It was the first pre-season run out for the Northern Blues, the Victorian Football League team that are an affiliate of his AFL club Carlton. They defeated Sandringham and then on Friday claimed another win over…

Wexford 1-17 Offaly 0-15 CONOR MCDONALD SCORED 1-6 as Wexford secured to promotion into the top tier of the NHL with victory over Offaly at O’Connor Park in Tullamore. Wexford knew coming into the game that a win would assure of them Division 1A hurling for the first time since 2011 and their revival under Davy…