Month: September 2021

DISAPPOINTED. FRUSTRATED. COMPLETELY and utterly defeated… once again. Another weekend, another controversy dominating the landscape when it comes to women’s sport. It really is a case of one step forward, two steps back.  Galway’s Shauna Molloy and Megan Glynn dejected after yesterday’s defeat. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO The 2020 All-Ireland ladies football senior semi-final meeting of…

THE SEVERITY OF it did not hit Pauric Mahony straight away. It was two weeks out from the long-delayed start to the 2020 hurling championship, Waterford’s captain trying to hit full speed in a challenge match against Wexford. He was chasing opponent Simon Donohue in the Fraher Field when a seemingly innocuous moment in that…

FORMER DERRY player Anton Tohill has signed a contract extension at AFL club Collingwood.  Having won the Ulster U20 title, the then 18-year-old made the move to the Melbourne-based side along with Cork’s Mark Keane in October 2018.  Click Here: British & Irish Lions rugby shirts Swatragh man Tohill, who is the son of Derry…

GAA PRESIDENT JOHN Horan confirmed on last week’s Late Late Show that the Liam MacCarthy Cup will not be leaving Croke Park with the victorious team after Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final. The Association took the move to avoid crowds forming that could lead to the spread of Covid-19. It had been mooted earlier in the…

FORMER MAYO FOOTBALLER Conor Mortimer has been named manager of Monasterevan’s senior team.  An All-Star in 2006, the forward won four Connacht titles and was on the losing side in two All-Ireland finals during his playing days.  Conor Mortimer during his playing days with Mayo. Source: James Crombie/INPHO At club level, he represented Shrule-Glencorrib and…

  TG4 HAVE ANNOUNCED a major schedule of live GAA action over the next couple of weeks before Christmas with 20 games set to be shown live. The station is to stream the majority of the matches on their YouTube channel with TV coverage for others.  The green light for the resumption of action in…

Updated Dec 8th 2020, 8:03 PM DESSIE FARRELL BELIEVES the standard of opposition Dublin have faced so far in the championship is a factor that led to the debate on their dominance in the All-Ireland SFC. After taking the scalp of Westmeath, Laois, Meath and Cavan by an average of 17 points, Dublin are back…

DONEGAL STAR KATY Herron has explained the reasoning behind her absence for the 2021 Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] season, clarifying her side of the story after a statement from her Western Bulldogs side today. Katy Herron enjoyed a stellar debut season at Western Bulldogs – though 2021 won’t come as her second. Source: AAP/PA…

HAVING THREE YOUNG children at home under the age of two ensures that Anne Dalton has had plenty to occupy her in the build-up to Saturday’s Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie championship Final.  Now 32, the Freshford star has her place in the annals of her sport long sealed, enjoying the ultimate success with both…

DONAL O’GRADY SAYS the time is right to introduce the black card into hurling, following a host of recent examples of cynical play. The former Limerick star was involved in one such incident back in the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final when he hauled down Kilkenny’s Richie Power with the goal at the forward’s mercy. O’Grady didn’t…