Former Dublin hurler joins Davy Fitzgerald’s backroom team after departing Laois
DAVY FITZGERALD HAS added former Dublin hurler Niall Corcoran to his backroom team for 2021. Galway native Corcoran was part of Eddie Brennan’s set-up in Laois for the past two seasons. Corcoran is a highly-rated coach and in 2019 the pair guided Laois to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Brennan recently departed the O’Moore County to link…
Camogie Association investigating alleged pro-IRA chants after Armagh’s All-Ireland win
THE CAMOGIE ASSOCIATION have launched an investigation after it was claimed that the Armagh team engaged in pro-IRA chants in their dressing room following last weekend’s All-Ireland premier junior final victory. Social media clips from after the game showed Armagh players celebrating after the win over Cavan on Saturday. A Camogie Association spokesperson said: “The…
‘Being a Tipp man and making sure that you were happy in your own skin coming down to Waterford’
IT WILL BE his first as a senior manager but Liam Cahill is well-versed on these All-Ireland hurling final days. If the current focus is on Waterford’s fortunes, Cahill has accumulated quite an amount of success in the Tipperary hotseat of late. Minor deciders in 2015 and 2016 before U21 (2018) and U20 (2019) appearances.…
Meath referee to take charge of All-Ireland senior football final
MEATH’S DAVID COLDRICK has been appointed to officiate this year’s All-Ireland SFC final between Dublin and Mayo on 19 December in Croke Park. Coldrick, who is a member of the Blackhall Gaels Club, is set to charge of his fourth senior decider having previously refereed the 2007, 2010 and 2015 finals. In the 2020 championship,…
What are the key All-Ireland final selection calls facing Limerick and Waterford?
FOUR DAYS OUT from the biggest hurling game of the year at the unseasonal time of mid December to settle the destination of this year’s All-Ireland title. Managers John Kiely and Liam Cahill have a lot of the hard work done at this stage, the former having collected league and Munster honours, the latter having…
‘I think what broke me was the drawn final’ – McCaffrey speaks out on leaving Dublin football squad
Updated Dec 9th 2020, 9:35 PM JACK MCCAFFREY HAS spoken out about his departure from Dublin’s football setup, stating ‘the fun had gone out of the whole thing’ and he had been left ‘drained’ by the effort involved in last year’s All-Ireland final and replay. McCaffrey’s exit was announced in late June and he has…
O’Shea says families of players deserve to attend All-Ireland final ‘as much as anybody else’
AIDAN O’SHEA HAS backed calls for the families of players to be allowed attend the All-Ireland finals over the next two weekends. The Mayo captain believes protocols could be put in place to allow family members into Croke Park given the large swathes of empty seats that will be available. “The hurling is on this…
Hannon: Limerick not in full flow yet but have learned to win games ugly
DECLAN HANNON ADMITS that Limerick haven’t quite found their groove yet this season, despite sealing a return to their second All-Ireland final in three years. Had they not fallen to Kilkenny in last year’s semi-final, Limerick might well be going for a hat-trick of successive All-Irelands. Click Here: Nigeria soccer tracksuit Despite their Munster final…
‘He’s a real team player’ – 2010 underage glory, soccer career and Waterford’s All-Ireland title bid
IT’S A DECADE now since Dessie Hutchinson scored goal in an All-Ireland final and celebrated a title win with the Waterford hurlers. On Sunday 29 August 2010 he was part of a Waterford U14 team on home soil, a healthy crowd in attendance at Walsh Park as they won the Tony Forristal All-Ireland final, seeing…
Four senior panellists named on Galway U20 side while Laois also show hand for quarter-final clash
GALWAY AND LAOIS have named the teams that will face each other in the quarter-final of the U20 Leinster hurling championship tomorrow at O’Moore Park [throw-in, 7.30pm]. There are four members of the Galway senior panel included on the side that will take to the field. Darach Fahy has been named to start in goals…