5 talking points as Limerick and Waterford do battle for the All-Ireland hurling crown
1. Waterford’s need for goals Stephen Bennett brings a big goal threat for the Deise. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO THE PROSPECT OF Waterford winning the All-Ireland final without raising at least one green flag on Sunday appears unlikely. If this final descends into a point-scoring shootout, then Limerick will prevail eight or nine times out of…
‘I practised penalties on Thursday evening and Jesus, I must have hit every one wide’
KILKENNY’S DENISE GAULE thought she’d be crying at full-time. Denise Gaule scoring a penalty for Kilkenny. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Surreal was the word that came to mind when asked for a summary of her feelings after an All-Ireland final in which she pocketed 1-6 to help her side to victory. These trips to Croke Park…
Westmeath beat Dublin and Offaly see off Kildare to set up Leinster hurling semi-final derby
WESTMEATH BEAT DUBLIN by three points to book their place in the Leinster minor hurling championship semi-final at TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar. Nine points from captain Eamonn Cunneen and a first-half goal from his midfield partner Mark Cunningham steered the Midlanders to victory this afternoon. At the break, Westmeath led 1-4 to 0-6, the much-needed goal…
Clarke points the way as Antrim celebrate Joe McDonagh Cup glory with win over Kerry
Antrim 0-22 Kerry 1-17 ANTRIM’S SUPREMACY OVER Kerry continued on their most important day of 2020 as they prevailed in the Joe McDonagh Cup final that started off the day’s hurling action in Croke Park. Antrim’s Niall McKenna with Eric Leen of Kerry. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Tipperary’s Darren Gleeson enjoyed a triumphant day on the…
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Champs again! Limerick lead the way in hurling as brilliant All-Ireland final display sees off Waterford.
Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19 LIMERICK’S PERFECT HURLING season concluded in December delight as the All-Ireland crown was safely added to their 2020 collection. Waterford’s Stephen Bennett has a shot stopped by Limerick’s Diarmaid Byrnes. Source: James Crombie/INPHO With league and Munster trophies already secured, they completed their hurling treble in style with a dominant showing…
John Kiely: ‘It’s an incredible achievement and it means so, so much to the people of Limerick’
THE PERFECT END to the perfect season, in an imperfect year. Limerick were crowned All-Ireland hurling champions at Croke Park this afternoon after a simply scintillating performance against Waterford. The difference was 11 points in the end, with the Treaty posting 24 of theirs from play as they added the Liam McCarthy Cup to their…
‘My initial reaction would be that it’s not good’ – Waterford wait on news of De Búrca injury
WATERFORD BOSS LIAM Cahill admitted that his initial reaction is ‘not good’ regarding the extent of the injury suffered by star defender Tadhg De Búrca in today’s All-Ireland final. De Búrca fell to the ground in some discomfort before being forced off in the 21st minute of the clash against Limerick. He was a huge…
‘The one thing that kept me going over the lockdown was, ‘Imagine winning an All-Ireland at Christmas time”
Updated Dec 13th 2020, 7:25 PM LIMERICK STAR GEARÓID Hegarty has spoken about the significance of winning the 2020 All-Ireland senior hurling title after being named man-of-the-match in this afternoon’s showpiece. John Kiely’s Treaty were 11-point winners over Waterford at Croke Park, completing their hurling treble in style and adding to their league and Munster…
Declan Hannon – ‘I know all of those three people who aren’t with us are definitely looking down on us today’
CAPTAIN DECLAN HANNON paid tribute to three Limerick supporters who passed recently after he had helped his team claim All-Ireland glory today. The mother of team performance psychologist Caroline Currid was one of those along with two other Limerick natives. Hannon singled them out when speaking after the game and also expressed his rope that…