Canning steers Galway to comfortable win against Laois
Galway 1-27 Laois 2-15 John Fallon reports from Pearse Stadium JOE CANNING AND Cathal Mannion led the way as Galway got their Division 1B campaign off to a winning start at Pearse Stadium. Laois never looked like delivering a win for new manager Eddie Brennan as they were chasing the game from the outset. Having…
Promotion hopefuls Kildare and Armagh finish level after entertaining clash
Kildare 0-14 Armagh 1-11 Conor McKenna reports from St Conleth’s Park KILDARE AND ARMAGH could not be separated, with the sides finishing level after what was a fantastic game of football played out in St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge Armagh had a goal disallowed in the second minute, after Stefan Campbell was penalised for overcarrying and it…
0-16 for Bennett as Waterford hit the ground running with 27-point win over Offaly
Waterford 2-28 Offaly 0-7 Conor Kane reports from Thurles AFTER A DISAPPOINTING 2018 in both league and championship Waterford need to hit the ground running this year and they couldn’t have started in any better fashion than with this emphatic win over a hapless Offaly. Stephen Bennett took the opportunity afforded by poor opposition to…
Westmeath win with late drama against Maughan’s Offaly as Derry nudge past Antrim
JOHN MAUGHAN’S OFFALY reign began with an agonising defeat as their neighbours Westmeath made light of an eight-point deficit early in the second-half to seal a dramatic 0-13 to 0-12 victory in injury time. The O’Byrne Cup winners ultimately atoned for a a desperately sluggish start, and found themselves six points down by the time…
Gillane’s 1-5 helps All-Ireland champions Limerick to narrow opening day win over Wexford
Limerick 1-17 Wexford 2-11 Ronan Fagan reports from Innovate Wexford Park ALL-IRELAND HOLDERS Limerick overcame both a strong late Wexford rally and some poor finishing to nail the opening-round Allianz Hurling League Division 1A spoils at a bitterly cold Innovate Wexford Park on Sunday. Click Here: france national rugby union team jersey The visitors led…
Five players sin binned during Galway’s come-from-behind win over Cavan
Galway 0-13 Cavan 0-11 John Fallon reports from Pearse Stadium FIVE PLAYERS WERE sent to the sin-bin in the second-half of this contest at Pearse Stadium as last year’s finalists Galway came from behind to get their campaign off to a winning start. Galway had two players binned at separate stages of the second-half but…
Mickey Newman points the way for Meath in victory against Tipperary
Meath 0-15 Tipperary 1-8 Paul Keane reports from Pairc Tailteann, Navan EXPERIENCED MEATH FORWARD Mickey Newman gave a timely reminder of his talents with seven important points to help the hosts claim the Division Two spoils in Navan. The Kilmainham attacker, who sat out 2018 to recover from injuries after being sidelined for much of 2017,…
Cork and Fermanagh can’t be separated in low-scoring affair
FERMANAGH: 0-8 CORK: 1-5 Declan Bogue reports from Brewster Park THOSE PAYING the full whack of £19 in to this game may not have been able to believe their eyes as the home side went the entire first half without scoring from play, Conal Jones’ fourth minute free opening the scoring for Fermanagh, while after…
Kerry see off All-Ireland finalists Tyrone as life under Keane begins on the right foot
Kerry 0-11 Tyrone 0-7 Paul Brennan reports from Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney ON A GRIM day weather-wise in Killarney, Kerry and Tyrone produced a football game to match, but that won’t bother Peter Keane, who has already bought himself a little more time and breathing space with his first win as Kerry manager. Apart from the…
Kilkenny get league defence up and running with seven point win over Cork
Kilkenny 2-18 Cork 0-17 KILKENNY BEGAN THE defence of their Allianz Hurling League Division 1 crown with a comfortable seven-point victory over Cork in Nowlan Park. Goals from Billy Ryan and Richie Leahy in either half handed Brian Cody’s side the victory against the Munster champions. 8,274 supporters turned out on a cold afternoon, where…