Month: September 2021

LONG-SERVING MAYO MIDFIELDER Tom Parsons has retired from inter-county football. He becomes the third Mayo player to do so since the turn of the new year, following in the footsteps of Donie Vaughan and David Clarke. In a statement, Parsons said it had been “a privilege” to represent Mayo, which he did for the first…

TIPPERARY BOSS DAVID Power has added Declan Browne to his coaching ticket for the 2021 campaign.  The move was first reported by RTÉ Sport, and Tipperary have confirmed to The42 that the legendary figure will operate as forwards coach with the Munster champions. During his 11-year career with the Premier County, Browne collected two All-Stars (1998…

WEXFORD HURLING MANAGER Davy Fitzgerald has spoken out against the online abuse that he has been subjected to along with his father Pat. Fitzgerald was speaking on The Late Late Show in the wake of his club Sixmilebridge releasing a letter which details the abuse that has been aimed at the pair. The letter, which…

DONEGAL FOOTBALLER KATY Herron just wanted to disappear when she got the news, away from the busy tongues of small town Ireland and what they might be saying about her.  Katy Herron on the ball for Donegal. Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO Close friends had already heard before speaking to her about it. Feelings of guilt and…

NOW THAT WE’VE been, eh, eased gently into 2021, it’s time to look ahead to/endure another seven days.  Happily, it’s another busy week on The42′s membership platform to keep you company/divert your attention from this ongoing hellscape.  By joining The42‘s membership scheme, you are gaining access to a host of exclusive podcasts, newsletters, prizes and insights along with…

ANTHONY NASH IS set to line out with Limerick senior hurling side South Liberties in 2021. The42 understands that all the paperwork has been submitted for his transfer from Kanturk to the Limerick outfit. Croke Park is expected to officially sanction the former Cork goalkeeper’s switch by the middle of next week. Nash, 36, announced…

BERNARD FLYNN HAS been appointed as Meath U20 manager for the next two years at tonight’s county convention.  Flynn has put a very strong backroom team in place, with Royals legends Graham Geraghty and the recently retired Graham Reilly as selectors. Geraghty suffered a brain haemorrhage while at work last October and is on the…

BRIAN CODY HAS been ratified as Kilkenny hurling manager for his 23rd season at a county board meeting tonight.  The longest-serving inter-county boss in the game, he first took charge for the 1999 campaign and has since delivered 11 All-Ireland crowns. Kilkenny’s last Liam MacCarthy Cup arrived back in 2015, which is the longest period…

THE MAYO COUNTY board have handed out three-month suspensions to three members of the senior football backroom team who illegally attended the All-Ireland final in December, contravening Covid-19 protocols.  According to reports last week, Croke Park officials queried Mayo GAA about the presence of the unaccredited trio inside the stadium for the final after CCTV…

JOE CANNING’S NEPHEW has been drafted into the Galway hurling squad for 2021 with manager Shane O’Neill making seven changes as they get ready for the new season. Jack Canning scored 2-2 and was man of the match when Galway defeated Cork in the 2017 All-Ireland minor final on a day when his uncle Joe…