Month: September 2021

SEVEN-TIME ALL-Ireland winner Paddy Andrews has announced his inter-county retirement. The St Brigid’s forward calls time on his career after 12 years of service with Dublin, winning 11 Leinster titles along with his All-Ireland medals. He becomes the latest inter-county player to step away following a raft of recent retirements. The 32-year-old was previously dropped…

CORK GAA HAS today confirmed the management teams for its minor football and hurling sides.  Following a recommendation from an appointments committee, Cork’s County Executive have rubber-stamped Michael O’Brien as manager, along with selectors Daniel Cronin, Gary Sheehan, Martin O’Brien, Donncha O’Connor and the recently appointed Bobbie O’Dwyer for a two-year term.  Ballydesmond club man…

RIP: Eamonn Ryan. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO ON 14 JANUARY 2004, the Cork county board officially announced Eamonn Ryan as the new coach of the ladies football team. It was something that had been in the works for a while, with the county set-up in the doldrums. His name was mentioned in the run-up to the…

THE PERIOD OF change is upon us in ladies football. While managerial changes have been in full flow in the men’s game for quite some time now, switch-up season in its female equivalent usually catches fire in January. Shane Ronayne and Peter Leahy are two notable recent departures from the ladies football managerial scene. Source:…

MAYO DEFENDER CHRIS Barrett has called time on his inter-county football career after 13 seasons. 2017 All-Star Barrett becomes the latest Green and Red stalwart to retire, after Donal Vaughan, David Clarke, Tom Parsons and Seamus O’Shea all stepped away in the space of four days last week. While others had been confined to bench…

CHAMPIONS LIMERICK ARE out in front with 14 nominations for the 2020 Pwc All-Stars after the hurling shortlist was revealed today. John Kiely’s side claimed victories in league, Munster and All-Ireland finals last year with their players the largest county representation in this year’s list of hurling nominees. Eight counties in total have players in…

GEAROID HEGARTY, STEPHEN Bennett and Tony Kelly are the three players nominated for the 2020 Hurler of the Year award. Limerick All-Ireland winner Hegarty is considered the frontrunner for the top individual prize in hurling after a stunning campaign. Man-of-the-match in the All-Ireland final, Hegarty scored 0-7 in a dominant display as John Kiely’s side…

RENA BUCKLEY IS thinking back to a summer week that captured Eamonn Ryan. In a career stacked with highlights, Buckley part of a decorated team and Ryan the guiding figure from the sideline, it seemed a partnership of constant success. But even an 18-time All-Ireland winner could not hit every nail on the head. “Eamonn…

TWO-TIME ALL-Ireland winner Ger Aylward has announced his inter-county retirement from Kilkenny. Aylward becomes the latest Cats player to step away after Paul Murphy also called time on his Kilkenny career as Brian Cody’s side prepare to face into the 2021 season. Glenmore’s Aylward made his senior debut for Kilkenny in 2013 and went on…

TIPPERARY’S AISLING MCCARTHY is certainly settling into her new surroundings at the West Coast Eagles, after making an impressive debut this weekend. McCarthy became the first Irishwoman — and first non-Australian — to move Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] clubs last year after switching from Western Bulldogs to West Coast Eagles.  Click Here: north queensland cowboys…