Month: September 2021

NINE POINTS FROM Chloe Foxe propelled St Martin’s to the final of the AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship as a result of a 0-11 to 0-5 win over Inniscarra at WIT Carriganore. St Martin’s celebrate. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO They will face the considerable task of attempting to dethrone an all-conquering Slaughtneil side that kept…

Updated Jan 27th 2019, 5:16 PM Monaghan 2-13 Dublin 1-13 Colm Shalvey reports from St Tiernach’s Park, Clones  Conor McManus and Stephen O’Hanlon celebrate. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO MONAGHAN TURNED LEAGUE and All-Ireland champions Dublin over for the second Allianz Football League campaign in-a-row in a cracking encounter in Clones. Niall Scully hit the net early…

Donegal 0-16 Clare 0-13 Derrick Lynch reports from Cusack Park DONEGAL HAD TO withstand a staunch Clare effort before picking up the opening two points of the Allianz National Football League Division Two. Michael Langan opened the scoring with a free he had won himself, but Clare struck back to take the lead for the…

1. A sunset is seen on day one of the First Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka at The Gabba in Brisbane Source: AAP/PA Images 2. Rafa Nadal of Spain celebrates winning in Australian Open semi final  Source: Jason Heidrich 3. Alexa Schimeca-Knierim and Christopher Knierim perform their pairs short program at the US Figure Skating…

IN THE WAKE of Dublin’s three-point defeat to Monaghan on Sunday, Jim Gavin did little to suggest Diarmuid Connolly will be part of his plans for 2019. The St Vincent’s forward last appeared for the county as a substitute in the Division 1 clash against Mayo last February in Castlebar, and he spent the summer playing…

TIPPERARY BOSS LIAM Sheedy has admitted that Tony Kelly’s sending off had a big say in the outcome of the Premier’s 2-16 to 1-11 win over Clare on Saturday night. Kelly was dismissed on straight red nine minutes after half-time for a robust challenge on Padraic Maher. At that stage, the Banner were five points…

THE GALWAY LADIES Footballers have announced an exciting panel ahead of their attack at Division 1 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League. Dora Gorman and Mairead Coyne are both included. New manager Tim Rabbitt has named a 34-strong panel as the 2018 Connacht champions, and league and All-Ireland semi-finalists look to go further this…

KERRY WILL BE without key defender Killian Young for the upcoming rounds of the Allianz Football Leagues, as he’s been sidelined with an ankle injury. Peter Keane was forced to look elsewhere ahead of the Kingdom’s opening win over 2018 All-Ireland finalists Tyrone in Killarney yesterday, after four-time All-Ireland champion Young announced the news on…

ST VINCENTS’ KEITH Ricken is in line to become the new Cork U20 football manager after being recommended for the position on Monday by the Executive of Cork County Board. The Cork Institute of Technology Sigerson Cup manager has been put forward to take over for the remainder of 2019. Ricken is currently a GAA…

MICHAEL RYAN IS back in management after being appointed as boss of Limerick champions Na Piarsaigh last night. Ryan led Tipperary to All-Ireland glory in 2016 and stepped down as manager of his native county last August.  The Limerick Leader reports that the Drombane-Upperchurch native will take charge of the 2016 All-Ireland club champions, who…