Month: September 2021

WEXFORD HURLING CAPTAIN Matthew O’Hanlon would have preferred more debate on hurling’s new cynical play rule before it was rubber-stamped at last weekend’s GAA Congress. And O’Hanlon is worried over how the rule will be implemented at club level. Last Saturday saw the motion passed which will see a penalty awarded and defending player sin-binned…

LOOKING DOWN THE line, Micheál Briody predicts that the formation of another lobby group for club players is just a finger click away. The CPA’s Micheál Briody. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO That is, of course, should one ever be needed to advocate and agitate on behalf of players at grassroots level. As of this week, the…

IT’S STILL UNCLEAR what shape the inter-county season will take, but Wexford football boss Shane Roche remains hopeful teams will be afforded a National League campaign before the championship kicks off.  Director General Tom Ryan admitted at last weekend’s Congress that there remains some doubt around whether there will be enough room in the calendar…

TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid tonight to Fergal McCann, the Tyrone All-Ireland winning football trainer, who has passed away. Fergal McCann pictured at the 2012 football league final between Tyrone and Kildare. Source: James Crombie/INPHO McCann was a coach and trainer of the Tyrone senior football side, helping them to All-Ireland glory in 2005 and 2008…

GALWAY CAMOGIE STAR Siobhán McGrath has spoken out about how difficult the Covid-19 pandemic has been for students, who are “all being tarred by the same brush” after recent concerning scenes in Limerick. A University of Limerick [UL] student, McGrath was asked about last week’s street party near the college during a media briefing yesterday. …

2020 IS A year we’ll all remember for all the wrong reasons, but Dublin star Jennifer Dunne took more positives from it than most. The 20-year-old enjoyed a stellar season in the Sky Blue jersey, well and truly establishing herself as one of the best midfielders in the country en route to four-in-a-row. Last weekend,…

NEW RESEARCH BY Sport Ireland shows that by the age of 13-15 many girls have labelled themselves ‘not sporty’ and it is the most powerful barrier that prevents inactive girls from taking part in sport. The Adolescent Girls Get Active Research Report was undertaken to discover how to encourage teenage girls, particularly those currently disengaged…

MAYO HAVE BEEN boosted by the return of 2016 All-Star and Carnacon midfielder Fiona McHale to the Green and Red set-up. In an interview with the player herself, The Mayo News report that McHale has accepted an invitation from new manager Michael Moyles to rejoin the set-up. The 33-year-old was one of 12 players to…

Colm Cooper lining out for Crokes in 2018. Source: James Crombie/INPHO KERRY GAA LEGEND Colm Cooper will be part of the Dr Crokes senior football management team for 2021, the club has confirmed. “Dr Crokes are pleased to announce that Colm Cooper will be joining our senior management team for 2021,” the Killarney outfit wrote on social…

FORMER DUBLIN GOALKEEPER Cliodhna O’Connor has joined Mick Bohan’s backroom team as the county chase a fifth successive All-Ireland Ladies football crown this year. O’Connor has worked with Cuala and Dublin hurlers under Mattie Kenny as athletic performance coach in recent years. She operated in the same capacity with the Ireland women’s hockey U23 and U21…