Month: September 2021

Updated Apr 13th 2021, 12:00 PM THE DRAWS FOR the 2021 All-Ireland senior championships will take place early next week as the new GAA season inches into view. The draws for both codes will be made across Monday and Tuesday of next week, starting with the pairings for the Munster senior football championship, which will…

IT IS HARD to believe that 10 years have now passed since Cavan beat Tyrone in the 2011 Ulster U21 decider in Brewster Park, Enniskillen. That April night will long be remembered for the joy it created and the demons it banished. Cavan players celebrate their 2011 Ulster U21 final victory. Source: ©Russell Pritchard/Presseye On…

UPCOMING INTER-COUNTY league fixtures will be spread across Saturdays and Sundays for live TV coverage from broadcast partners Eir and TG4 in a similar manner to the 2020 season.  The Allianz Hurling League will begin on the weekend of 8/9 May, with football commencing a week later. It’s understood that fixtures across all four Allianz…

Who was named Player of the Match in Ireland's Six Nations win over Wales last weekend? Beibhinn Parsons Eimear Considine Hannah Tyrrell Dorothy Wall What colour medal did Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win at the European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy? Gold Silver Bronze Rachael Blackmore made more history last weekend, winning the Aintree…

TIPPERARY’S ORLA O’DWYER became the second Irish player to win an AFLW Premiership title after helping her Brisbane Lions team to glory today. To be sure 🍀#AFLWGF pic.twitter.com/L1vZ9e075m — AFL Women's (@aflwomens) April 17, 2021 Brisbane Lions players celebrate. Source: AAP/PA Images The Lions defeated the Adelaide Crows 38-20 at the Adelaide Oval today before…

CORK’S MARK KEANE is facing a one-match suspension in the AFL while there is contrasting team news for Kerry’s Mark O’Connor and Meath’s Conor Nash before tomorrow’s games that conclude the Round 5 action in Australia. Keane made his second appearance for Collingwood in the AFL yesterday after recovering from a finger injury he suffered…

Ireland’s second-ever AFLW champion: Orla O’Dwyer. Source: AFL Women’s. THE PICTURE SPOKE a thousand words. A beaming Orla O’Dwyer celebrating Brisbane Lions’ first-ever Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] Premiership title win after a simply sensational season. Silverware in hand, smiling from ear to ear; all the hard work had paid off. She was a long…

IT’S THE MIDDLE of April but at last there is set to be some clarity this week for county teams around the country as to their summer championship plans. The draws for the 2021 provincial championships in football and hurling take place across tomorrow and Tuesday on RTÉ radio and TV. Munster football and hurling…

Click:electric confetti cannon ZACH TUOHY’S BRILLIANT goal helps his Geelong Cats team return to winning ways in the AFL this morning. Zach Tuohy in action for Geelong against North Melbourne. Source: AAP/PA Images Click Here: nrl rugby league jerseys Laois man Tuohy’s goal in the second quarter helped Geelong recover from a slow start and…

DUBLIN STAR NOELLE Healy has announced her retirement from inter-county football. She made her debut in 2007 and steps away as a five-time All-Ireland winner and four-time All-Star.  Healy won her first All-Ireland in 2010 and helped Dublin complete the four-in-a-row between 2017 and 2020. The St Brigid’s forward also collected 10 Leinster senior championships,…