Month: September 2021

CONNACHT CHAMPIONS MAYO will begin the defence of their provincial football crown on Saturday 26 June in Sligo. The first provincial fixtures for the 2021 championship season have been released today with Connacht finalising their football schedule. Mayo will travel to Markievicz Park for a Saturday afternoon clash with the home side on what will…

MAYO HAVE BEEN left sweating on the fitness of star forward Sarah Rowe, after the Collingwood Aussie Rules player underwent surgery in Australia last week. Rowe had managed a shoulder problem through the 2021 Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] season, despite fears in the opening weeks that it would inevitably rule her out. The Kilmoremoy…

NON-PLAYING MEMBERS of inter-county panels will be allowed attend games, the government have confirmed.  Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers announced the news on Twitter as the start of the 2021 season looms. It means players who are not included in the matchday 26-man squads for inter-county league and championship games can enter the…

TAOISEACH MICHEAL MARTIN says Irish supporters could be back in stadiums by mid-summer. Speaking on Off The Ball tonight, the Fianna Fail leader said the government are planning to trial having crowds at a number of sporting events in July. “We would hope to do it this summer,” he said. “We’re going to trial certainly…

ALL-STAR NOMINEE Eoghan McLaughlin plays football like he was born to attack from a Mayo half-back line, but he could easily have been lost to the game forever. A former All-Ireland Junior cyclist, the polkadot jersey of the king of the mountains was on his back before the green and red, but buoyed on by the success of…

IF DIARMUID O’KEEFFE has learned anything from being an intercounty hurler during the rolling lockdowns of the past year, it is an increased admiration for athletes in individual sports. The Wexford player will finally get going with his team next Sunday afternoon with their league opener against Laois. Over the past twelve months, the 2019…

LIMERICK’S ALL-STAR winning defender Sean Finn believes hurling referees face a tough challenge in enforcing the new sin-bule rule as the league is set to commence this weekend. The new rule is aiming to tackle specific cynical fouls when goal scoring opportunities are stopped within the 20-metre line or the arc. A penalty is awarded…

REIGNING ULSTER CHAMPIONS Cavan will travel to Omagh to face Tyrone on Saturday, 10 July, and get their provincial title defence underway at the quarter-final stage. Mickey Graham’s side will face the Red Hand — now managed by Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher — in the last eight at 4.30pm that evening, with full championship…

GAA UNDERAGE COUNTY teams have been given the green light to resume collective training from next Monday 10 May. Counties have been informed by the GAA today that training is permitted for both 2020 and 2021 minor and U20 squads, on a full contact basis. Games will then be allowed from Monday 7 June for…

Cork’s Patrick Collins and Waterford’s Billy Nolan. Source: INPHO IN JUNE 2014, the spotlight fell on both hurling goalkeepers in action in Thurles. Anthony Nash had been the All-Star winner for the previous two years, an illustration of his prowess with Cork. Stephen O’Keeffe was establishing himself with Waterford, two years after making his senior…