Meath clinch promotion play-off spot and Clare boost hopes of reaching Division 1
Updated May 23rd 2021, 6:06 PM MEATH CLINCHED A Division 2 promotion play-off spot today while Clare took a major step towards the same stage in this afternoon’s football league action. A second win for the Royals today as they overcame Down means they and Mayo are through from Division 2 North to the promotion…
Clare pick up first league win thanks to strong second half against Laois
Clare 2-27 Laois 1-17 Paul Keane reports from MW Hire O’Moore Park CLARE ARE FINALLY up and running in Division 1B of the Allianz NHL after burning off luckless Laois at MW Hire O’Moore Park with a strong second-half display to seal their first win of 2021. The Banner were missing All-Star Tony Kelly with…
Limerick finish with 13 men as Waterford end losing streak against Treaty
Waterford 1-22 Limerick 0-21 Tomás McCarthy reports from Walsh Park A JACK FAGAN goal fired Waterford to their first win over Limerick in five years this afternoon, ending a losing streak of six matches against the Shannonsiders dating back to 2016. The All Ireland champions finished with thirteen men, as Seamus Flanagan received a straight…
Clare insist close contacts call made after ‘discussions’ between HSE contact tracing and Wexford players
Updated May 25th 2021, 3:49 PM CLARE GAA INSIST that the two of their senior hurlers were identified as close contacts on the back of ‘discussions between the contact tracing team of the HSE and the Wexford players’ who were positive Covid-19 cases. Clare hurling boss Brian Lohan. Source: Brian Reilly-Troy/INPHO A statement released this…
GAA confirm crowds of 500 permitted at National League games in Northern Ireland
Updated May 25th 2021, 9:30 PM THE GAA HAVE confirmed that starting from this weekend, up to 500 spectators will be allowed to attend Allianz League games which take place in Northern Ireland. The announcement comes following a further relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland, announced last week. As a result there will be…
HSE Mid-West did not review match footage before Clare hurlers were deemed close contacts
HSE MID-WEST SAY they did not review any match footage before identifying two Clare hurlers as close contacts of the two Wexford players who last week tested positive for Covid-19 following their National League clash on 16 May. On Tuesday, Clare GAA released a statement backing comments made by manager Brian Lohan, who claimed two…
Clare and Cork chase Division 1 high life at pivotal moment of the season
WHEN DID THE relationship change? If a turning point can be pinned down, perhaps it was on Sunday 5 March 2017. That was the afternoon where Clare struck a blow for football in the county with a defeat of Cork in Cusack Park. It was the first for the Banner over the Rebels at senior…
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Here’s your TV guide for this weekend of sport
There’s plenty of action across several sports coming up this weekend. Source: Photojoiner/Inpho THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE final is the big fixture coming up this weekend as we gear up for another bumper schedule of live action. It’s the battle of the Premier League sides as Manchester City and Chelsea battle it out for European supremacy…
Rescheduled Kilkenny-Wexford game to go ahead as Covid-19 case confirmed
THE RESCHEDULED FIXTURE between the Kilkenny and Wexford hurlers will go ahead this Sunday, it has been confirmed. A spokesperson for Kilkenny GAA has told The42 that the re-fixed tie has been given the green light by the GAA in the wake of a player testing positive for Covid-19 in the Cats’ camp. They added that the…