Month: September 2021

Carlow 0-20 Galway 0-20 Conor McKenna reports from Dr Cullen Park CARLOW AND GALWAY could not be separated after what was a fantastic game of hurling played out in Dr. Cullen Park. Carlow were magnificent throughout and were full value for the draw which will be remembered for a long, long time in GAA circles.…

AFTER 19 CONSECUTIVE seasons lining out for Fermanagh, Ryan McCluskey has announced his retirement from inter-county football. The 37-year-old was the longest serving inter-county footballer having first joined the Fermanagh panel in 2000, making his National League debut later that year. The Enniskillen Gaels full-back confirmed that he was hanging up his boots on Monday after a season…

THE FINAL ROUND of the Super 8s took place at the weekend as did the All-Ireland hurling semi-final replay between Galway and Clare. There were some standout performances across the board as Galway advanced to the hurling decider, while Dublin, Monaghan, Kerry and Tyrone enjoyed victories in football. Joe Canning took the top honour following…

THIS WAS DEFINITELY a game of two halves. With what started as a very cagey and nervous affair, ended in a dominant Tyrone second-half performance where they scored 2-11 to ensure their passage to the All Ireland semi-finals and a rematch with Monaghan. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Tyrone’s intensity and fitness One area that Tyrone have…

KERRY ARE ON the hunt for a new senior manager for the first time since 2012 following Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s decision to step down on Saturday night. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Just four men have managed Kerry since 1995 – Paidi Ó Sé, Jack O’Connor (twice), Pat O’Shea and Fitzmaurice. After delivering one league crown, six Munsters…

TIPPERARY HAVE NAMED their team for Wednesday’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship semi-final. Liam Cahill’s side take on Galway in two days’ time in the Gaelic Grounds, making just one change to the side which was beaten 2-23 to 1-13 by Cork in the Munster decider at Páirc Uí Chaoimh a month…

CORK MANAGER EPHIE Fitzgerald believes the tremendous work-rate of his players could send them back into an All-Ireland final after last year’s heartache. The 11-time champions will face-off against Donegal in this year’s dream All-Ireland semi-final on 18 August. And yesterday’s huge 8-18 to 1-6 victory over Westmeath outlined Cork’s huge squad depth once again.…

ALL ROADS LEAD to Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon on Sunday for a mouth-watering TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-final double-header. A general view of Dr Hyde Park. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO First up it’s an all-Connacht affair with Galway and Mayo going head-to-head for a place in the All-Ireland semi-final (throw-in 3pm, deferred showing on…

Clarinbridge’s Patrick Foley gets the nod. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Click Here: spain rugby shirts GALWAY HAVE NAMED their team for Wednesday’s All-Ireland U21 hurling semi-final meeting with Tipperary. Facing the Premier County at the Gaelic Grounds (7.30pm), Galway manager Tony Ward has made two changes to the side that overcame Wexford after extra-time in the…

Niall Donoghue back in 2013. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO TWENTY ONE-YEAR-old Conor Whelan is preparing to line out for Galway in the All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday, 19 August, after yesterday’s win over Clare. The Kinvara forward is a cousin of another former Tribesman star — the late Niall Donoghue, who took his own life just…