‘If you saw him going to the pitch, straight away you were going practicing the same things he was’
GALWAY U21 CAPTAIN Fintan Burke never had to look too far for inspiration growing up. First cousins: Fintan and David Burke. A first cousin of the Tribesmen senior captain David Burke, he’s followed in his footsteps as he prepares to lead his side into battle in the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling U21 All-Ireland semi-final…
Wexford’s Owens to take charge of Limerick-Galway All-Ireland hurling final
THE GAA HAVE announced that Wexford official James Owens will be the referee for this year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final on Sunday 19 August. Owens will take charge of the clash between Galway and Limerick in Croke Park, in what will be his second All-Ireland final having previously officiated in 2015 between Galway and Kilkenny.…
‘A Tipperary team going in as the underdogs is a dangerous animal’
AFTER A HEAVY defeat in the Munster final to Cork, the Tipperary U21 hurlers welcomed a break to reassess and regroup. Galway’s Fintan Burke and Tipp’s Mark Kehoe. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE A 13-point loss on the big stage in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Not exactly ideal. “After a loss like that you really have to regroup…
Malachy O’Rourke: ‘One thing I do know is that people say Tyrone are Monaghan’s bogey team’
MONAGHAN MANAGER MALACHY O’Rourke has relayed his fears that the restructuring of the All-Ireland football Championship has made it doubly difficult for teams with the lack of recovery time between games. Both themselves and Tyrone have played eight games in eleven weeks since they met in the Ulster quarter-final on May 20th, with just a…
McManus and Duggan scoop GAA Player of the Month awards
CONOR McMANUS AND PETER Duggan have been announced as the July winners of the PWC GAA/GPA Player of the Month awards. McManus saw off competition from Galway’s Ian Burke and David Clifford of Kerry to win the football award, while Duggan took the hurling prize at the expense of Cathal Mannion of Galway and Limerick’s…
Fitzmaurice: ‘The player was told to jump off a cliff and take three or four other players with him’
ÉAMONN FITZMAURICE HAS revealed that a player in the Kerry senior football panel received a letter telling them to “jump off a cliff”. The Finuge clubman stepped down as Kerry manager at the weekend following his side’s exit from the All-Ireland SFC, and alluded to an air of “negativity that was coming at the team”…
Over 40% of Irish TV viewers watched Ireland win historic silver medal in the World Cup final
OVER 40% of Irish TV viewers tuned in to watch Ireland win an historic silver medal at the 2018 Hockey World Cup. Figures released from RTÉ show that World Cup final between Ireland and the Netherlands on Sunday drew an average audience of 381,500 with a one minute peak audience of 439,100. This accounts for a 41% share of…
‘It’s a decision that’s been made for me’ – Referee James McGrath quits after All-Ireland final snub
HURLING REFEREE JAMES McGrath has announced his resignation after missing out on officiating in this year’s All-Ireland senior final. Wexford’s James Owens will take charge on Sunday, 19 August as Limerick face Galway at Croke Park, with Tipperary’s Fergal Horgan on standby referee duty and Kilkenny’s Sean Cleere the linesman, while Carlow’s Patrick Murphy has been named…
‘It was nice of him to call in and support the lads’ – John Kiely on Earls’ ‘informal chat’ with Limerick hurlers
JOHN KIELY HAS expressed his gratitude to Ireland and Munster star Keith Earls for coming in to have an ‘informal chat’ with the Limerick hurlers during their All-Ireland SHC championship campaign. Kiely’s charges booked their place in a first All-Ireland senior final since 2007 following an incredible extra-time victory over provincial rivals Cork last month, and…
1-9 for Morris as Tipperary dash Galway’s treble dreams in dramatic U21 All-Ireland semi-final
Tipperary 3-17 Galway 1-17 By Daragh Small TIPPERARY HAVE DASHED Galway’s treble dreams after Ger Browne’s late goal secured an All-Ireland U-21 semi-final victory at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Liam Cahill’s side were hammered 2-23 to 1-13 in the Munster final by Cork last time out but in a feisty encounter where three players…