Month: September 2021

LIMERICK FORWARD KYLE Hayes has been named man of the match in today’s All-Ireland hurling final. Hayes, who finished with four points from play, was instrumental as the Treaty ended their 45-year wait to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup. The 20-year-old beat his captain Declan Hannon and Galway star Joe Canning — who scored 1-10…

WHEN THE CHANCE came on the biggest day in the hurling year, Shane Dowling was ready to seize it. In front of Hill 16 he gathered the sliotar in the 68th minute of the All-Ireland decider, stepped back inside the Galway cover and despatched his shot to the bottom corner of the net. Limerick’s third…

RTÉ’S COVERAGE OF the All-Ireland senior football final won’t feature any interviews with Tyrone players or management, a statement from the national broadcaster has confirmed. Mickey Harte has refused to speak with RTÉ since June 2011 after an ill-judged comedy sketch on The John Murray Show mimicked the Tyrone boss just six months after the death…

DECLAN HANNON BEGAN his captain’s winning speech yesterday by tipping his cap to the players and management who went before them in the 45 years since their last All-Ireland triumph. The centre-back doubled down on that sentiment under the Hogan Stand afterwards as the enormity of what Limerick had achieved started to sink in. “There…

FRESH FROM ENDING their 45-year wait for All-Ireland hurling glory, Limerick’s newly-crowned champions continued a fine GAA tradition by visiting Dublin’s children’s hospitals ahead of their journey home from the capital. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO Limerick’s heroic winners brought along the Liam MacCarthy Cup to visit the kids and spirits were high in both Crumlin Children’s…

THE GAA HAVE confirmed that Cork official Conor Lane will be the referee for the All-Ireland football final on Sunday 2 September. Lane will take charge of the clash between Dublin and Tyrone in Croke Park, in what will be his second All-Ireland senior final appearance having previously refereed the 2016 decider between Dublin and…

IT MAY WELL go down as the greatest All-Ireland senior hurling championship of all-time, but what was your favourite moment from the summer?  Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Here are the main contenders: 1. The 18-second turnaround in Tipperary vs Clare A six-point swing over the course of 18 dramatic seconds helped Clare keep their Munster campaign alive…

Limerick players in jubilant mood as they head home with Liam MacCarthy Cup pic.twitter.com/c6fQGMJosd — RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 20, 2018 THE LIMERICK HURLERS were given a heroes’ welcome home after ending a 45-year wait for an All-Ireland title on Sunday. John Kiely’s side earned a dramatic 3-16 to 2-18 victory over Galway, prompting jubilant scenes…

THE SOLITARY LIMERICK survivor. It only took Seamus Hickey two seasons as a Limerick senior hurler to grace All-Ireland final day. Cast your mind back to 2007. Hickey was a symbol of a Limerick team powerless to stop a Kilkenny side at the peak of their considerable powers. A teenage corner-back detailed to pick up…

LAST NIGHT JOHN Kiely got to come home to Limerick and celebrate in familiar environs. The night before he got to appreciate a different occasion in the Citywest Hostel. The Limerick manager had seen his share of Sunday All-Ireland post-mortems, this one was different and worth savouring. “We’ve been through the crappy banquets. Where you…