Month: September 2021

TG4 WILL AIR a documentary on Sunday evening at 8.30pm called ‘Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond’ which looks back at the “untold narrative behind the most successful minor team in the history of the GAA – the Tyrone Class of 1997/1998.” Cormac McAnallen, Kevin Hughes and Brian McGuigan celebrate their 1998 All-Ireland minor victory. Source:…

IN THE WAKE of the beating they suffered in early July in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Liam Cahill could take solace in the fact there was a safety net for his Tipperary U21 team. Tipperary U21 hurling manager Liam Cahill. Source: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE They were the beneficiaries of the new system ushered in this season that…

CARNACON HAVE CONFIRMED they are in the process of preparing an appeal to the Connacht LGFA over their expulsion from the Mayo ladies football club championship. At a county board meeting on Tuesday night, Mayo clubs voted 26-2 in favour of throwing Carnacon out of the senior league and championship for the 2018 season. The decision…

AS WE REFLECT on the 2018 All-Ireland SHC, let’s take a look at 10 youngsters who made their mark on the senior stage this summer. With a number of young stars impressing from the likes of Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny, we’ve decided to go with one player from each county. All players included are 23…

LAST SUNDAY MAY have represented a seismic breakthrough for Limerick hurling after a fruitless 45-year spell, but for one member of the winning setup it was not entirely new territory. An August Sunday with his native county in 2018 was preceded by a September Saturday in 2013 with Clare. For Paul Kinnerk the outcome was…

MAYO’S PLANS TO build a new training centre in Castlebar have “become a reality” according to county board chairman Mike Connolly. Mayo GAA released a statement this afternoon confirming the purchase of 27 acres of land at Lough Lannagh in collaboration with Mayo County Council which they “intend to develop for the purposes of sport,…

MAYO’S CHRIS BARRETT says having ‘continuity’ in the Mayo squad is a positive as the group wait for the management team to be ‘rubber-stamped.’ Chris Barrett. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Manager Stephen Rochford recently committed to a fourth season in charge of the senior team, while long-serving coach/selector Donie Buckley and goalkeeping coach/selector Peter Burke have both…

PADDY TALLY HAS been ratified as the new Down senior football manager, it was confirmed on Thursday night. The Tyrone native, who was a key part of Kevin Walsh’s Galway backroom team this season, will replace Eamonn Burns ahead of the new campaign. One of the most respected football coaches in the country, Tally was…

FORMER DUBLIN FORWARD Ray Cosgrove has lamented the poor attendance levels at the All-Ireland semi-finals this year, saying that it was like attending a ‘league game.’ A crowd of just 54,716 turned out for Dublin’s final-four clash with Galway, while Tyrone and Monaghan’s meeting attracted only 49,496 spectators to Croke Park. These figure are among…

THE 2018 TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football championship finalists will be confirmed in Roscommon’s Dr Hyde Park tomorrow, with two mouth-watering clashes down for decision. The four teams involved in the senior grade — Donegal, Cork, Dublin and Galway — have shown their respective hands, with minimal changes made to their quarter-final winning sides. Donegal…