Late scoring show hands Tipp dramatic All-Ireland U21 final win over Cork
Tipperary 3-13 Cork 1-16 Fintan O’Toole reports from Gaelic Grounds A DRAMATIC FINALE propelled Tipperary into the winners’ enclosure as they pounced for a late spree of scores to snatch the Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling title from Cork’s grasp this evening. Tipperary captain Colin English lifts the trophy. After being soundly beaten in…
It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
1. Katie Taylor shakes hands with Cindy Serrano at a press conference in Boston Source: Emily Harney/INPHO 2. Limerick’s Barry Hennessy with 10-year-old Jessica Whelan from Kildare at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO 3. Ger Doherty celebrates a last minute penalty save for Derry City in the FAI Cup against St Pat’s at the…
1-11 from Austin Gleeson can’t prevent Mount Sion’s Waterford SHC exit
REIGNING CHAMPIONS BALLYGUNNER will face Passage East while De La Salle will take on Abbeyside in the Waterford SHC semi-finals after this weekend’s last eight clashes. Passage had a dominant 5-18 to 0-15 win over Dungarvan in this evening’s quarter-final clash to become the last team to seal a place in the semi-finals. Goals from…
Injury-time drama, major boost for Tipperary and more Cork underage woes
1. Injury-time drama settles final When five minutes were announced by the sideline official as the game passed the hour mark, the prospect of extra-time must have crossed the minds of the attendance of 16,173 at the Gaelic Grounds. Cork had just pegged Tipperary back and the teams were deadlocked on the scoreboard. But the…
Diarmo’s winning matches! Connolly points Donegal Boston to senior championship title
DIARMUID CONNOLLY PLAYED a pivotal role in helping Donegal Boston to a senior championship title over the weekend, scoring 0-12 in the Boston Senior Championship final on Sunday. Donegal Boston defeated Wolfe Tones 0-17 1-12 in the decider, with the St Vincent’s clubman hitting four points in the semi-final last weekend. Connolly has been absent from…
‘Absolutely thrilled’ – 11-time champions Cork back in showpiece after absence
11-TIME ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Cork are back where they want to be after a year-long hiatus. After a semi-final exit at the hands of Mayo last year, Ephie Fitzgeralds’ charges missed out on the biggest day in the ladies football calendar for the first time in years. But they safely secured their Croke Park date on…
"My mother used to always say, ‘be fierce careful what you wish for’ " – Cahill on vacant Tipp senior post
THE U21 SUCCESS was being celebrated but senior matters did not stray far from Tipperary hurling thoughts in the Gaelic Grounds last night. It was an All-Ireland underage triumph for the county to cherish after a major revival since the Munster final but when the man at the helm for Tipperary spoke afterwards, the issue…
Cork boss – ‘A late goal like that, it is a sucker-punch. It is desperately disappointing.’
THE GAELIC GROUNDS has not been a happy hunting ground for a bunch of Cork underage hurlers. 2015 saw them lose out by three points in a Munster minor semi-final to a Limerick team that they had defeated by 10 points a few months previously. Last summer brought a two-point loss in a Munster U21…
Penalty saved, full-time whistle sounds and rebound scored in dramatic end to Kerry hurling decider
LATE HURLING DRAMA is not just currently the preserve of All-Ireland finals, as evidenced by the conclusion of yesterday’s Kerry senior decider in Tralee. Austin Stack Park hosted yesterday’s Kerry senior hurling final.Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO A week after Limerick held off a Galway comeback at senior level and on the same day a Tipperary revival…
‘I remember the team in the noughties used to go down and applaud the Hill’ – Dublin’s changed approach
FORMER TYRONE PLAYER Enda McGinley says the current Dublin team are unlikely to be affected by complacency compared with previous Dublin sides he encountered during his playing days. Jim Gavin’s charges are aiming to win the Sam Maguire for a fourth successive time this weekend against Tyrone, which would leave them one title short of…