Reigning Munster champs Nemo held to 0-4 as Castlehaven knock them out in Cork quarter-final
Updated Sep 23rd 2018, 8:14 PM CASTLEHAVEN CAUSED A major shock in the Cork senior football championship today as they dumped county and Munster title holders Nemo Rangers out at the quarter-final stage with an emphatic 1-11 to 0-4 success. Nemo Rangers, who contested the All-Ireland final last St Patrick’s Day, were convincingly defeated in…
Ballyhale to take on the reigning champions after Kilkenny senior hurling quarter-final draw is made
HENRY SHEFFLIN WILL take his Ballyhale Shamrocks team into action against the reigning champions Dicksboro in the quarter-finals of this year’s Kilkenny senior hurling championship. Shefflin is in his first season managing Ballyhale Shamrocks and saw them win convincingly in the first round last evening, 3-22 to 1-12 against St Patrick’s Ballyraggett. Their reward is…
All-Ireland finalists through to last four as Limerick senior hurling knockout stages takes shape
ALL-IRELAND CLUB finalists Na Piarsaigh are two games away from retaining their Limerick senior hurling crown after sealing a semi-final spot with victory in their last group game yesterday over 2016 champions Patrickswell. The win sees Na Piarsaigh advance to the last four stage along with Doon, who overtook last year’s finalists Kilmallock yesterday when…
Hyland named player of the year as champions Kildare lead the way in U20 football awards
KILDARE FORWARD JIMMY Hyland has been crowned the 2018 EirGrid U20 football player of the year following the county’s All-Ireland triumph last month. Jimmy Hyland celebrates after the All-Ireland final win Source: Gary Carr/INPHO The Ballyteague ace hit 10 points for Davy Burke’s side in the decider win over Mayo in Croke Park, bringing his total tally…
JP McManus donates €100,000 to every county board to be divided among GAA clubs
JP MCMANUS HAS donated €100,000 to every GAA county board in Ireland to distribute among their clubs. JP McManus in the dressing room after Limerick’s All-Ireland hurling success in August. RTÉ is reporting that the horse racing magnate will hand out a total €3.2million between all 32 counties with the instructions the figure is to be…
Clare and Wexford hurling championship semi-final draws made
THE DRAWS FOR the Clare and Wexford senior hurling championship semi-finals were made this evening, with a couple of fascinating ties in store in both counties. In Clare, seven-time winners O’Callaghan Mills have been paired with 2016 winners Ballyea in the last four, while Kilmaley and Cratloe will go head-to-head in the other semi-final. Ballyea…
He’s back! Sheedy returns to take charge of Tipperary senior hurlers for a second time
LIAM SHEEDY IS back in charge of the Tipperary senior hurlers, eight years after he departed the post as an All-Ireland winning boss. The Tipperary county board confirmed tonight that Sheedy has been appointed as their new manager on a three-year term. He fills the vacancy created by the departure of Michael Ryan, who had…
Former Sligo star ratified as county’s new senior football manager
AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE recruitment process encompassing seven weeks and nine potential candidates, Paul Taylor has tonight been appointed Sligo’s senior football manager. The former county player and U21 boss was recommended for the job by Sligo GAA’s selection committee last week, and was ratified at tonight’s county board meeting. Taylor played inter-county football for…
Sheedy: ‘There was a burning desire in me that just wasn’t going away’
EIGHT YEARS AFTER leading his native Tipperary to All-Ireland glory, Liam Sheedy will look to guide the Premier back to rarefied heights after last night being confirmed for a second stint in charge. The 48-year-old’s stunning return to inter-county management was rubber-stamped on Monday evening, as the Tipperary county board appointed Sheedy as Michael Ryan’s…
JVDF feeling stronger than ever after rehab race with Dubs star Brogan
JOSH VAN DER Flier makes it difficult to imagine that ‘dark days’ of injury lay-off really exist. The flanker is relentlessly positive, ever-ready for work, eager to listen out for advice, jot it down and take the chunks that work for him. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO Those bright personality traits ensured that he was ideally-skilled to…