Month: September 2021

A COUNTY FINAL day with a difference. Abbeyside-Ballinacourty have grown accustomed to showings in football finals in Waterford. Getting to sample county hurling final day is still something of a novelty so they will savour heading from their base in the eastern part of Dungarvan today, across the bridge and into Fraher Field in search…

1. Good knock Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 7, 2018  2. Never. Leave. Early.  3. Back in action.  Click clack, he’s back! Good to see the big lad back in action against a tough Connacht side. #play6please 😆 pic.twitter.com/oFfQC0z9Ng — Josh van der Flier (@joshvdf) October 1, 2018…

Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-19 Toomevara 1-10 Fintan O’Toole reports from Semple Stadium A FIRST FINAL place since 2011 confirmed and the chance to end a county senior title wait that has dragged on since 1997. It was a good afternoon’s work for Clonoulty-Rossmore in the first game in the Tipperary senior hurling semi-final double-header today, a merited…

Cratloe 1-14 Kilmaley 0-16 Eoin Brennan reports from Cusack Park, Ennis CRATLOE WILL FACE Ballyea in this year’s Clare senior hurling final after clinging on for a minimum victory over intermediate champions Kilmaley in Cusack Park this afternoon. 19 wides apiece told its own story of a nervy low-scoring affair in admittedly blustery conditions that…

Nenagh Éire Óg 2-18 Thurles Sarsfields 2-15 Fintan O’Toole reports from Semple Stadium THURLES SARSFIELDS HAVE lorded Tipperary hurling in recent times, claiming seven of the last nine county senior titles and aiming to complete five-in-a-row this season. But they were dethroned in Semple Stadium today, taken down at the semi-final stage by a Nenagh…

PATRICKSWELL AND KILMALLOCK completed the Limerick SHC semi final line-up with two big quarter final wins in a Gaelic Grounds double-header this Sunday afternoon. Gary Kirby’s Patrickswell had 13 points to spare over South Liberties, while John Brudair’s Kilmallock had 26 points to spare over Murroe-Boher. Patrickswell now play Doon in the semi final, while…

Updated Oct 7th 2018, 6:09 PM Kilmacud Crokes 3-13 Cuala 1-17 Stephen O’Meara reports from Parnell Park  THE MARQUEE GAME of this year’s Dublin senior hurling championship saw the semi-final clash of three in-a-row Dublin, and two-in-a-row All-Ireland champions, Cuala, face southside rivals and 2014 champions, Kilmacud Crokes. A repeat of the 2016 and 17…

COOLDERRY LIFTED THE Offaly hurling title for the 31st time in their history with a 2-17 to 0-17 win over reigning champions Kilcormac/Killoughey. Goals from captain Kevin Connolly and Eoghan Parlon in either half powered Joachim Kelly’s side to their first title since 2015. Kevin Connolly the @coolderrygaa captain celebrates with the Robbins Cup pic.twitter.com/gsb3VbQdkc —…

Ballygunner 2-19 Abbeyside 0-13 Tomas McCarthy reports from Dungarvan PAURIC MAHONY SUPPLIED thirteen points as Ballygunner raised the News & Star cup for the fifth year in-a-row at a blustery Fraher Field this afternoon. The Gunners talisman was a major doubt before the match with a back injury but was deemed fit to start and…

ELEVEN POINTS FROM Stephen Sherlock saw St Finbarr’s through to a second straight Cork SFC final as they overcame Carbery Rangers in Sunday’s semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The 2016 champions had looked well in control as they led by 0-8 to 0-4 at half-time, John O’Rourke scoring two while Sherlock had all of the…