Month: September 2021

WHEN LIAM SHEEDY last took charge of the Tipperary senior hurlers, Lar Corbett was the star of the show. The final game of Sheedy’s first tenure as Tipperary boss yielded an All-Ireland senior title in 2010, Corbett ransacked the Kilkenny defence for three goals in that epic decider. The news of Sheedy’s return to the…

DUBLIN CAMOGIE GOALKEEPER Faye McCarthy has admitted “it was a surprise” to hear that recently departed manager David Herity was appointed as Kildare’s new hurling boss. Naomh Jude and Dublin camogie goalkeeoer Faye McCarthy at the launch of the AIB Camogie and Club Championships. This is AIB’s 28th year sponsoring the AIB GAA Football, Hurling and…

“WE THOUGHT HE was gone.” When the news of Mike Curran’s accident in France filtered through to the tight-knit community in Waterville, Kerry, they feared the worst. Waterville’s Mike Curran. Curran was cycling in France on a stretch of road between Reims and Paris when he was struck by a speeding car. He was barely 10…

ON FRIDAY MORNING Peter Acheson will leave his home in Dubai, head to the airport and his flight is scheduled to touch down in Dublin at lunchtime. Peter Acheson celebrating Tipperary’s 2016 quarter-final victory over Galway, Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO All going well he’ll back home in south Tipperary that afternoon and on the field training…

THREE DECADES AFTER Meath lifted Sam Maguire after a victory over Cork that completed two-in-a-row, some of the legendary figures from both setups will convene on Friday night in aid of the Support Seán Cox fund. Colm O’Rourke and Stephen O’Brien in action in the 1988 All-Ireland final. Source: James Meehan/INPHO Meath defeated Cork on…

EXPERIENCED TIPPERARY FOOTBALLER George Hannigan has announced his retirement from the inter-county game. Hannigan made his senior championship debut for Tipperary against Kerry in 2006 and his final appearance came in this summer’s qualifier loss to Mayo in Thurles. He made 36 senior championship appearances for the county and his decision to call it a…

THE GREATER WESTERN Sydney Giants have signed up Derry U20 starlet Callum Brown on a rookie contract for the 2019 season. The 18-year-old Limavady man was a core element of the Oak Leaf county’s side as they reached the All-Ireland U20 football semi-finals this summer and follows in the footsteps of Dublin’s James Madden, Derry’s…

KILKENNY GOALKEEPER EOIN Murphy believes the GAA should scrap pre-season competitions to help reduce the burden on inter-county players and facilitate the club scene. His manager Brian Cody has been vocal in his concern at the direction the GAA is headed, particularly in relation to the club game. Murphy feels one obvious solution is to…

AARON KERNAN HAS called on the violence on GAA fields to come to an end before it’s too late. The Crossmaglen footballer was speaking at the launch of an Ulster GAA initiative ‘One Punch Can Kill’, which aims to highlight the dangers that come with these mass brawls.  The issue has gained publicity in recent…

GAA PRESIDENT JOHN Horan has condemned the violence which has engulfed club games around the country in recent weeks. In his address carried in the October edition of the GAA Club Newsletter, Horan said the disciplinary flash points “have no place in our games” and must end.  “This time of year is synonymous with a hectic programme…