‘We lost one game by a point and all of a sudden people are saying we need to change our whole panel’
GALWAY DEFENDER PÁDRAIC Mannion has challenged the theory that a lack of player rotation may have contributed to Galway losing their All-Ireland crown this year. The Tribesmen relinquished their title to Limerick earlier this year on the back of a championship campaign where Galway seemed to make a habit of stuttering over the line. They…
Cork County Board announce Kevin O’Donovan as successor to long-serving secretary Frank Murphy
CORK COUNTY BOARD have announced Kevin O’Donovan as the incoming secretary, taking over the position from the legendary figure of Frank Murphy. O’Donovan, a representative of the Kilmeen Kilbree club in Rossmore, has served on the Board since 2015 and is the current vice-chairman. He has also worked at a local level as a Games…
Clifford, Howard or McKernan – Who deserves to claim Young Footballer of the Year?
THE RACE TO land Young Footballer of the Year tonight is expected to be a two-horse race between Kerry’s David Clifford and Dublin star Brian Howard. Michael McKernan enjoyed a fine breakthrough campaign with Tyrone and made it all the way to the All-Ireland final, but Clifford and Howard were on a different level this…
Poll: Who should be crowned Hurler of the Year tonight?
WILL JOE CANNING become the first player in history to win Hurler of the Year two seasons in succession? He faces stiff competition from Galway team-mate Padraic Mannion, who enjoyed a stellar campaign on their run to the All-Ireland final, and Limerick’s midfield dynamo Cian Lynch. Lynch, who won his first senior All-Ireland medal in…
Young hurler has hurl broken over him while attempting to block shot with his bare hands
DUNLOY DEFEATED LOUGHGIEL Shamrocks in the Antrim minor hurling championship final in Ballycastle last weekend. Ciaran McKay may have ended up on the losing side, but there is no doubt he gave everything for the cause — as the footage below (sent in by Jerome Quinn) shows. Having lost possession, the young half-back finds himself…
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Brian Fenton edges Dublin team-mates to round off huge 2018 as Footballer of the Year
STAR DUBLIN MIDFIELDER Brian Fenton has been named Footballer of the Year at the GAA-GPA PwC All-Stars tonight. Fenton, who plays his club football with Raheny, was outstanding for Jim Gavin’s side this year as they made it four All-Ireland titles in-a-row, beating Tyrone in the final. Click Here: cheap soccer tracksuits The 25-year-old saw…
‘Mam is always remembered. For her not to be here is bittersweet, but no doubt she’ll be proud today’
PWC ALL-STAR Footballer of the Year Brian Fenton admits that tonight’s award is a dream come true, but not something he set out to achieve when he sat down at the start of the year to script his goals for the 2018 season. The 25-year-old Dublin midfielder beat out inter-county team-mates Ciaran Kilkenny and Jack…
Pics: GAA elite turn out in force for tonight’s PwC All-Star awards
FOUR IN-A-ROW ALL-IRELAND champions Dublin dominated this year’s GAA-GPA PwC All-Star football team, while hurling kingpins Limerick did likewise on the small ball front. GAA stars from across the length and breadth of the country gathered in Dublin’s Convention Centre tonight, suited and booted for the annual awards ceremony. Players of the Year: Fenton and…
Another long Limerick wait ends as Cian Lynch is named 2018 Hurler of the Year
Updated Nov 2nd 2018, 9:31 PM LIMERICK’S MIDFIELD DYNAMO Cian Lynch has been named Hurler of the Year at the GAA-GPA PwC All-Stars tonight. Lynch adds the prestigious accolade to his first senior All-Ireland medal and becomes the first Limerick recipient of the award since Eamonn Grimes in 1973. John Kiely’s Treatymen dethroned Galway in…