Donegal star Bonner happy to put AFL adventure on hold as club duty comes first
DONEGAL STAR YVONNE Bonner is happy to put her Australian adventure on hold – as long as Glenfin keep on winning. Donegal’s Yvonne Bonner. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Ace forward Bonner (31) will link up with the Greater Western Sydney Giants for the 2019 Women’s AFL campaign – and pre-season training is due to begin on…
Limerick legend: Three-time All-Star hurler Leonard Enright dies aged 65
LIMERICK GAA IS today mourning the loss of one of its most decorated players. Leonard Enright, who hurled for the county from 1971 to ’88, passed away last night at the age of 65. The full-back from Patrickswell had been inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame in August, an achievement which was marked at…
Cuala’s double All-Ireland winning manager named new Dublin hurling boss
Click:china 0.8mm connector CUALA’S DOUBLE ALL-IRELAND winning manager, Mattie Kenny, has been appointed the new Dublin hurling boss, succeeding Pat Gilroy who announced his surprise resignation in September. Kenny had been installed as the favourite to take over the reins and Dublin GAA this afternoon confirmed his appointment on a three-year term. Kenny takes over…
McConnell kicks 0-9 as Donaghmoyne clinch 11th Ulster crown in 15 years
Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) 1-15 Glenfin (Donegal) 1-8 CATHRIONA McCONNELL INSPIRED Donaghmoyne to an 11th Ulster senior club title in 15 years as they proved too strong for Glenfin in today’s decider at St Mary’s, Killyclogher. McConnell hit nine points for the Monaghan champions as they built on their 1-4 to 0-4 half-time lead with seven unanswered…
Four red cards as Crossmaglen battle past Coalisland in Ulster SFC
Crossmaglen 0-12 Coalisland 0-10 CROSSMAGLEN ADVANCED THROUGH to the Ulster senior club football championship semi-finals this evening, but were made to work hard for their place in the last four. The 11-time winners hit seven of the last 10 scores in Armagh to battle past Coalisland in a quarter-final tie which saw both sides reduced…
7 for Cork, 5 for Kilkenny as All-Ireland champions lead the way at 2018 All-Stars
BACK-TO-BACK All-Ireland senior champions Cork lead the way with a total of seven players on the 2018 Camogie All-Stars team. The Rebels made it two in-a-row in Croke Park in September as they beat Kilkenny at the death on a scoreline of 0-14 to 0-13. The two sides also contested the Division 1 Littlewoods Camogie…
Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin stars land Player of the Year awards for 2018 exploits
SHE MAY NOT have been on the winning side in the 2018 All-Ireland senior final but Kilkenny star Anne Dalton was last night named Camogie Association/WGPA Senior Players’ Player of the Year. Anne Dalton is presented with her award. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Cork beat Kilkenny hearts at the death for the second year in-a-row in the…
Paul Pogba’s car, glory for St Finbarr’s and more sporting tweets of the week
1. How does Paul Pogba get into his car? 2. The wait is over for St Finbarr’s 33 years of hurt has finally come to an end! During the last 17 of those 33 years there has been so much personal hurt, to have a day like yesterday meant so much to me and both…
History makers! A first Connacht club title arrives for Leitrim with success at junior hurling level
A PIECE OF GAA history was created yesterday afternoon when a provincial title was claimed by a Leitrim club for the first time. Carrick hurling club were crowned Connacht junior champions after a 2-11 to 2-9 success over Galway’s Ballygar. Captain of @carrickhurling James Glancy receives the Connacht Junior Cup from Connacht GAA PRO John…
18-point win for Na Piarsaigh as they cruise into Munster final but injury worries over Dowling and Lynch
Na Piarsaigh 3-22 Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-13 Paraic McMahon reports from Gaelic Grounds IT WAS EVIDENT from the off in this AIB Munster SHC club semi-final that Na Piarsaigh meant business as they sought to put the game to bed as soon as was possible. They had two goal chances inside the opening three minutes, Adrian Breen’s…