Month: September 2021

IT WAS A highly-charged, emotional affair at Parnell Park last night, but despite their AIB Leinster club SHC quarter-final exit, Clonkill can hold their heads high after an extremely difficult few days for the club. Click Here: baby knitted shoes Clonkill’s Luke Loughlin and Shane Power. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO The scoreboard read 2-25 to 2-19…

LOUTH LADIES FOOTBALL manager Darren Bishop has been re-appointed as manager for 2019, Louth LGFA have confirmed.  Bishop, who helped steer Louth to Leinster junior glory and to the All-Ireland final in 2018, was ratified at a county board meeting last night and will remain at the Wee county helm. The Monaghan native took over…

FORMER ARMAGH CAPTAIN Ciaran McKeever has taken his first step into inter-county management after being appointed to take charge of the county minor side for 2019. Former Armagh footballer Ciaran McKeever. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO McKeever was ratified last night as the new Armagh minor football manager where he will succeed 2002 All-Ireland winner Paul McGrane…

IN 2015 GER Aylward was a breakout star for the Kilkenny hurlers. By the end of the season he had an All-Ireland medal and an All-Star award populating his trophy cabinet. His debut yielded a stunning scoring salvo that summer, a tally of 3-5 in the pulverising of Wexford. The bar had been set at…

IT WAS A BUSY day on the GAA club circuit across football and hurling codes, with a number of key intermediate and junior provincial ties down for decision. In Connacht, Galway’s An Spidéal overcame a Béál an Mhuirthead/Belmullet side which features Mayo star defender Chris Barrett, to book their place in the intermediate football final. Extra-time…

Galway 4-23 Kilkenny 3-26 (Galway win free-taking competition 4-3) John Harrington reports from Spotless Stadium GALWAY CLAIMED THE inaugural Wild Geese Trophy after a dramatic comeback against Kilkenny in the Spotless Stadium, Sydney. The Tribesmen looked down and out when they trailed by 14 points towards the end of the first half. But they were…

Kilmacud Crokes 2-17 St Peter’s Dunboyne 0-7 Fintan O’Toole reports from Páirc Tailteann THE LEINSTER CLUB title race was blown wide open at this juncture last year but Kilmacud Crokes did not look any mood to see a capital force fall at the same hurdle in Navan this afternoon. Paul Mannion in action for Kilmacud…

Corofin 4-22 Clann na nGael 0-7 Declan Rooney reports from Dr Hyde Park COROFIN RETURNED TO their brilliant best and reached a fifth Connacht club final in a row by ruthlessly picking apart the Roscommon champions Clann na nGael at Dr Hyde Park. Clann na nGael stuck to their traditional footballing ethos but were torn…

Dr Crokes 5-20 St Finbarr’s 1-11 Paul Brennan reports from Lewis Road, Killarney FIVE GOALS AND 20 points all from play underlined Dr Crokes absolute dominance in this provincial semi-final win over St Finbarrs from Cork as the Kerry champions booked their place in the Munster final for the seventh time this decade. First half…

Click:Beauty DevicePortlaoise 1-14 Moorefield 1-11 Robert Cribbin reports from St.Conleth’s Park PORTLAOISE BOOKED A place in the last four of the Leinster Championship after battling to victory over Moorefield in Newbridge. Portlaoise led all the way through and were fully justified winners with a powerful first-half performance pushing them clear. The Laois side led 1-8…