JOHN DIVILLY IS in the saddle long enough to know that overworking his players this time of year won’t do UCD’s Sigerson Cup chances much good. Most of the UCD squad are part of county panels all over the country and working under a different set of rules with inter-county football trialling experimental rule changes. […]
Click: Cork legend Bríd Stack announced her inter-county retirement last weekend. How many All-Ireland titles does she bow out with? 12 18 8 11 Manchester United treble winner Andy Cole has joined the coaching staff of which League Two club? Lincoln City Morecambe Mansfield Macclesfield Town Who will captain England for their Six Nations opener […]
Westmeath 1-12 Dublin 0-10 Kevin O’Brien reports from Parnell Park WESTMEATH HAVE STARTED life under Jack Cooney by lifting the O’Byrne Cup for the first time since 1988, beating a developmental Dublin outfit in tonight’s final. Ger Egan gave a masterclass in attack for the visitors and scored 1-5, 1-4 from play, in their deserved five-point […]
NEW KERRY BOSS Peter Keane must shuffle his pack for the first two games of the upcoming league campaign due to injures and player availability – including star forward David Clifford who looks set to miss out. Keane also cited club commitments and Sigerson Cup involvement as reasons why he would have to explore his […]
THE PROPOSED HANDPASS rule has been ditched ahead of the 2019 National Football Leagues but the other four experimental rules will continue, the GAA have confirmed. Ciaran Kilkenny ready to handpass the ball. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO Central Council met at Croke Park today to decide on the proposed changes and agreed that four of the […]
Charleville (Cork) 1-15 Graigue-Ballycallan (Kilkenny) 1-13 CORK’S CHARLEVILLE HAVE booked their All-Ireland club intermediate hurling championship final date after an two-point win over Kilkenny kingpins Graigue-Ballycallan at Semple Stadium. Coached by Ben O’Connor and with Cork star Darragh Fitzgibbon one of their key players, that experience was key for Charleville on the day. Fitzgibbon hit […]
THE GAA HAVE confirmed several ticket price increases for the 2019 season. In the Allianz Leagues, tickets for Division 1 and 2 football matches and Division 1A and 1B hurling clashes will rise by €5, from €15 to €20. When pre-purchased before match day, they’ll still increase by €3, from €12 to €15. Admission for […]
Click:Katana Swords Armagh 0-14 Tyrone 0-16 Declan Bogue reports from Athletic Grounds, Armagh. WITH the GAA’S Central Council voting down the controversial and little-loved restriction on hand-passing there was a more familiar look about Saturday night’s Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup final. Unfortunately for Armagh the flow of play was disturbingly familiar too. After […]
CLARE HURLER CIAN Dillon thought he was ready for a 10th year on the road with the Banner. Clare’s Cian Dillon [left] alongside Conor Ryan and Patrick O’Connor after winning the 2013 All-Ireland final. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO The Crusheen defender was present and correct when the squad reconvened for their first session of the new […]
ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Cork survived an extremely stern examination from Tipperary to get their Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 campaign off to a winning start, 0-10 to 0-7 at The Ragg. Tipp are looking to build on a progressive 2018 under Bill Mullaney, when they reached the last four of the championship. Cork ended their […]