A BRACE OF goals from star forward Amy O’Connor allied to a power-packed performance by Chloe Sigerson enabled Cork to keep Tipperary at bay in their opening Division 1 Group 2 tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as the Littlewoods Camogie League got under way. All-Ireland champions Kilkenny were workmanlike in overcoming a Dublin side under […]
Kerry 4-21 Galway 0-11 Paul Brennan reports from Austin Stack Park, Tralee A DAVID CLIFFORD hat-trick – and a fourth goal from his brother Paudie – would have been enough on their own to beat Galway in a criminally one-sided Division One South game in Tralee this afternoon that could be barely called a contest. […]
Donegal 0-18 Tyrone 0-16 IN THEIR FIRST game without Mickey Harte as manager for 19 years, Tyrone went down to Donegal by two points in the Division 1 North this evening. Fergal Logan and Brian Dooher took charge for the 2021 campaign, but they started off on a losing note as man-of-the-match Michael Murphy, Jamie Brennan […]
Limerick 1-13 Tipperary 0-14 John Fallon reports from LIT Gaelic Grounds MUNSTER CHAMPIONS TIPPERARY came a cropper in their opening game in Division Three South of the Allianz League when Limerick took over after half-time. And unlike the Munster championship last year when they had Tipperary on the ropes, Limerick finished the job this time […]
CORK BOSS RONAN McCarthy says he is keen to move on from the 12-week ban he was handed following his side’s training session in January that breached GAA Covid training guidelines. The 2021 season began for the Rebels today with a league defeat at the hands of Kildare with McCarthy involved on the sideline as […]
Updated May 15th 2021, 9:20 PM THE MANAGERIAL SIDESHOW was an intriguing one; Mickey Harte’s first competitive game in charge of Louth ultimately ending in defeat, while Enda McGinley’s reign at the Antrim helm opened in victory. Not only was it the perfect start to McGinley’s Saffron tenure, it was a win over his former […]
Timmy Hammersley in action for Tipperary in 2013. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO 1. Listening to Timmy Hammersley’s story and message, it echoes the opening page of a new book for young people from his friend Tony Griffin: I HAVE A VOICE GOD DAMMIT! And a bit like John Farnham urged in the same year Hammersley was […]
Wexford 2-19 Clare 1-21 FOR SO LONG in this game it seemed that Wexford would rue a day when accuracy eluded them from placed balls but ultimately it was Rory O’Connor’s conversion from a free on the left wing deep in injury time that proved the most crucial score of the game. Clare and Wexford […]
KILKENNY PREVENTED ANTRIM from pulling off another shock win in Division 1 of the Allianz Hurling League, as they pulled away in the final stages to secure a 1-28 to 3-15 win. Antrim, who stunned Clare last weekend, were level with the Cats in the 43rd minute after two second-half goals from Conal Cunning and Ciaran […]
Dublin 1-22 Roscommon 0-16 A NINE-POINT victory for Dublin in a league game that won’t live long in the memory banks. The six-in-a-row All-Ireland champions got the job done in Roscommon to open up their Division 1 South campaign with two points. In truth, the game took on a challenge match feel at times, particularly in […]