TIPPERARY U21 BOSS Liam Cahill admits it is ‘a great honour’ to be associated with the vacant senior manager position on the county but he is placing his focus on their upcoming Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling final against Cork. Last night in the Gaelic Grounds, Tipperary sprung a surprise in their semi-final against […]
WHO RUN THE world? Phil Healy, Samantha Lambert and Nicci Daly all feature. There’s a new five-part mini-series coming to RTÉ Player soon and it looks really interesting. ‘We Run The World’ documents the journey of five female Irish athletes in their chosen sports and there’s something for athletics, hockey, Gaelic football, camogie and cycling […]
FOUR TEAMS ARE left in the race for All-Ireland football glory. Beggan, Donnelly, Fenton, Walsh and Clifford have been some of the star performers in this year’s championship. Source: INPHO Provincial champions Dublin and Galway, along with Ulster duo Tyrone and Monaghan – who have both travelled the backdoor route – are all still in […]
Click:chip resistor OWEN MULLIGAN HAS praised the efforts of Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan for how he responded to a mix-up over a short kick-out which led to a goal against Donegal in last weekend’s Super 8s clash. Morgan was trying to link-up with defender Padraig Hampsey near the end of the first half when Donegal’s […]
MANCHESTER UNITED LEGEND Gary Neville has described the controversy surrounding the Liam Miller tribute match as “an absolute nonsense”. The GAA initially rejected calls for the game to be played in Páirc Uí Chaoimh — a venue traditionally reserved for the association’s matches only – before belatedly agreeing to the star-studded soccer fixture being held there. […]
IT WAS A moment that shifted the course of the hurling season for two counties and for one player it had a more profound impact. It’s just under two months since that 18-second passage of play in Semple Stadium which saw Tipperary hit the post through Jake Morris, lose their grip on the game and […]
TYRONE MANAGER MICKEY Harte has made one change to his starting 15 as they prepare for their All-Ireland semi-final showdown against Monaghan on Sunday. The Red Hand travel to Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm, live on RTÉ / Sky Sports) off the back of a huge 2-17 to 1-13 win over Donegal in Ballybofey last weekend. […]
CORK’S ALL-IRELAND SENIOR football championship semi-final has been switched to 25 August, alleviating a nightmare fixture clash for dual players. Cork dual players Libby Coppinger and Hannah Looney. Click Here: Celtic football tracksuit Their last four clash against Donegal and the camogie side’s All-Ireland semi-final date with Tipperary were both penciled in for 18 August […]
DESSIE MONE RETURNS to the Monaghan starting XV for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Tyrone (throw-in 3.30pm). Malachy O’Rourke’s side travel to Croke Park for their first All-Ireland semi in 30 years, targeting the win that would see them into the decider for the first time since 1930. Mone came off the bench late on in […]
Galway Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Their recent semi-final history involves…no appearance at this stage for 17 years. Galway’s last semi-final was way back in 2001 when they defeated Derry by 1-14 to 1-11 before going on to win the final. They did win three semi-finals in four years between 1998 and 2001, but haven’t been back […]