On Thursday, Colm Parkinson declared Mayo dead men walking. By Monday, he apologised. Mayo are simply better when it’s all on the line. For six years, the only team to eliminate them from the All-Ireland championship were the eventual champions and last season’s blip in Newbridge marked the first time in seven years that they […]

7 years ago

If you’ve an anonymous Twitter account and get genuinely wound up by women’s football getting some air time, sorry. But that World Cup was a roaring success. In a month, society went from some people having never watched any female football games to a packed Tramline in Dublin where everyone was glued to the final […]

7 years ago

By Jackie Cahill Cork legend Bríd Stack is relishing the prospect of another titanic TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship collision between her native county and holders Dublin. Should Cork and Dublin, two of the leading contenders for Brendan Martin Cup glory on September 15, top their round-robin qualifier groups and then successfully negotiate their […]

7 years ago

By Declan Rooney Galway 3-7 Mayo 0-9 Galway manager Tim Rabbitt lauded his side’s aggressive drive towards the TG4 Connacht SFC title for the third year in a row as they claimed the honours in the provincial final replay in Limerick. In front of a huge crowd that came in early ahead of the […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir    Fourteen years on, still going strong.            Tipperary 2-12 Clare 1-7                             Fourteen years after making her debut for Tipperary, Mary Ryan is still one of the Premiers’ prime performers, as illustrated by another tour […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by UEFA As well as tickets to EURO 2020, the prize also includes overnight accommodation in Dublin. In just under a year, Dublin is set to play host to the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Ireland. The UEFA EURO 2020 Championship kicks off next June, and Dublin’s Aviva Stadium […]

7 years ago

RTE will broadcast all of the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team’s upcoming UEFA Women’s European Championship 2021 home qualifiers. Ireland will face Montenegro at Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday 3 September and Ukraine on Tuesday 8 October with both games live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. RTÉ will also have live coverage of the semi-finals […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Gemma O’Connor admits that she had to think hard before deciding to play Camogie for Cork for an 18thseason. The St. Finbarr’s legend remains one of her sport’s most influential operators, winning a record 11th All-Stars Award last November, having helped the Rebels to the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Championship in September. […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir “I, thankfully, have very few regrets in life, but there is one and it is that I didn’t enjoy it more when it was happening.” –          Pat Smullen We do not know if the Tipperary interim manager, Niamh Lillis had time to read Pat Smullen’s interview in theIrish Examiner last Saturday, as she […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small Her glittering footballing career came to a self-imposed full stop in 2017, but former Mayo goalkeeper Yvonne Byrne is still in the thick of women’s sport and she warmly welcomes its recent exponential growth. Last year’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football finals attracted 50,141 spectators to Croke Park, while this week the Women’s […]

7 years ago

GAA Hour host Colm Parkinson thinks that Galway’s midfield of Tom Flynn and Fiontan O Curraoin is a little soft ahead of their round four qualifier against Mayo this weekend.  Galway are looking for yet another win over Mayo as they bid to qualify for the second Super 8 series after last year’s inaugural group stage. […]

7 years ago

Is Frank Lampard the right man for Chelsea? Chelsea certainly think so as Lampard became the 14th manager Roman Abramovich has appointed since he bought the club in 2003. Abramovich’s restlessness and his desire for more from his managers have not prevented Chelsea being successful. Maurizio Sarri may have spent last season moving between the […]

7 years ago

Three-time All-Ireland winner Diarmuid O’Sullivan has said that Wexford won’t have enough to contend for an All-Ireland title following their Leinster championship win over Kilkenny last weekend. Wexford secured their first Leinster Senior Hurling Championship since 2004 with a three-point win over the Cats that saw the county seal their first piece of silverware under manager […]

7 years ago

Come watch the Women’s World Cup final in the company of athletes at the top of their game. Football. Some of the biggest names in sport. Pizza. What more are you after? PlayXPlay is bringing you its first live show in Dublin on Sunday for the World Cup final and host Jenny Murphy is welcoming […]

7 years ago

It’s summer time and we’ve two fresh provincial champions in studio. Donegal clinched Ulster glory on Sunday and Niamh McLaughlin made her first appearance for the county since 2016 and did so with two goals and two points. She joins Niamh McEvoy – who bagged 1-4 for herself in the Leinster decider on the same […]

7 years ago

Football’s coming home. Here we go again. England might go one further than Gareth Southgate’s troops managed last summer when they play their semi-final on Tuesday but, whether you’ve a soft spot for them or are just queuing up for the fall, there’s free pizza going, okay. PlayXPlay is bringing you its first live show […]

7 years ago

By Kieran Murphy Dublin 4-11 Westmeath 1-7 Dublin claimed their eighth TG4 Leinster senior title in a row, but the scoreline doesn’t do justice to Westmeath who only fell out of contention thanks to late goals from Niamh McEvoy and Nicole Owens at netwatch Cullen Park. Dublin recovered from the early loss of Sinead Aherne […]

7 years ago

Manchester United have reportedly agreed personal terms to sign Sevilla forward Wissam Ben Yedder. The Manchester club completed the signing of Crystal Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka earlier this month, following on from the previous signing of Swansea City’s Daniel James, and they now look to make Ben Yedder their third signing according to Seville publication La […]

7 years ago

RTE pundit Anthony Daly has said that Sean Finn is one of the frontrunners for the hurler of the year award. Finn was a standout for Limerick during their 12-point demolition of Tipperary during Sunday’s Munster final as the Shannonsiders mauled Liam Sheedy’s side at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Finn’s teammate Cian Lynch won the […]

7 years ago

Deadline day is fast approaching for American GAA clubs. The divisional championships are only around the corner. All sanctions and player transfers must be confirmed and over the line by July 1. It’s business time. Who could forget the drama last year? With Mayo losing out to Kildare in ‘Newbridge or Nowhere’ on June 30, […]

7 years ago

By Conor McKenna Donegal footballer Niamh Carr name-checked Karl Lacey and Yvonne Bonner as her sporting idols growing up – and she’s delighted to have had the chance to play alongside Bonner on the Donegal team. “I always remember Karl Lacey. He was always an idol of mine, along with Yvonne Bonner growing up,” said […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Limerick have been among the great underachievers of Camogie in recent years and no-one has been more frustrated than the players themselves. For five seasons in a row they have reached the last four of the National League but failed to make the knockout stages – a last six remember – […]

7 years ago

Kellie Harrington has booked her place in the European Games final. The lightweight world champion stormed into the decider in Minsk with a unanimous decision over Sweden’s Agnes Alexiusson and she has set up a hell of a fight on Sunday. Mira Potkonen awaits the Dubliner in the bout for gold but her win on […]

7 years ago

By Declan Rooney Anthony Masterson is hoping that Davy Fitzgerald isn’t the only Wexford manager cerebrating this Sunday, as the county’s hurlers and ladies footballers set their sights on Leinster glory. While Masterson’s ladies team face Meath in the TG4 Leinster IFC final at 2pm at Netwatch Cullen Park, Fitzgerald’s hurlers face Kilkenny in Croke […]

7 years ago

By Declan Rooney Westmeath captain Fiona Claffey says her side will face into Sunday’s TG4 Leinster Ladies Senior Football Championship final against All-Ireland champions Dublin with a positive attitude – and a belief that they can dethrone the eight-in-a-row chasing Sky Blues. Only five points separated the sides when they met during the Lidl National Football League […]

7 years ago

By Michael Gallagher Galway 1-12 Mayo 3-6 Mayo manager Peter Leahy felt his side deserved to win the TG4 Connacht Ladies SFC Final, but he expects another massive test against Galway in the replay. Three goals in the second-half from Rachel Kearns, Éilish Ronayne and Grace Kelly saw Mayo turn round a four-point interval deficit, […]

7 years ago

Compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir LEAGUE champions Galway have registered their first victory of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, beating Offaly by 3-15 to 0-6. Cathal Murray’s troops had to cede to Kilkenny last week but remain among the leading contenders for ultimate honours and though they took to the field in Lusmagh […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir It was a tough time for everyone involved in Wexford Camogie in the spring, as the Seniors began the National League without a manager and unable to field a team. This was a shocking turn of events for a county that had begun the decade by winning a second Liberty Insurance […]

7 years ago

By Jackie Cahill There’s another bumper weekend of Ladies Football fixtures in store – with four All-Ireland U14 Finals and two TG4 Connacht Championship deciders on the agenda. On Saturday, the four winners of the 2019 All-Ireland U14 Finals will be revealed, with the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes to be handed out. There […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Waterford scoring sensation, Beth Carton is thrilled that Liberty Insurance have stepped up their support of Camogie by streaming games from the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Championship. The Déise’s clash with Dublin at Walsh Park tomorrow (4pm) is this week’s feature and Carton welcomes the increased exposure that she hopes will […]

7 years ago

By Conor McKenna Galway footballer Aine McDonagh has revealed that the Tribeswomen will be at full strength for next Sunday’s TG4 Connacht Senior Final against Mayo. Galway are aiming for a third successive crown – and a seventh in eight seasons – against their arch-rivals. “Thankfully we’ve no injury worries. Everyone’s actually back. We’ve […]

7 years ago

So I hear you’re looking for a move. Here’s how you get one, in 10 easy steps You think it’s time to move on. Good. We all need to spread our wings and fly to pastures new at some point, writes Kyle Picknell When it doesn’t work out it doesn’t work out. There’s nothing anyone can […]

7 years ago

By Tomás McCarthy Cork 2-14 Waterford 0-9 Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald praised his side’s second-half display and the impact of Saoirse Noonan as they powered past Waterford in the TG4 Munster Ladies SFC final and pulled to within five of Kerry on the Munster honours board. Goals in each half from Noonan helped Cork retain […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir “BRILLIANT” was the word used by both Liberty Insurance Player of the Match Denise Gaule and victorious manager Ann Downey as Kilkenny got their Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship campaign off to the perfect start with a 1-13 to 0-14 victory over Galway. The Tribeswomen were worthy winners when the […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir THE Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship got off to a pulsating start, with Kilkenny turning around their National League Final reverse at the hands of Galway by 1-13 to 0-14 at Kenny Park. Kilkenny 1-13 Galway 0-14 A fortunate 35th minute goal by Miriam Walsh proved the difference between the sides […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Nina Simone sang about the new dawn and there is a hint of that about the Kildare set-up this year. Certainly, Emma Kielty is Feeling Good following a confidence-boosting National League campaign that ended with the Lilywhites returning to the second rung of the ladder as Division 3 champions. After a run that […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Grace Walsh is deadly serious about the excitement of crossing swords with Galway at the very start of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. They know each other well now, regular opponents it seems in the early stages of summer fare. Kilkenny got the better of the westerners in last […]

7 years ago

Stand by for the Lampard era. Hiring a club legend to manage an ego-laden team, what could possibly go wrong? Now that Chelsea have brilliantly manage to pawn off Mauricio Sarri, the manager with 2nd best first season win record in the history of  the club onto the unsuspecting 9-in-a-row Serie A Champion, Juventus, they […]

7 years ago

Compiled by Jackie Cahill The first provincial silverware of 2019 will be handed out this weekend, with the TG4 Munster Senior and Intermediate Champions set to be crowned. On Sunday, Tipperary and Clare will battle it out for the Intermediate title at Cappamore GAA Grounds in Limerick, with a 12pm start. Later in the evening, at […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Flexi-Fi You’re not alone. Now we don’t know about you, but that last week before pay day always seems to be a particularly miserable time. It often feels like the world is conspiring against you, with the exact thing you’ve had your eye on being on special offer, or your fridge […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small When the rest of her teammates were training on Tuesday evening, there was no sign of Anna-Rose Kennedy, she had her head stuck in the books. Since the Leaving Cert kicked into gear on 5 June, the Tipperary starlet had completed her English Papers I and II, Home Economics, Geography, Maths Papers […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchuir Megan Thynne hopes that Meath will be more competitive in this year’s Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship than their debut campaign. After an historic replay victory in the 2017 All-Ireland Intermediate Final, the Royals found the step up a chastening experience and suffered a number of heavy defeats. Thynne, who […]

7 years ago

The best player in the world will not be appearing at the Women’s World Cup. Ada Hegerberg, the Norweigan player who will not be appearing for her nation at the Women’s World Cup over the treatment of female players, has been criticised by a panel on Fox Sports. The 23-year-old – who has scored 259 goals in 253 […]

7 years ago

It’d be very impressive if you get full marks. Who doesn’t love county quiz, right? This time we’re testing you on your knowledge of county nicknames. Can you get full marks? We reckon you can’t. Give it a go below but if it doesn’t display for some weird reason you can just click this little […]

7 years ago

Just the baddest man in Irish football. Majestic man-mountain Shane Duffy can do it all. Having kept Ireland in the game with a succession of bone-jarring reducers and full-blooded blocks, inevitably it would be his phenomenal forehead that would rescue a point for Mick McCarthy and his improving Irish team. This wasn’t a great Irish […]

7 years ago

By Jackie Cahill There are crucial games down for decision over the weekend as the TG4 Ulster Senior and Junior Championships get underway. At Kingspan Breffni on Saturday, there’s a cracking double-header as the men and women of Donegal and Tyrone prepare to battle it out. Donegal are Ulster champions in both codes and Maxi […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small Her 57th and final student completed their GCSEs yesterday and now Katy Herron can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Well, momentarily anyway. Tomorrow (SAT), she travels to Kingspan Breffni in Cavan with the rest of her Donegal teammates, where they will look to begin the defence of their TG4 Ulster Championship […]

7 years ago

Derek McGrath, Lar Corbett, highlights, match-ups and a tactics board. As hurling preview shows go, Corbett and McGrath’s Big Build-Up is a must-watch. SportsJOE and Centra have teamed up for the All-Ireland senior hurling championship and, throughout the summer, we’re bringing you one hell of an analysis series. Waterford manager for five years, Derek McGrath […]

7 years ago

Katie Taylor is the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. There was controversy around her win over Delfine Persoon, with many pundits scoring it a draw or a win for the Belgian but the fight was mightily close regardless of some of the discourse. On Monday’s episode of PlayXPlay, Jenny Murphy is joined by Jacqui […]

7 years ago

By Rory Noonan Cork 3-16 Kerry 0-9 Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald said they still have plenty of work to do before they meet Waterford in the TG4 Munster SFC final. Fitzgerald’s side were in control throughout as they saw off Kerry in the semi-final at Pairc Ui Rinn but he feels they still have room for improvement […]

7 years ago