Keeper howler gifts Westmeath Leinster title against Dublin
Not his finest moment. For the first time since 2004, and the second time in their history, Westmeath have been crowned Leinster SFC champions, beating Dublin by 2-28 to 0-26 after extra-time. The score after normal time was 0-22 to 0-22, but Westmeath managed to pull away; first with some great shooting to take them […]
3 weeks ago
Westmeath hit back at Kilkenny after Walsh Cup fixture farce
The blame game has started. The Walsh Cup quarter-final between Westmeath and Kilkenny descended into chaos on Sunday as Kilkenny refused to play. The game, which was originally scheduled to be played at The Downs GAA grounds, was switched at 11.30am due to pitch concerns because of poor weather. This meant players were redirected to […]
5 months ago
Chaos on first day of Walsh Cup as Kilkenny refuse to play in bizarre circumstances
Fans were left stunned The Walsh Cup quarter-final between Westmeath and Kilkenny descended into chaos on Sunday as Kilkenny refused to play. The game, which was originally scheduled to be played at The Downs GAA grounds, was switched at 11.30am due to pitch concerns because of poor weather. This meant players were redirected to St […]
5 months ago
Former Westmeath boss tells Ger Brennan exactly what to do with Louth players
He reveals the Louth’s manager’s biggest task at the moment Former All-star, Dessie Dolan, has highlighted that Louth boss Ger Brennan’s most difficult job is to get his players ready to go again for the All-Ireland series, after his team’s victory over Meath in the Leinster Championship final. Louth claimed their first Leinster title since […]
1 year ago
‘We have lost a sense of who we are’ – Westmeath manager pours his heart out over state of hurling on League Sunday show
“We don’t need a hurling evangelist going around spreading the gospel.” Westmeath manager Joe Fortune poured his heart out on last night’s League Sunday show, when talking about the current state of hurling, particularly in smaller counties. The spotlight has been on the sport in recent years, as the gap between the very top teams […]
2 years ago
Tyrone’s scoring stats are a big concern for Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan
Tyrone need to find mores scores from somewhere. Tyrone’s scoring stats this season are a big concern for Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan, as they prepare to play Donegal in the preliminary quarter finals next weekend. Tyrone are lucky to still be in the competition, as they could only sit and watch Westmeath’s John Heslin […]
3 years ago